What makes lips expressive is either an eye-catching color or an unusual texture. The glossy shine that lip varnish gives will definitely not go unnoticed. We'll tell you what this product is and which lip varnishes, judging by the reviews, are worth trying.

What you need to know about lip varnishes?

Lip varnishes appeared about ten years ago. In this new beauty format at that time, they decided to combine the brightness of lipsticks and the shine of glosses. At first, the name caused confusion: the word “varnish” was associated with something extra-resistant, like nail polish or, for example, hair polish. True, the word quickly came into use.

Now this is a common remedy. Lip varnish most often looks the same as gloss. It comes in a similar tube, inside there is a rich-colored liquid. It is applied with a brush with a soft “plush” applicator - again, like gloss or liquid lipstick. If you rarely use such lip products, use our video instructions.

The varnish is indispensable in cases where you need truly luxurious makeup for the evening. In combination with styling and an emphasis on the eyes, a glossy shine on the lips helps create an image in the spirit of Hollywood classics.

What types of lip varnishes are there?

There are not many varieties of lip varnishes.

• Glossy varnishes are the most popular. After all, it’s the moist glow (as if the lipstick was covered with a generous layer of transparent gloss) that is expected from this product.
• However, as the format of varnishes developed, matte products also appeared - they give the lips a velvety “finish”. Their main difference from liquid lipsticks is that lip varnishes with a matte effect do not harden on the lips, the color does not look “dry”, on the contrary, it remains soft. Varnishes with different textures are available in the YSL Beauté collection. You will find a review.

How to use lip gloss?

Elaboration of the contour

You can’t do without clear outlines here: if you apply lip varnish unevenly, your makeup will look untidy. To avoid this result, outline the outline with a pencil, and then correct it from the outside with concealer. Once you get the hang of it, you can trace the outline with the sharp end of the applicator that comes with the varnish.

Applying varnish

Using a soft applicator, spread the lip varnish evenly within the traced contour. Then carefully cover the outline itself with color.

Work on mistakes

If it turns out to be difficult to stay within the contour, erase any remaining marks on the skin using a cotton swab dipped in micellar water.

Makeup with lip varnish

• For a business meeting

Lip varnish may seem inappropriate for office makeup, but if you choose a calm shade, it can be used quite well.

• For a date

Berry and coral shades of varnish will help create a romantic accent on the lips. Complement your lip makeup with a blush created using a creamy product with a dewy finish and expressively colored eyelashes.

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• For an evening event

In such a situation, lip varnish is the most suitable remedy. Choose from rich red, cherry and burgundy shades. If the dress code allows, experiment with unusual colors: for example, to create a glam rock makeup look.

Lip varnishes: review

This collection of varnishes is very diverse. The palette contains 17 shades. There are delicate ones like No. 202 Nuit & Jour (powdery rose), and deeper, more expressive ones like No. 296 Encantement (burgundy brown). The brightness of the color can be adjusted by layering. The coating itself will take care of the comfort of your lips - the formula with oils will provide 8-hour hydration.

A good lipstick is a small detail that can raise the self-esteem of any woman. By changing its shade, a fashionista can easily change her look without changing her wardrobe or hairstyle. Lacquered lipsticks are very popular in the new season. What they are like, how they compare favorably with the category of conventional coatings, and whether it’s worth spending money on a new thing, we find out in today’s material.

What is lip varnish?

What's the first thing that comes to your mind when you hear the words "lip polish"? Surely, by analogy with a hair fixer or nail coating, something incredibly durable and glossy. What emerges is the image of a lip gloss with a dense, almost “glass” finish, the look of which is more suitable not for daily walks, but for evening outings or photography. If you look at it, everything is actually almost like this. The only exception is the sensations after application.

Lip varnish is a comfortable and convenient “two-in-one” product: gloss and lipstick in one tube. The product is similar to gloss in that it is packaged in a convenient tube with an applicator or brush, creates gloss and cares for the skin. The similarity with lipstick lies in the creation of a dense texture and bright, long-lasting color.

The history of the appearance of varnish lipstick

For the first time, such decorative cosmetics appeared in 2009, due to many years of research by a couple of cosmetic industry giants Chanel and Lancôme, who were able to introduce persistent pigments into the creamy texture. As a result of experiments, the first lacquer lipsticks were released. But the new products were not particularly popular. The Lancome product turned out to be too sticky, and the new product from Chanel dried out the skin.

