Move over, matte. Metallic lips are spring's biggest—and shiniest—makeup trend.
By Taylor Branson
Move over, matte. Metallic lips are spring's biggest—and shiniest—makeup trend.
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1
Purple Rain
This jelly lip topcoat (yes, that's a thing that exists now) glides over any lipstick, leaving behind a layer of long-wear purple glitter. Plus, it's a shade that's begging to be Instagrammed.
Urban DecayVice Special Effects Long-Lasting Water-Resistant Lip Topcoat, $18.00, sephora.com.
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2
Lip Frosting
Frosty lips are back in action. This creamy, gold-flecked formula will give you major '90s nostalgia vibes.
MAC Metallic Lipstick in Devotional, $17.00, nordstrom.com.
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3
Golden Hour
It was Goldmember in the 2002 Austin Powers film who said, "I love goooooold! The look of it! The taste of it! The smell of it! The texture!" We feel the exact same way about this slick, metallic lipstick—it's practically dripping wet with yellow-gold pigment.
Kevyn Aucoin The Molten Lip Color: Molten Metals in Gold, $30.00, neimanmarcus.com.
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4
Champagne Dreams
This lip gloss isn't just shiny. As light hits your lips, the color transforms from rosy-nude to champagne and back again.
Bite Beauty Prismatic Pearl Crème Lip Gloss in Champagne Pearl, $22.00, sephora.com.
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5
Heavy Metal
If you've previously given black or gray lips a whirl and didn't hate it with a passion—then this is the metallic lipstick for you.
NYX Cosmetics Cosmic Metals Lip Cream in Galactic, $8.00, ulta.com.
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6
Double Take
On one end is a matte (yet somehow also metallic?) liquid base color, while on the other is a glittery gloss topper. Wear them alone or layer them together for a major beauty moment.
Touch In Sol Metallist Liquid Foil Lipstick Duo in Penny, $25.00, sephora.com.
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New Hollywood Glam
With the texture of a gloss but the pigment of a lipstick, this liquid lip formula leaves behind a wash of color not unlike a cherry red convertible.
Smashbox Be Legendary Liquid Lip in Crimson Chrome, $24.00, sephora.com.
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8
Pop of Pink
The best way to ease yourself into the metallic lip trend? Upgrade a color you already know and love, like fuchsia, to a formula shot through with silver shimmer.
BH Cosmetics Metallic Liquid Lipstick in Mary Ann, $9.00, ulta.com.
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9
Out Of This World
Glitter and shimmer don't always feel as fun as they look. But this velvety, metallic burgundy formula glides on smooth and stays that way for hours.
Stellar Metallic Moon Lipstick in Disco Moon 05, $22.00, sephora.com.
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10
Rose Gold
The easiest way to take your rose gold obsession to your lips. Just one swipe gives serious pigment that lasts all day.
L.A. Girl Metal Liquid Lipstick in Smolder, $6.00, ulta.com.
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Happy Hour
The perfect shimmery shade for a wine-like stain, minus the purple teeth. The moisturizing formula (with vitamin E and grapeseed oil) means your lips will be softer even after you wipe it off.
Lancôme Le Metallique Metallic Lip Lacquer in 13 Molten Magenta, $22.00, sephora.com.