The return of Y2K fashion in 2023 has been much documented – with slip dresses, ballet flats and maxi denim skirts making their way back into our summer wardrobes – but what about the make-up? We’re happy to leave the skinny eyebrows back in the Noughties, but glazed lips have happily had a 2023 reboot, thanks to the likes of Hailey Bieber, Kendall Jenner and Maya Jama.

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Forget the sugary, sticky glosses of the millennium that trapped every passing hair and bug (Lancome Juicy Tubes, we’re looking at you). The latest take has lips drenched in satiny, nourishing oils with dewy colour tints for a wash of colour. Packed with plant oils, peptides, collagen and botanicals, they’re not just cosmetic but hydrating and smoothing, too. They can be worn alone as a glaze or over lipsticks, to give that high-gloss finish and intensify colour.

This week we round up twelve of the best lip oils to try, including the viral Fat Oil from NYX for under £10, as well as the bestselling collagen-rich lip treatment from Beauty Pie that will soften and plump your pout.

By Lydia Mansi
June 2023