Already in 2010, Rouge Allure Extrait de Gloss appeared on the shelves of cosmetic stores - a bright gloss with an active pigment. The new product immediately attracted the attention of young girls who simply don’t like thick classics, and older ladies as a means of rejuvenating their makeup.

The popularity is also due to the fact that the fairer sex still loves to use balms, considering classic lipsticks not comfortable to use, and glitter too frivolous due to the abundance of glitter and excessive stickiness. It is precisely because of the versatility of the compound that the varnish achieved cosmic popularity and instantly won the hearts of consumers.

Advantages of varnish coating

To understand what determines the popularity of a product, you should consider its advantages, which you should familiarize yourself with before purchasing. Speaking about the advantages, the manufacturer and users note the following points:

• can saturate sponges with bright color and shine;
• provides ideal hydration;
• fits beautifully on the lips, evenly distributed over the surface;
• gives lips sexiness and additional volume;
• significantly softens the surface;
• perfectly protects the skin from the negative effects of environmental factors;
• most models have a pleasant, sweet aroma;
• texture 2 in 1: lipstick + gloss;
• A beautiful bottle will decorate any cosmetic bag.

Does varnish have any disadvantages?

Along with praise, there are also negative reviews pointing out obvious shortcomings of varnish coatings.

• release form - mainly small bottles;
• not all ladies like to use the applicator;
• some models may leave marks on dishes;
• the applicator can be too “shaggy”, which makes application difficult;
• If there are peelings on the skin, then under this cosmetics they are more clearly visible.

Important! Each woman’s feelings can be special, so relying on someone else’s experience will not always be appropriate. You can experiment with the texture of the lipstick, and then draw a conclusion based on personal experience.

Types of lacquer lipsticks

Those varnishes that exist today can be divided into three main groups, which have a special purpose and have already formed a target audience.

Products with good pigment and high density

Effect on skin:

• softening and smoothing the surface;
• nutrition of delicate integuments and their hydration due to the content of argan oil;
• excellent, even application;
• dense texture;
• richness of shades and enhanced, lasting gloss;
• suitable for application both in the morning and in the evening (depending on the tone);
• you can create mixes due to the ease of mixing textures.

• shiny coating Lacquer Rouge from the manufacturer Shiseido - cost about 1300 rubles;
• Extraordinaire varnish coating from Loreal color rich - price 400-500 rubles;
• “Glossy chic” from Oriflame - price 500 rubles;
• creamy texture of Rouge G de Guerlain L’Extrait from Guerlain - costs 2000-2400 rubles.

Bright and light coatings

This group includes “new generation” glosses. After application, they are absolutely not felt on the sponges, since instead of wax, the composition often includes water, which evaporates after application, and leaves behind a slight shimmer and rich shade. This group of cosmetics gives makeup the most effective look, so it is ideal for and does not look heavy on the skin. The disadvantage is that it can dry out delicate, sensitive skin.

Choose:

• makeup fluid Addict Fluid Stick from Dior - you can buy it for 2000 rubles;
• liquid lacquer lipstick Rouge Infusion from Sephora - 300-400 rubles;
• Lacquer Gloss from Shiseido - price about 1500 rubles.

The most durable products

These types can only conditionally be classified as varnish; they are rather extra-long-lasting lipsticks. In terms of application and results, the products are almost identical. The models are a double-sided bottle, in which one part is a cream with pigment, applied to the lips with a velor applicator, and creates.

But the second is glitter, applied with a brush, which gives the makeup a vinyl gloss. These models guarantee maximum durability due to the volatile compounds of elastomers and oils that are not erased from the surface even while eating. Please note:

• liquid substance Aqua Rouge from Make Up For Ever - 1650 rubles;
• long-lasting Pro Longwear Lipcolour from M.A.C - 1,500 rubles;
• lipstick Rouge Double Intensite from Chanel - 2200 rub.

Lipstick is a little thing that can lift your mood. By changing its usual shade, you can easily change your look without changing your hairstyle or wardrobe. One stroke of hers is enough to turn a daytime look into an evening one. For many years, cosmetic corporations, trying to please their clients, have been creating new textures and shades. Nowadays, lacquered lipsticks are popular.

