Estée Lauder Pure Color Envy Sculpting Gloss

We often feel like Goldilocks when trying lip glosses. Too sticky.

Not comfy.

Too - well, glossy.

With its balm-like texture, however, this is quite different – the equivalent of Goldilocks finding her perfect bed, and relaxing into it.

Lots of hyaluronic acid, piled in alongside the pigments, gives the moisturising effect. The paddle applicator, meanwhile, is designed to release the perfect amount of buildable colour onto the lips, with each swipe.

Estée Lauder Pure Color Envy Sculpting Gloss comes in 20 different 'glazing' finishes: a range of 20 shades spanning shimmer to cream textures. They range from Discreet Nude Shimmer Gloss through to Mulberry Tease Lacquer (absolutely gorgeous) and are actually designed to be worn over lipstick, for a 'switch' (or to deepen the intensity of your lipstick). However, we love them on their own – and we think you (and Goldilocks) will, too.

Estée Lauder Pure Color Envy Sculpting Gloss/£20 at www.johnlewis.com