If you prefer a thinner texture, the Posh Balm is your girl. Although it contains rich ingredients like murumuru seed butter, because it comes in stick form, it’s not going to feel as gloopy as ones that are in a tube. It’s a harder texture, and you have to sort of “break the seal” when you first apply it to your lips. However, once you do, it begins melting with the help of your body heat, moisturizing your pout, tinting it with buildable color, and making it look slightly shiny, like you’ve just licked your lips.
Shades: 4
Size: 0.06 oz.
Victoria Beckham Beauty rating: 4.2/5 stars
An ELLE editor says: “There’s nothing I’ve tried by Victoria Beckham Beauty that I haven’t liked—I’d go as far to say that I love most of the line. So when the brand launched these balms last year, I immediately tried them. Although I was disappointed that there wasn’t a true brown in the range (my current color obsession), I surprisingly fell for Fleur—a sheer pink that enhances the natural shade of my lips and doesn’t look so unnaturally bright that I can’t wear it on an otherwise bare face. There’s also something addictive about the texture. When I apply it, I have the urge to keep going over my lips with the stick; and even when I do, it never looks like too much. There’s no overdoing it.”—Carol Lee, ELLE.com associate beauty e-commerce writer