These 10 Bullet Lipsticks Will Become Your New Makeup Essentials
Nourish your lips while adding a wash of confidence-boosting colour to your puckers
While blush, bronzer, eyeshadows and other similar coloured makeup products have their place in our beauty routines, nothing quite measures up to the allure provided by the simple act of swiping on lipstick. Not only does lipstick instantly liven up your complexion, a solid choice of lip colour can also project your personality and boost confidence.
The humble bullet lipstick is one lip product that has stood the test of time. Housed in a tube with a roll-up mechanism, bullet lipsticks can be applied on the go with only one hand, unlike liquid lipstick or lip gloss. Bullet lipsticks also tend to have a teardrop shape, which allows you to accurately apply and fill in the colour on your puckers without needing lip liners - or a mirror.
So without further ado, we’ve rounded up 10 new bullet lipsticks that have hit the market recently. Unlike the usually matte formulas of the past, these upgraded iterations offer comfort and moisture while providing anything from a sheer wash to a bold pop of colour in one swipe.
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Lawless Forget the Filler Lip Plumping Line Smoothing Tinted Balm Stick, US$26 (S$34.90)
Those who struggle with the appearance of fine lip lines can consider Lawless’ plumping formula powered by the Maxi-Lip technology. Meanwhile, a combination of rosehip oil, jojoba seed oil and shea butter moisturises and conditions the lips. Available in seven shades.
Touted to feel like a lightweight balm, the lip blush from one of TikTok’s favourite labels, Refy Beauty, offers a blurred finish and a subtle, buildable wash of colour. And once you’re done with the lipstick, you can send the component for recycling. Available in six shades.
Kylie Jenner’s latest lippie is akin to a lip gloss in bullet lipstick form. The formula contains jojoba oil to moisturise and smooth lips, leaving a shiny finish with pigmented coverage. Blot it with a tissue for a blotted, stained effect. Available in six shades.
Your lips also need protection from the damage of the sun’s ultraviolet rays. Supergoop! has afforded the best of both worlds with its lipstick formulated to provide SPF-30 protection. The lipstick offers buildable coverage and contains natural peptides, shea butter and rosehip oil. Available in five shades.
Queen Musia is a budding indie label that launched with two products - a mascara and this bullet lipstick. Eye-catching spiral component aside, the formula aims to provide a non-drying matte finish, thanks to the addition of seven kinds of oils and butter, that’s long-wearing, pigmented and lightweight. Available in six shades.
NARS lipsticks are also popular among the beauty community, alongside their blushes. The Afterglow lipstick promises to be skincare and colour in one. The combination of antioxidants, shea and mango butter moisturises the lips as it leaves behind a high-shine, non-sticky sheer-to-medium coverage. Available in 10 shades.
Ceramides, plant extracts and peptides all go into Nabla’s bullet lipstick so your puckers get softened and plumped as you wear this glossy lipstick throughout the day. Despite the shiny finish, the brand promises that it doesn’t bleed. Available in 10 shades.
The Pat McGrath Satinallure lipsticks impart a satin finish between glossy and matte, providing a sheen without being overly slippy or drying. The conditioning quality of the lipstick is enhanced with botanical collagen and passion-fruit oil. Available in 15 shades.
Thanks to its cheeky design, this Isamaya Beauty bullet lipstick is super-functional and a definite conversation starter with a bold, satin finish. The infusion of various botanical oils moisturises and offers anti-oxidative protection. Available in three shades.
One stroke is all that is needed to apply a saturated and long-wearing coat of colour with the Laura Mercier lipstick, thanks to its combination of pigments and light-reflecting pearls. The lips get nourished with guava oil, too. Available in 16 shades.