Everyone who knows me knows I go absolutely bonkers for a good lip gloss. A glistening, color-washed lip coated in a lustrous glaze is one of my top five favorite beauty feelings, right behind dewy, moisturized skin and freshly groomed eyebrows. But one area where gloss tends to let me down is its inability to do anything for the actual health of my lips. Once it wears off (and let’s be honest, that can happen pretty quickly), my pout is typically left feeling drier than before. And I’m pretty sure I speak for everyone when I say that dead skin peeling and lifting underneath a sticky lip product is not ideal. Yuck city.
When the day finally came that I met the Versed Silk Slip Tinted Lip Oil ($10), everything changed. The three berry-hued shades of the product arrived on my doorstep a few weeks back, and I knew I was in for something special the second I saw that they were neatly packaged in right-sized, recyclable pouches instead of bulky, wasteful boxes. If the team over at Versed paid this much attention to the outer packaging, then the stuff on the inside had to be insanely good too, right? Plus, this new launch falls on the company’s first birthday, which is yet another good good sign that we’re in for a treat. (Happy birthday Versed!) Keep scrolling for everything you need to know about the product that’s officially replacing lip gloss in my summer makeup routine.
If you’re an OG Versed fan, then you already know how the brand approaches lip oil thanks to its classic Silk Slip Conditioning Lip Oil ($10). Rather than the greasy substance you might imagine when hearing the word oil, this product is actually a soft emollient that offers the perfect amount of lip coverage and stays put for hours. It is, indeed, packed with oils that sink into the lips to hydrate them, but its texture is the perfect balance between a lip balm and a gloss, offering a comfy, plush layer of pomade and now with a hint of buildable, natural-looking color. Each of the three shades is also shockingly flattering on any number of skin tones. (Keep scrolling for the photographic evidence.)
Silk Slip Tinted Lip Oil comes in three rosy shades, which I learned during a recent virtual meeting with team Versed were inspired by the Versed community. There’s Blossom, a blush pink; Fig, a mauvy berry; and Ruby, a sheer blue-red. Between the three shades, you truly get the ultimate lip color wardrobe in one fell swoop.