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Pucker Up and Perfect Your Pout in Seconds With These Lip Tints

Tint your pucker with these budge-proof lippies.

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Some days, we want just a touch of color to give our lips some life. A lip tint or light lip stain offers that perfect kiss of pigment without having to line or blot your lips, making your beauty routine that much easier. Whether you're on the run or just not in the mood for a full-on lip pencil, lipstick, and lip gloss combination, a lip tint will do the trick in just seconds.

So, if you're in the mood for something light and sweet, pucker up and browse through our favorites to discover the best lip tint for you.

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Best Budget

Pacifica Beauty Color Quench Lip Tint

Pacifica Beauty Color Quench Lip Tint

Not only is Pacifica affordable, but it's natural, vegan, and cruelty-free. This lip tint offers moisture for seriously thirsty lips, adding beautiful color at the same time.

All of the shades are gorgeous, but we're partial to Guava Berry or Vanilla Hibiscus for a natural flush that you'll love.

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Best Drugstore

CoverGirl Outlast Lipstain

CoverGirl Outlast Lipstain

CoverGirl's iconic lip stain will give your lips the tint they crave. This water-based colorant is housed in a marker-tipped pen that allows for an effortless application, even on the go.

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No-Budge Formula

Sephora Collection Rouge Lip Tint

Sephora Collection Rouge Lip Tint

All hail Sephora. We've literally never met a Sephora product we didn't like, and the Rouge Lip Tint is definitely one of our favorites. This miracle cream glides on effortlessly, drying down to a beautiful satin finish that offers up to 12 hours of smudgeproof wear.

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The Ombre Effect

Laneige Two Tone Lip Tint

Laneige Two Tone Lip Tint

We live for the Laneige Lip Sleeping Mask, so it's no surprise that we're fans of the brand's lip tint, too. This unique tint features a double dose of pigment, providing a subtle ombre effect to make your lips appear fuller.

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Best Classic

Benefit Cosmetics Benetint Cheek & Lip Stain

Benefit Cosmetics Benetint Cheek & Lip Stain

Benefit perfected tint before it was cool. Benetint is a classic that's been a staple in our makeup kit for years. It provides the perfect rosy tint to both cheeks and lips, offering a kissproof finish that we love. It's an absolute must-have, especially in the summer months, and it won't budge — no matter how much you sweat or swim.

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Subtle Finish

Revlon Kiss Cushion Lip Tint

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Revlon Kiss Cushion Lip Tint

If you want a simple and subtle finish to create a blurry, post-popsicle look, then grab this lippie. It comes in 10 fun shades that create a light wash of color on your pout, and it's perfect for any casual daytime look.

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Pop of Pink

NARS Orgasm Oil-Infused Lip Tint

NARS Orgasm Oil-Infused Lip Tint

This refreshing lip tint stays away from dark, intense reds in favor of a playful pink hue. Based off of NARS' best-selling Orgasm blush, this peachy pink shade will add a touch of sparkle and shine to your lips like a gloss, without any of the stickiness or weight.

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Intense Pigment

Urban Decay Cosmetics Vice Lip Chemistry Lip Stain

Urban Decay Cosmetics Vice Lip Chemistry Lip Stain

Looking for a lip stain with major color payoff? Then you've come to the right place.

This lip stain feels weightless on lips, but one swipe leaves behind insanely vivid pigment that you could only imagine from your favorite matte lipstick. Plus, it stays on for hours without budging, bleeding, and fading. Now that's something you'll definitely want to kiss and tell about.

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Best Clean Beauty

ILIA Balmy Gloss Tinted Lip Oil

ILIA Balmy Gloss Tinted Lip Oil

Is it a lip gloss, tint, balm, or oil? Spoiler alert, it’s all of them! This lippie has an all-natural and clean formula to give your lips exactly what they need: the hydrating nourishment of a balm, the shine of a gloss, and the weightless feel and color payoff of a tint.

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Best Luxury

Yves Saint Laurent Volupté Plump-in-Color Plumping Lip Balm

Yves Saint Laurent Volupté Plump-in-Color Plumping Lip Balm

YSL's innovative formula offers a luxurious hybrid of tint and balm. The lip-shaped heart that runs through the bullet of this wonder-balm is packed with conditioning ingredients like apricot butter and jojoba oil to give you moisturized lips, while the surrounding pigment gives a hint of tint.

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The All-Natural Effect

Jane Iredale Just Kissed Forever Pink Lip and Cheek Stain

Jane Iredale Just Kissed Forever Pink Lip and Cheek Stain

The Just Kissed Lip and Cheek Stain by mineral-makeup icon Jane Iredale is an essential, whether you love mineral makeup or not. This multitasking lip tint adds the right amount of natural flush to lips and cheeks without making you look too heavily made-up.

It's formulated with olive and avocado butters to soften and rose wax to hydrate. This one is a great pick to stash in your tote for everyday wear.

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2-in-1 Lip Balm and Tint

Burt's Bees Tinted Lip Balm

Burt's Bees Tinted Lip Balm

Burt's Bees tinted lip balm adds the perfect hint of sheer color while seriously nourishing dry, cracked lips. Unlike traditional lip balms, this popular pick keeps your lips tinted and conditioned for up to 8 hours.

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Katie McBroom
Beauty Editor

Katie McBroom is an award-winning content creator and freelance writer. Prior to contributing to Biography, she served as Content Editor for Google and Beauty Editor for Best Products. Her work has also appeared in publications including CNN, WWD, Business Insider, Forbes, and Men's Health, among others.

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Jennifer Hussein
Beauty Editor

Jennifer is the former beauty editor for BestProducts.com, where she’s testing out everything from the latest lip gloss to the craziest skincare trend sweeping the online beauty-verse. Her work has been featured in Allure, Byrdie, HelloGiggles, and more. When she’s not swatching eyeshadow all over her arms, you can find the NYC-based editor scouring for hours on end for vintage finds, eating pad thai, and hanging out with her cat, Chunks.

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