Even if I am not the type of girl to wear lip gloss and “sparkles” on my lips all year round, during the bright summer days I find myself reaching for sheer lipsticks and glosses most of the time.
What better opportunity to wear a glossy lip if not in summer, when you have the chance to make those sparkles look so good in the sunlight!
I am a lip products fanatic – no surprise there! – so before I decided to upload this post my lip picks have changed again and again… And again!!!… So, because of the amount of lipsticks, and glosses, and lip balms was bigger and bigger I had to cut it off to a Top 5, otherwise my word count would have gone nuts!
Here you have My Top 5 Lip Products for the Summer of 2014!
1. As you might have red in a previous post, using SPF on my lips is equally important as wearing it on my skin ( read what I use to protect my skin here ). My lip product of choice is the Shiseido Sun Protection Lip Treatment SPF 20 UVA. It is a white lip balm which protects your lips and hydrates at the same time. When you apply it you will see a white cast on your lips but when it absorbs it disappears and your lips are ready for lipstick and protected ( read a proper review here ).
2. I do not go anywhere without my Dior Addict Lip Glow! It is a permanent item in my purse and I carry it with me everywhere I go. You all know this product, I’m sure of that! It is a lip balm which helps enhance the colour of your lips while nourishing them! With the Lip Glow on my lips have a beautiful, natural and healthy rosy tint! Chemistry is magic, don’t you think?!
3. God, I love my next pick! It is another Dior product, this time a proper gloss: the Dior Addict Gloss in #643 Diablotine. This is the lip gloss everyone should have in their makeup collection and to use during summer. It is a bright peachy coral in the tube but on my lips it shows more on the pink/red side. It is quite sheer as you can see from the swatch and it has the most amazing gold glitters, which in the sunlight will give such a natural brightness to your lips.
4. This next product is simply amazing! I have tried to keep myself away from it for the longest time! But when I finally caved in and bought the first one I knew that it will be the beginning of a new and unhealthy addiction ( I now have 3 and need at least 3 more! ). I am talking about the new Dior Addict Fluid Sticks line, and the one I have here is in the gorgeous color #373 Rieuse. It is the perfect peachy pink lipstick but it has the brightness of a gloss. In fact this is a new formula, a hybrid between a lipstick and a gloss which will give your lips an instant lift, making them glossy and plumped, and sensual. I will write a review on all the Dior Fluid Stick I own soon!
Swatches L-R: Shiseido Sun Protection Lip Treatment, Dior Addict Lip Glow, Dior Addict Gloss #643 Diablotine, Dior addict Fluid Stick #373 Rieuse, Clarins Instant Light Natural Lip Perfector #6 Rosewood Shimmer.
5. My last pick is an all-year-rounder! The Clarins Instant Light Natural Lip Perfector in #6 Rosewood Shimmer. It is maybe my most used product this summer, next to my Shiseido SPF lip balm and my Dior Lip Glow! I also have a full review on it here.
As you can see my favourites for this summer are brighter colours, glossy/shiny finishes and liquis textures. SPF and hydration is a must too!
Please share yours? *always on a hunt for new lipstick or lip gloss… lip everything
See you soon, beautiful!
xx, Annie
Mami și Zâna 
Thank you for this post. I’ve been eyeing a couple of these products, and it was helpful to learn a little more abut them. Beautiful photos.
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hi lovely! thank you for your lovely comment and I’m glad you found my post helpful! it means I didn’t babbled as much as I thought I did 🙂 xx
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No babbling at all! You write clearly and it’s fun :0)
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😀 now that is too sweet!!! thank you so much! I’ll do my best with my next posts too! have a lovely day/evening! xx
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You too :0)
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So two out 5 check! I just got Rieuse and a new lip glow! 😀 Great picks Annie!
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lol 3 to go and you’re there! 😀
hi my lovely! 🙂 what do you think about Rieuse? yay or nay?;)
xx
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of course yay like YAY! I love it! may have to get a few more colours! 😀
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yeeeeesss! I need more colours too!
*I could actually hear my purse gasp LOL 😀 xx
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I really have got to try out some of those Clarins lip products… I feel like everyone loves them! One of my current favorites is actually from the drugstore. It’s the Maybelline Color Elixir in Nude Illusion. They’re so hydrating and they have a really unique plush feeling on the lips, I love them!
(if you’d be interested I have a full review on my blog, but I’m not sure if you’re ok with links to personal sites in your comments)
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yes you need to try the Clarins Instant Lip Perfectors. they aren’t too expensive, they are good quality and the colours are amazing!
I’ve never tried the Maybelline ones because I couldn’t find them in my country. 😦
but I will check your post, for sure 😉 xx
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Darn, that stinks! They’re still sort of new in the US and I guess we get a lot of drugstore products before European countries… And I mixed up the color name, the one I use most is called Caramel Infusion, not Nude Illusion. Review here if you’d like to read: http://wp.me/p47VmB-5b
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LOL no worries there! 😉 the Maybelline one looks a bit more red-tonned than the Clarins in your swatches, but still a lovely colour! 🙂 xx
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Thanks!
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oh! and I am ok with these links! of course I would help fellow bloggers promote themselves! I know it’s not much I can actually do but feel free to leave a link to whatever post you like! 😉 xx
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Thanks! I don’t mind a certain amount of self promotion but it can easily become annoying and I know some people really don’t like it.
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I don’t mind it at all! 😉 xx
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Great post! Pretty colors! ❤ 🙂
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thank you lovely! have you tried any of them yet? 🙂 xx
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I loved the Clarins lip perfector back in the day (bought a couple when they were launched years ago), I’m thinking about getting a new one, but I’m not sure which shade! have you tried any other colours apart from Rosewood? ❤
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hi lovely! I had all the shades too. the most I remember liking Nude, Peach, Candy and Rosewood a lot! Nude is pretty explanatory itself a nude, but Rosewood is a bit darker and gives the sensation it is more packed with colour. Peach is again, a beautiful peachy colour and Candy is an amazing peachy-pink. my absolute favourites were Candy and Rosewood!
hope this was helpful 🙂 xx
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Hey Annie, Lip and cheek products are some of my favourites so it’s no surprise I love this post. So many pretty colours. I have the Clarins Instant Light Natural Lip Perfector in #6 Rosewood Shimmer too. Makes me feel like I’m walking around with ice cream on my lips – love the scent, yum, yum! Have a fab weekend! I’m finally moving to Sydney so apologies for being a little MIA 🙂 xx
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thank you so much, lovely!
LOL I have the same yum-yum feeling while wearing the Clarins glosses! 🙂
good luck with your move and hope to see you back soon! we’re kinda missing you around here! 😉 xx
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