“Lip polish” – what do you first imagine when reading these words? Probably, by analogy with hair or nail polishes, something very durable and glossy. A product with a dense, glassy “finish” is a kind of lip gloss, more suitable for photography or going out. In fact, everything is almost the same, except for the feeling of use.

Lip varnish or, in other words, lacquer lipstick is a very convenient and comfortable two-in-one product, gloss and lipstick in one bottle. Like glosses, lip varnishes are packaged in convenient tubes with a sponge applicator, or less often with a brush. They create a glossy finish and have caring properties. But, unlike lip glosses, they have a denser texture and lasting bright color.

How did varnish lipstick come about?

The first lip varnishes appeared in 2009, when, thanks to many years of research by two cosmetic giants, Lancôme and Chanel, it was possible to add long-lasting pigments to the creamy texture. Almost simultaneously they released lacquer lipsticks La Laque Fever and Rouge Allure Laque.

Lacquer lipstick

However, these funds were not particularly successful. The Lancôme polish was too sticky, and the Chanel polish felt tight and dry on my lips. In 2010, it was successfully replaced by the comfortable and quite bright pigmented lip gloss Rouge Allure Extrait de Gloss.

But still, a hybrid of lipstick and gloss, already in a modified form, should sooner or later gain popularity both among very young girls, for whom bright, dense classic lipsticks most often simply do not suit them, and among older women. After all, most of the fair sex still prefer to use balms, considering classic lipstick sticks inconvenient to apply, and lip glosses too frivolous due to their stickiness and abundance of glitter.

This is probably why cosmetic corporations have not abandoned the idea of ​​​​combining lipstick and gloss in one bottle. And they achieved great heights in this. In just a year, lacquer lipsticks have won the hearts of buyers. Currently existing lip varnishes can be divided into three large groups, each of which has its own purpose and audience.

Lacquer lipstick

Thick, well pigmented products

These include the “pioneers of the lacquer movement”: Vernis à Levres Rouge Pur Couture lip varnish Yves Saint Laurent, gloss lipstick Laquer Rouge Shiseido, cream lipstick Rouge G de Guerlain L’Extrait Guerlain and other similar means. They soften and smooth the surface of the lips, nourishing delicate skin with caring ingredients such as argan oil. They apply well and evenly, having a fairly dense texture. Provide rich color and lasting glossy effect. Such varnishes are universal, they can be worn both day and evening, depending on the color, and you can also create your own shades: due to the texture, these products can be easily mixed with each other.

Your assistants:

Lacquer lipstick

1. Vernis à Levres Rouge Pur Couture lip varnish, Yves Saint Laurent,
2. Cream lipstick Rouge G de Guerlain L'Extrait, Guerlain,
3. Lipstick-gloss Lacquer Rouge, Shiseido,
4. Lacquer lipstick Extraordinaire by Color Riche, L'oreal Paris,
5. Lacquer lipstick “Glossy Chic” Giordani Gold, Oriflame.

Light and bright products

This group is created mainly by the “new generation” of lip varnishes. They are almost not felt on the lips: wax in their compositions is most often replaced by water, which evaporates after application, leaving behind an intense color and light shine. They give a completely natural effect. These products are great for daytime makeup; they do not overload light evening makeup, but can dry out particularly sensitive skin.

Your assistants:

Lacquer lipstick

1. Lip varnish Vernis à Levres Rebel Nudes, Yves Saint Laurent,
2. Lip gloss Lacquer Gloss, Shiseido,
3. Lip fluid Dior Addict Fluid Stick, Dior,
4. Sephora liquid lipstick Rouge Infusion, Sephora.

Extra-resistant products

We conventionally classify this type of lipstick as varnish, although they are not such and are called “long-lasting lipsticks.” But in essence and result they are, if not twins, then definitely brothers. They are double-sided products, one part of which is a pigmented cream, which is applied to the lips with a velor applicator and creates a matte velvety finish. And the second is gloss, which is applied with a brush and gives the coating a vinyl gloss. These lipsticks guarantee extra longevity due to the volatile oils and elastomers they contain, do not leave the lips even while eating and are great for important events.

Lip varnish- what is its advantage and can it displace the usual glosses and lipsticks from our cosmetic bags?

