Liquid lips from Estée Lauder and Sephora - with swatches!

Estée Lauder Pure Color Envy Liquid Lip Potion - $34 - in 8 shades: Fierce Beauty, Lethal Red, Not So Innocent, Pierced Petal, Wicked Sweet, Naughty Naive, Quiet Riot and True Liar - with a luxuriously lightweight, moisture-rich formula that drenches lips with the rich colour intensity of a lipstick, the slip of a gloss and the plush comfort of a lip balm. Infused with nourishing oils - avocado, jojoba and sunflower along with moisturizing hyaluronic acid – for lips that feel luxuriously soft, smooth, and supple and colour that stays rich and true for up to 8 hours.

The formula is great - I love gloss but hate the way it disappears within an hour or two - but this one lasts for ages. The shine does dissipate after a few hours but the colour itself lasts on and on and my lips never stop feeling moisturized.

Pierced Petal

Available now at Hudson's Bay, Sephora and Norstrom stores across Canada.

Sephora Cream Lip Stain - $16 - in 14 intense shades including both matte and satin finishes: Always Red - matte bold classic red, Peach Tart, Strawberry Kissed - matte bright pinky red, Infinite Rose - satin golden peach, Coral Crush, Pink Souffle, Cherry Blossom, Whipped Blush, Watermelon Slice, Marvelous Mauve, Mandarin Muse, African Violet, Blackberry Sorbet and Polished Purple - that provides beautiful, long-lasting high-coverage colour with avocado oil for a texture that transforms as you wear it: when applied, the initial cream texture becomes a silky, lightweight stain for lips that feel soft and comfortable with stunning colour.

This is a better choice if you like the look of a stain but don't like the dry way that most stains leave the lips feeling - it still feels like there is nothing on your lips but not in a tight or uncomfortable way.

Blackberry Sorbet

Available now at Sephora and sephora.ca.

- Lisamarie -