We love a tinted lip balm. 

We’re mad for lipstick.

And we adore Lisa Eldridge.

So, the make-up artist’s new lip product – we’d call it a hybrid balm-lipstick – was almost bound to go down a storm, with Beauty Bible. Alerted by Lisa’s Instagram, we duly counted down till the moment it went on sale, ordered – and bingo! Embrace Melting Lip Colour was in our hot little hands within 24 hours – and does not in the least disappoint. Au contraire!

First, the GLIDE. Well, it is called ‘melting’ – and it’s just so, so nourishing. That’s down to jojoba and meadowfoam seed oils, and a trio of butters: murumuru, shea and wild mango kernel. It genuinely softens and moisturises, lastingly. An absolute joy to apply. 

Second, the finish – we’d call it ‘sheen-y’, if there’s such a word. Not sticky-shiny like a gloss, and sheerer than most lipsticks – but…

Thirdly, we like the just-so level of pigment. Not a whisper, but something that truly shows on the lips, enhancing your natural lip tone. It’s not as opaque as most lipsticks, but more dense than a lip tint. Thus far, there are five shades (see below for how they appear on different skintones), and we’re loving Red Curve and Épanoui, which is a perfect rosewood shade. (You say it ‘EH-PAN-WEE’, and we also love that it translates as ‘blossoming into your true, authentic self.’)

And the bottom line is: we’re blowing Lisa a big, sheen-y kiss, for coming up with this.

£26 – buy here

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