Are Charlotte Tilbury’s Nectar Lip Oils the Latest Status Lip Balms?

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Whether it’s Dior’s new fascinating balm or the phone case of Road’s viral lip balm, lip products are the beauty industry status symbol Dujour. The latest to join the lineup: Charlotte Tilbury’s Unrealistic Lips Healthy Glownectar Oil – High-gloss firing with candy slicks, a nostalgic and equal part of the moment.

Charlotte Tilbury’s take is the largest, rather than the minimal bare formula that governs the lip oil category. Nectar Lip Oil comes in six super shiny shades, including two strawberry vanilla and pink watermelon, and is adjusted with the skin pH to create a custom shade. Each flavour was created with the perfume flavors behind Charlotte Tilbury’s fragrance collection, which was released in spring 2024, and each flavour has rented out a delicious, mood boost notebook.

The place where the formula really shines is in the texture. It is syrup-like and luxurious, making your lips look like they are covered in lacquer, just like they are soaked in resin. Think about it: Lancome Juicy Tube, but it has grown with skincare benefits and fresh sensibility. Nectar oil nails new waves of smearing lip gloss, the type that is hydrating, active to sparkle, instead of heavy silicone. Like the recently released milk make-up Balmard and YSE Beauty, this formula relies on ingredients like hyaluronic acid and vitamin E to provide cushion moisture with glass-like finishes.

After testing multiple shades, two pH adjustment options – the strawberry vanilla and pink watermelon options deserve special mention. Many color-changing lip products have disappeared within an hour, but these were stuck and left with a cool tone of pokki pink flash that was held strongly for nearly two hours. This is a soft focus dyeing effect, and the dry finish often comes with a long wear type.

WWD’s Shopping Director Adam Mansuroglu reflects the appeal of the new summer beauty essential to tropical scented formulas for makeup minimalists who simply like stunning clear lip oils.

“Charlotte Tilberry Unrealistic Lips Juicy Coconut Water Healthy Glownectar Oil swipes through summer-like beauty quickly and effectively,” says Mansuroglu. “The gel applicator tip design makes Go-Go easy to shine with its long-lasting, sparkling sparkle and a fun coconut scent that instantly transports the sensation to the beach paradise.

Equal lip treatment and dopamine hits, unrealistic lip nectar oil makes you feel like the purchase of beauty you need in every bag.

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Meet the author

Claire Sullivan A contributing commerce editor for WWD and Footwear News, she writes and edits stories of beauty, fashion and lifestyle. She has over eight years of experience as a writer and editor in national media including Martha Stewart Living, Martha Stewart Weddings, Instyle and Byrdie. As an editor, she has tested hundreds of products, so she is well versed in choosing products that make a meaningful difference to her skin and hair. Sullivan regularly reports on Beauty’s launch and writes this unbiased review, testing Charlotte Tilbury’s unrealistic lip healthy glonectar oil.