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Non-greasy lip glosses serve as a fun way to play around with your look.

8 non-sticky lip glosses you’ll want to have on hand for your summer vacation

From lip glosses that lend an intense moisture boost to those that make your pout appear fuller, these are our favourite picks

ICYMI, everything Y2K is cool again, and it’s better than ever now. Go back to your ’90s and early aughts make-up fantasy and apply a lip gloss over your favourite pink, nude or coral lipstick this summer—just one swipe will do the trick. Even if you’re not on vacation, a lip gloss—particularly the non-sticky and non-fussy ones in the market today—will serve as a really fun way to play around with your look. Grown-up lip gloss stays longer, moisturises your lips and looks glassy rather than gloopy, and these are some of our favourite ones.

Charlotte Tilbury Collagen Lip BalmShop here₹ 3,250Hands up if you’re looking for the nourishment of a lip mask, the colour of a lipstick and the sparkly sheen of a gloss. This formula is infused with collagen to plump and coddle the lips, and the heart-shaped applicator ensures that you get a thin, even layer every time you put it on, irrespective of whether you’re applying it in a club bathroom or at the back of a cab.

Charlotte Tilbury Collagen Lip Balm

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₹ 3,250

Hands up if you’re looking for the nourishment of a lip mask, the colour of a lipstick and the sparkly sheen of a gloss. This formula is infused with collagen to plump and coddle the lips, and the heart-shaped applicator ensures that you get a thin, even layer every time you put it on, irrespective of whether you’re applying it in a club bathroom or at the back of a cab.

Simply Nam Lip GlossShop here₹ 999Lip gloss might remind you of your teenage years but with a formula so plush and so fun to use, who wants to grow up? It has a creamy and lightweight consistency that’ll make your pout look fuller while keeping your lips hydrated, soft and comfortable.

Simply Nam Lip Gloss

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₹ 999


Lip gloss might remind you of your teenage years but with a formula so plush and so fun to use, who wants to grow up? It has a creamy and lightweight consistency that’ll make your pout look fuller while keeping your lips hydrated, soft and comfortable.



FAE Beauty Glaws GlossShop here₹ 499This rollerball pen applicator and an ultra-glossy finish will harken back to the lip gloss you stashed in your school bag as a tween but the formula is decidedly more 2022. It won’t feel heavy or uncomfortable once you put it on, and you can use it on your lids or cheeks too—a 3-in-1 you’ll want to keep on hand.

FAE Beauty Glaws Gloss

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₹ 499

This rollerball pen applicator and an ultra-glossy finish will harken back to the lip gloss you stashed in your school bag as a tween but the formula is decidedly more 2022. It won’t feel heavy or uncomfortable once you put it on, and you can use it on your lids or cheeks too—a 3-in-1 you’ll want to keep on hand.

Fenty Beauty Gloss Bomb Universal Lip LuminizerShop here₹ 2,200The ’90s staple is back, but without the frostiness or stickiness of the past. This super sumptuous formula coats the lips in larger-than-life shine but there’s no glitter or sparkle in sight. Instead, it supplies the lips with a slick of pigmented colour, and thanks to the whipped shea butter base, you won’t feel it on your lips, neither during the day nor at night.

Fenty Beauty Gloss Bomb Universal Lip Luminizer

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₹ 2,200

The ’90s staple is back, but without the frostiness or stickiness of the past. This super sumptuous formula coats the lips in larger-than-life shine but there’s no glitter or sparkle in sight. Instead, it supplies the lips with a slick of pigmented colour, and thanks to the whipped shea butter base, you won’t feel it on your lips, neither during the day nor at night.

MyGlamm x Manish Malhotra Hi Shine LipglossShop here₹ 1,050If super juicy lips is the goal, this lip gloss has light-refracting shimmery pigments to give you a night-out-on-the-town finish that won’t feather, flake or melt off through the hours. It is versatile too: apply it as a top coat over your favourite lipstick, or just smooth a layer onto your lips straight.

MyGlamm x Manish Malhotra Hi Shine Lipgloss

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₹ 1,050

If super juicy lips is the goal, this lip gloss has light-refracting shimmery pigments to give you a night-out-on-the-town finish that won’t feather, flake or melt off through the hours. It is versatile too: apply it as a top coat over your favourite lipstick, or just smooth a layer onto your lips straight.

Pat McGrath Labs Lust GlossShop here₹ 2,400If Pat McGrath says matte lips are over, they probably are. This lip gloss has a gel-matrix base that allows it to be pillowy and cushion-soft. The doe-foot applicator is key too—it has a felt tip with a tapered end, so you can apply the right amount in one fell swoop.

Pat McGrath Labs Lust Gloss

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₹ 2,400

If Pat McGrath says matte lips are over, they probably are. This lip gloss has a gel-matrix base that allows it to be pillowy and cushion-soft. The doe-foot applicator is key too—it has a felt tip with a tapered end, so you can apply the right amount in one fell swoop.

Simply Nam Lip GlossShop here₹ 999Lip gloss might remind you of your teenage years but with a formula so plush and so fun to use, who wants to grow up? It has a creamy and lightweight consistency that’ll make your pout look fuller while keeping your lips hydrated, soft and comfortable.

Simply Nam Lip Gloss

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₹ 999

Lip gloss might remind you of your teenage years but with a formula so plush and so fun to use, who wants to grow up? It has a creamy and lightweight consistency that’ll make your pout look fuller while keeping your lips hydrated, soft and comfortable.

Tower28 ShineOn Milky JellyShop here₹ 1,175This formula is somehow airy and really nourishing at the same time. Vitamin- and fatty acid-rich oils provide an intense moisture boost and soothe inflammation. The pigment, however, is still super strong—it gives you a popsicle-like stain without the stickiness. 

Tower28 ShineOn Milky Jelly

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₹ 1,175

This formula is somehow airy and really nourishing at the same time. Vitamin- and fatty acid-rich oils provide an intense moisture boost and soothe inflammation. The pigment, however, is still super strong—it gives you a popsicle-like stain without the stickiness. 

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