One of the most versatile products, lip tints are perfect for adding a flattering wash of color while also hydrating your pout. The only problem? Selecting which lip tint color is best for you.
Considering swiping on a lip tint? The rapidly rising product is beloved for not only its wonderful versatility but also for its beautiful ease of use. What makes for the best lip tint? A lip tint adds a needed dose of moisture to the lips, while also imparting a flattering wash of color to the lips. While lip tints are more subtle vs. lip stains and lipsticks, a lip tint can also be built up for a more opaque appearance. Another reason it’s popular is for its seamless use—because a lip tint is (at its most understated application) just a hint of color, it doesn’t require a precise application method. Just like a balm, you can continuously reapply throughout the day as needed, without worry and sans mirror.
Perhaps most importantly, a lip tint usually has a moisturizing benefit, with ingredients that are designed to nourish and hydrate the delicate lip area. Think of a lip tint as the best of both worlds: a super hydrating lip mask or balm, but with the added benefit of a flattering flush of color. The only thing you need to worry about when it comes to this category is how to choose a lip tint color. Keep reading to discover what lip color is best for you.
What Lip Color Is Best For Me?
Lip tints are intentionally easy to use, and while all colors are likely to look flattering, some hues might make your complexion sing even more than others. Here’s the quickest way to find the perfect lip color.
Uncover Your Skin Tone
No matter the hue of your skin, you have undertones, which is how to choose your lip color. The three undertones are cool, neutral, and warm. While it’s not a perfect science, the easiest way to discover your undertone is to analyze your wrist—no, really! Look at the veins on the back of your wrist and around your face and neck. If they appear blue, you have cool undertones. If they look more green, you have warm undertones. And you have neutral undertones if veins are neither blue nor green (or are a mix of both blue and green).
- Cool: Cool undertones love lip colors with blue and purple undertones. That includes blue-toned red lipstick and berry-colored lip tints.
- Warm: Warm undertones love warm tones, like brick red, orange-toned reds, corals, and pinks.
- Neutral: Neutral undertones are versatile! Because this undertone has both warm and cool elements, they tend to look wonderful in practically any shade.
The Best Lip Tint
While there are innumerable lip tints on the market, one stands apart from the others… Introducing Tatcha’s Kissu Lip Tint.
This brand-new unscented formula hydrates lips, seals in moisture, adds a pop of color, and protects from sun damage. Available in three universally flattering shades, The Kissu Lip Tint is unique in that the formula is customizable and builds from sheer to medium coverage in just a few easy swipes.
The thoughtful and one-of-a-kind ingredients set it apart from others, too. The Tatcha Institute in Tokyo perfected the formula, including unique and powerful ingredients, like silk protein and botanical lanolin. Silk protein, which is featured in some of Tatcha’s favorite formulas, smoothes and nourishes, while also providing a veil of weightless hydration. Botanical lanolin is a comforting emollient that not only seals in moisture instantly, but also helps lips naturally retain hydration and color long term for a smoother and more pigmented look.
But it doesn’t just hydrate and add a gorgeous flush of color, it also protects. The formula includes SPF 25 coverage, protecting from UVA and UVB rays to prevent sun damage. Lips can burn in direct sunlight, but they can also age just like the surrounding skin, with fine lines and dark spots. Bottom line, lip balm with sun protection keeps your pout from the devastating effects of photoaging.
How To Choose A Lip Tint Color
Lip tints leave a sheer, blendable kiss of color on your pout. But which Tatcha Kissu Lip Tint shade is right for you? The three tints were intentionally tested and selected for their universality, but here’s a guide to help narrow down your future favorite.
Plum Blossom:
These resilient flowers, or ume as it’s known in Japan, symbolize patience. This soft pink, buildable tint is inspired by the Japanese plum blossom, whose petals
announce the first sign of spring. The coral pink tint would be particularly flattering on warm and neutral tones.
Camellia:
Already a beloved ingredient and inspiration for Tatcha, this red tint is as gorgeous as it is wearable. Camellia, or tsubaki in Japanese, is an ancient botanical that blooms in the winter and early spring. The fresh red petals symbolize strength, just like the striking image of the bold red flowers peeking out of the white snow-covered surroundings. This gorgeous, sheer rose hue is a must-have for cool, neutral, and warm tones.
Midnight Lily:
The deep berry tint is inspired by the Japanese midnight lily, known as kuroyuri, which symbolizes love and admiration. The rare and mystical flower blooms in high elevation mountains and its rarity is thus linked to the rarity of true love. While beautiful on everyone, the berry hue is especially lovely on cooler undertones thanks to its blue undertones.