What is your all-time favorite lip gloss or lipstick?

[Anonymous]

Mine used to be Cargo Duo lip gloss, in a tin can (wonder if anyone remembers those), but it got discontinued, and their new gloss does nothing for me. I also used to like Dior Addict lipstick, but my favorite color also got discontinued.

I've tried NARS, BareMinerals, MAC,Smashbox.. they were okay, but I didn't fall in love with them the way I once fell in love with those Cargo tin cans . Granted, I'm older and worse for the wear now, but I'd still love to find a gloss or a lipstick that I would like to buy over and over again.

My MIL has been wearing the same shade of Estee Lauder lipstick for the last ten years. IMHO, it's a bit extreme, but I'd give it to her, that color is flattering.

Can anyone please share what your all-time favorite gloss/lipstick is? I'm looking for a product that is not too sticky, not too shimmery, doesn't have a chemical scent to it (many do!) and simply makes you look and feel good. Thank you!

[Anonymous]

MAC Captive

[Anonymous]

Clinique Butter Shine lipstick. Feels really nice on -- moist, but not sticky. Has just the right amount of shimmer to be pretty and make you feel like you took things up a notch, but not too much such that it's fine for the day. It isn't super long lasting. I mean, it lasts as long as any others that don't feel like sandpaper when you're wearing it, but it's not going to take you from 9 to 5.

[Anonymous]

Guava Stain by Clinique

[Anonymous]

I like Laura Mercier glosses but they don't last very long on me.

Neutral color that's flattering on many - Shiseido Sheer Gloss Lipstick in Honey Tea (very smooth, long-lasting)

I've come to really like the Chanel glosses and lipstick (only rouge allure type - very smooth, light and long-lasting - though I have also heard good things about the rouge coco shine type)

[Anonymous]

Right now, I'm mostly wearing Saint Wine by Lipstick Queen. I'm tempted to try their Sinners lipsticks, but I'm not sure I can handle so much pigment. I'm fair, so I feel like the sheer Saints colors work better.

Like you, I used to wear Dior Addict a lot. I may go back and investigate some of the newer colors.

[Anonymous]

I am hooked on Clinque Superbalm - I buy them in bulk. Moisturizing, not sticky, and comes in lots of very sheer shades.

[Anonymous]

I love Tenderheart by Clinique - looks great on almost everyone.

[Anonymous]

MAC Dubonnet for a red. It's a red-brown brick color that looks good on lots of people.

Lipstick Queen Medieval for a stain/balm.

NARS Dolce Vita and MAC Hot Gossip for pinks.

[Anonymous]

NARS tanganyika--pigmented lipgloss, brownish red.

I loved Shiseido lipstick glosses, but it looks like they've been mostly discontinued.