Most girls associate the word varnish with something chemical, persistent and difficult to wash off. Therefore, many are wary of applying varnish to such a delicate area of ​​the face as the lips. However, the manufacturers assure that as soon as you try this product, all fears will disappear. This fall, several famous brands released lip varnishes at once!

Idea lip varnish not that new. Back in 2009, Chanel and Lancome presented a new product to the general public - Rouge Allure Laque and la Laque Fever, combining the properties of lipstick and gloss. But then the public did not appreciate this union, and the products of Chanel and Lancome were not widely used, and many were simply disappointed, as they dried out and tightened the skin.

The need for a product that combines the advantages of lipstick and gloss is obvious. After all, the confrontation between these two makeup products lasts for many years. In the early 2000s, lip glosses took over significant market share from lipsticks. But then the popularity of this product also quickly faded away, and lipstick again regained its status as the “main” makeup product for the lips. A few years ago, cosmetic brands began a big effort to combine two products into one. Long-lasting glosses with intense color and lipsticks with a radiant effect appeared, and lipstick had another important advantage, the ability to include antioxidants and hyaluronic acid in the formula. And in the new season, Guerlain, Shiseido and YSL returned to the idea of ​​combining durability, shine and color with ease of application and released lip varnishes. Each new product has its own characteristics: Vernis a Levres Rouge Pur Couture YSL- pleasant water texture and refreshing effect. The varnish looks glossy on the lips, and with each layer its color becomes richer. Pomade Rouge G de Guerlain It has a silky texture, is easy to apply and nourishes the skin of the lips. Laque de Rouge Shiseido It is durable and rich in pigment. And most importantly, none of these products dry out your lips; they apply smoothly and do not smear.

Essentially - lip varnish is a liquid lipstick, but this product has several undeniable advantages compared to classic lipstick. Firstly, thanks to the applicator, the varnish is easier to apply and perfectly evenly outlines the contour of the lips. Secondly, the shades of varnishes are easily mixed with each other. Thirdly, unlike glosses, varnishes do not add volume to the lips and look natural. So have lip varnishes- there is every chance of success. It’s just a matter of convincing fashionistas to try a new product! And who knows, maybe in the near future lip varnishes, will become as common a makeup product as gloss and lipstick.

A lip balm with a light tint is an ideal option when your lips require hydration, but you don’t want to go without color at all. Organic shea butter and jojoba butter nourish, leaving lips soft and silky, while sunflower seed wax locks in natural moisture.

Moisturizing tinted lip balm Nude, Weleda, 680 rubles

Gel lipstick, Mary Kay

Lipstick with a now fashionable radiant effect, gives a deep and vibrant color. The gel texture is easy to apply and protects lips, while reflective particles hide unevenness. The lipstick is moisturizing, these are not empty words: it contains jojoba and sunflower oil.

Shining gel lipstick Gel Semi–Shine Pink lace, Mary Kay, 800 rubles

Liquid lipstick, Bourjois

For rich coverage, try lacquered lipsticks. Bright color and comfortable to wear, the texture of the lipstick is light and does not dry out the lips. The glossy finish is in fashion, and let’s not even talk about the red color - don’t even take it out of your purse, leave it for important meetings and unexpected dates.

Lipstick Rouge Laque No. 05 Red To Toes, Bourjois, price on request

Compact bronzing powder, Yves Rocher

If you're looking for a light powder option with a slight tan, look no further than bronzing powder. Yves Rocher compact powder is dust-free and has a matte finish; all you have to do is choose the option of a light or bronze tan.

Compact bronzing powder DUO POUDRE SOLEIL, YVES ROCHER, 1,050 rubles

Gel polish, Kinetics

We couldn't ignore everyone's favorite nude shades of nail polish. The color will suit any look, while maintaining naturalness. The varnish dries without a special lamp and has increased durability.

Gel polish SolarGel No. 313, Kinetics, 380 rubles

Nail polish, Orly

With such a shade of varnish it is impossible to stay away! It matches incredibly well with tanned skin, a smile and a look that glows with a thirst for adventure.

Nail polish FOR THE FIRST TIME, ORLY, 495 rubles

Ultra-resistant cream eyeshadow, Yves Rocher

Eyeshadows with a metallic effect and a delicate melting texture are a real lifesaver; with them you can easily update your daytime look and just as easily create an evening look. A convenient applicator allows you to accurately apply them to the eyelid; the shadows are resistant to water and heat.