The Best Lip Masks of All Time Our Beauty Editor Can't Stop Using for a Hydrated Kissable Pout

Laneige lip mask is legendary in the beauty world, and soon, your giftee will be obsessed, too! One swipe of the antioxidant-rich formula before bedtime, and they'll wake up with a softer, plumper pout. It's my all-time favorite lip mask that I've been using for years, and since it's never once disappointed me and my dry lips, I knew it deserved the top spot.

Your loved one will thank you for gifting this rich, balmy texture that melts like butter into every line of their mouth. Their lips will love soaking up the skincare-quality ingredients, such as vitamin C, collagen, hyaluronic acid, and antioxidants, leaving your pout incredibly soft and hydrated.

It's also one of the few lip masks on this list with a tiny spatula, ensuring your giftee can apply this line-smoothing lip mask in the most sanitary and ~extra~ way possible. Be sure to check out our full review for even more details.

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Looking for a hydrating but affordable pick? e.l.f. cosmetics delivers a handy giftable treat for only $7. If you're feeling extra generous, then surprise them with the 4-piece set, which comes with two balms and two spatulas for $14.

Amazon reviewers have many rave things to say about this cheap beauty solution, but one thing they all agree on is that it's a reliable option for healing chapped lips.

I know spending close to $50 for a lip mask sounds a bit off-putting, but I regularly use this lip mask, and I absolutely love it! It’s a super hydrating and soothing option that treats and prevents chapped, tight lips.

Although I like each of these lip masks for various reasons, this one is truly a game-changer. For starters, PCA Skin was created by an aesthetician and developed by a dermatologist, so you know the science-focused line is on point. Second, my skincare fairy godmother, aka aesthetician Alessandra Cavallero of Spa Bem-Ti-Vi, gives it a thumbs up.

Notably, it's made with nourishing ingredients, such as squalane, shea butter, vitamin E, and a botanical blend chockfull of lipids and fatty acids to protect your giftee's lips. Since they only need a little product, each container will last for at least a few months of daily use, so the cost per use is totally fair.

Beauty enthusiasts and TikTokers can't get enough of the COSRX skincare products. Given the brand's popularity and the impressive ingredient list of its lip mask, I knew the pink Lip Sleep was a worthy inclusion.

COSRX has four different lip masks, but Lip Sleep is the most hydrating IMO. There's also a yellow version that is more for soothing, but this pick has a potent combination of shea butter and ceramide, offering rich hydration for softer, pillowy lips.

Opt for this one from Milani if you've only got a crisp Alexander Hamilton to spend on a lip mask. Pro makeup artists adore the brand because they make some great MAC Cosmetics dupes, so my expectations were high.

This $10 lip mask is a worthy gift because the combination of rose oil, shea butter, cupuacu butter, and hyaluronic acid conditions my lips overnight. However, it's not as deeply hydrating as other options on this list — and TBH, if you're only spending $10 on a lip mask, you can't expect it to outperform higher-end products, but for the price, it's definitely a standout.

Many celebrity beauty brands are on the market, but one standout from the bunch is JLO BEAUTY. Lopez's new release is infused with an emollient blend of moisturizers to seal in hydration, while candelilla leaf extract smooths the lips.

The pink lip mask has a slightly thicker consistency that is smooth to apply, but it takes a little longer to melt with the warmth of my finger. After slathering on the mask, it conditions and visibly smooths lip lines.

Since I already loved fresh's Sugar Recovery Lip Mask Advanced Therapy lip balm, I knew their lip mask would be an excellent alternative. It's thicker and more hydrating than a traditional balm.

This leave-on product is clinically proven to soothe lips overnight by utilizing hydrating and nourishing shea butter with a conditioning berry wax blend. It's also infused with sugar, which offers long-lasting hydration, and hyaluronic acid to fill in lip lines for a fuller effect.

I know $55 is a significant investment, but this silky lip mask is like two products in one. Hyaluronic acid and jojoba oil surge the lips with much-needed moisture, while lemon and lime, which are rich in alpha hydroxy acids (AHAs), exfoliate away dead skin cells, revealing a smoother pout sans lip scrub.

It's a very hydrating and moisturizing lip mask, but it contains AHAs to help smooth the lips, so I would not recommend applying it more than once daily.

Mojitos inspired the citrusy scent and ingredients, so this lip mask has a refreshing cooling sensation upon application.

Don't you just hate it when your hair accidentally gets stuck onto your lips? Despite its incredibly soothing and repairing formula, your giftee will appreciate that BAUME LÈVRES COCOON doesn't leave behind an annoying sticky finish.

Plus, dry lips don't stand a chance against this deeply hydrating lip mask from Payot. It's infused with nourishing ingredients, like castor oil, shea butter, and carnauba wax, to soften and hydrate dry lips overnight. It has a beautiful texture that melts into the lips, while emollients, such as coconut oil, protect cracked lips.

Your beauty-loving bestie is probably familiar with undereye patches or sheet masks, and these Patchology lip masks are a similar concept, only made for their mouth. Each one contains the brand's HydraSurge5 moisture system that delivers deep hydration to their lips in just 5 minutes.

Amazon reviewers say these rejuvenating lip masks prevent their lips from getting dry and chapped. “I LOVE THESE and use one daily. These are a great item to help me control my wrinkles,” says one 5-star Amazon review. The reviewer loves them so much that they put them in gift bundles for house guests, and now their friends are all recent converts!

We all know and love Burt’s Bees, so this is a solid lip mask gift option because of brand recognition. Luckily, the hydrating lip mask lives up to Burt’s Bees stellar reputation.

Help them bring dry lips back to life the natural way with this nourishing Burt’s Bees lip mask that uses 100% natural ingredients, including meadowfoam seed oil, almond oil, and sunflower oil. The six-pack of single-use masks couldn’t be more perfect for travel.

“I have very dry, sensitive skin, and I love using the Burt’s Bees lip mask. I’ve been using the lip masks, and they always help heal my lips — they aren’t too smelly and leave my lips very moisturized,” says one 5-star Amazon review.

King enjoys this vegan lip mask because it contains a blend of olive, argan, rosehip, sunflower seed, and raspberry seed oils to hydrate, moisturize, and support the skin barrier. She’s also impressed that 100% of a consumer panel of 33 participants reported that it felt richer than regular lip balm and that their lips instantly felt smoother and soothed.

She’s not the only fan — online reviewers say it’s a top-notch lip mask that makes for a lovely beauty gift. “I’ll definitely be purchasing this for years to come. Please don’t discontinue,” says one Ulta reviewer who has used this for about a year.

I previously named this one of the best new beauty products of January 2022, and I'm still enamored with this lip mask more than a year later — and your giftee will love it as well.

MAXI-LIP helps fill in noticeable lip lines, while hyaluronic acid and shea butter leave my lips softer. When I wake up in the morning, my lips still feel supple, and I don't have to use a regular lip balm until the early afternoon.

This lip mask has a cooling gel texture that will instantly pump up the hydration in your lips. I love its jelly texture made from Japanese peaches and olive-derived squalane that instantly softens, smoothes, and plumps lips for a kissable finish.

Despite being incredibly hydrating, this lip mask doesn't leave my lips feeling heavy or goopy. It's a product I always borrow and forget to return to my mom, so do your loved one a favor and gift them this lip mask.

While you're at it, gift yourself one, too — because who doesn't love and deserve to enjoy long-lasting lip hydration?