For those looking for a more convenient way to add color to their lips this summer, make sure you have a lip stain in your makeup bag. With their light application, they win over lipsticks or lipgloss because you don’t get that stickyness that isn’t ideal in the sun. But you do get that kick of color that you want on your lips, that has a pretty good staying power as well.

Some recommended ones to check out (from the top left):

  • Sephora’s Cream Lip Stain applies as a cream texture at first, but then transforms into a silky and lightweight stain for just $12.
  • Revlon’s Just Bitten gets props as a lip stain AND a balm for about $6.
  • Cover Girl has the Outlast Lip Stain that applies a pretty sheer wash on your lips for about $6-8.
  • Josie Maran offers the Magic Marker Lip & Cheek Stain that boosts long-wearing power for $19.
  • Laura Mercier’s Lip Stain sits daintily in a pot with some very gorgeous color choices for $20.
  • posietint from Benefit is the newest in the -tint line and gives us color with a bit of shimmer fun for $28.

    • Lip stains are definitely one of the items that are on my summer to-get list, since they really do seem so perfect for that quick and light summer makeup face. How about you guys?