National Lipstick Day: From Gloss To Bold Mattes, Every Lip Formula That Earns Its Place In Your Bag

A good lipstick has always had to multitask, colour that shows up, comfort that lasts, and ideally, a little bit of skincare thrown in for good measure. This National Lipstick Day, here’s a full edit of what’s worth reaching for, from everyday balms to statement mattes.

YSL The Inks Vinyl Cream Liquid Lipstick

For anyone who wants colour with real shine, The Inks Vinyl Cream delivers rich pigment and a glossy, almost mirror-like finish in a formula that stays lightweight rather than sticky. It’s built with skincare-leaning ingredients, including tuberose extract and prickly pear sourced from YSL Beauty’s own Ourika Community Gardens, so lips stay hydrated and comfortable well past the first application.

The Skin Diet Company – Matte Barrier Popstick

Part lip crayon, part liner, the Matte Barrier Popstick is built for precision without the fuss. It delivers strong colour payoff in a comfortable matte finish, gliding on smoothly without the dryness matte formulas usually bring. Useful for both filling in colour and sharpening the lip line, it’s a genuinely versatile pick for a routine that likes to do more with less.

Type Beauty – Soak It Lipstick

The Soak It Lipstick leans into the idea that colour and skincare shouldn’t be separate categories. Its creamy formula delivers solid pigment while keeping lips soft underneath, staying light enough for daily wear without dialling back on performance.

Praush Beauty – Plush Matte Lipsticks

For the matte loyalists, Praush Beauty’s Plush Matte range offers bold colour in a texture that’s velvety rather than drying. Available across a wide shade range, it moves easily from an everyday look to something more done-up for evening, without the lips paying the price for it.

Forever52 – I’M Unlimited Lipstick

Housed in a sleek magnetic case, the I’M Unlimited Lipstick is built for long-lasting comfort as much as it is for looks. Its plush matte finish comes with hydrating lip-care ingredients built in, and with 20 shades to choose from, it covers everything from quiet daytime nudes to full evening drama.

Staze 9to9 – Twin Flame 2-in-1 Lipstick + Lip Liner

The Twin Flame combines a transferproof matte liner and a glossy, high-shine lipstick into a single stick, cutting the two-step lip routine down to one. Co-created with C-Lock Technology, it comes in six shades, Lovestruck, Soft Launch, Match-Made, Main Squeeze, Hot Date and Love Language, and promises rich colour with a 12-hour stay, all without the usual dryness that comes with long-wear formulas.

YSL Loveshine Plumping Lip Oil Gloss

For days that call for shine over pigment, the Loveshine Plumping Lip Oil Gloss blends the nourishing feel of a lip oil with the glassy finish of a gloss. It leaves lips looking smoother and visibly plumped, and works just as well worn alone as it does layered over a favourite lipstick.

AVON – Hydramatic Matte Lipstick

AVON’s Hydramatic Matte claims a genuine first: a matte lipstick built around a hydrating hyaluronic core. With over 50% skincare ingredients folded into the formula, it combines rich matte colour with real hydration, while SPF 20 adds a layer of daily sun protection. It comes in ten shades, Nude, Pink, Rosy, Siren Red, Purple, Blush, Mauve, Flame, Ruby and Garnet, built to cover pretty much every mood and skin tone.

KIKO Milano – Smart Fusion Lipstick

KIKO Milano’s Smart Fusion Lipstick keeps things rich and creamy, gliding on smoothly with a finish that’s both vibrant and hydrating. Whether the look is bold or understated, it’s built to hold colour and comfort in equal measure through the day.

Staze 9to9 – Gloss Lock 2-in-1 Liquid Lipstick

Billed as India’s first transfer-proof gloss, the Gloss Lock 2-in-1 combines a colour-locking liquid lipstick with a non-sticky, high-shine gloss in one travel-friendly stick. Built for a no-fuss day, coffee, meals, talking, without the colour budging, it comes in six shades made for Indian skin tones: Cute, Pretty, Bubbly, Shy, Happy and Feisty.

LOVETC – Pout, Perfect, Etc Edit

Rather than chasing every trend, LOVETC’s Lipstick Day edit sticks to four shades pulled from its Pout, Perfect, Etc collections, an easy everyday nude, a soft pink, and a dependable matte among them. It’s a smaller, tighter edit, but each shade earns its place rather than filling out a range for the sake of it.

Skinvest – Melts Ultimate Lip Balm Duo

Some things earn their spot in every bag, and a good lip balm is one of them. Skinvest’s Melts Duo pairs a tinted SPF balm for daytime protection with an overnight treatment built to repair and nourish while you sleep, covering lips around the clock. It’s the kind of low-effort, high-reward pick that works whether the person you’re gifting it to is a full-on beauty person or someone who just wants their lips to stop feeling dry.