Things are heavy - how about a nostalgic trip to a simpler time. Let’s take a visit to yesteryear and remember some of the greatest (or at least the most iconic) lippy’s to ever exist.
Vanilla Lip Smackers
Slightly controversial, since not everyone is a vanilla fan but these little babies were a big part of a generation’s adolescence. Lip Smacker now offers a Tin Lip Balm Vault that comes housing 8 original flavors, just in case you’re in need of trip (or a taste) down memory lane.
Juicy Tubes
Lancome’s Juicy Tubes are celebrating their 20th anniversary - can you believe it? The mega-watt shine, the super-sticky flavors that undoubtedly will stick to your perfectly face-framing whispies. So many memories.
MAC Clear Lip Glass
Another sticky icon. They say that this creates a “glass-like finish or a subtle sheen” but I don’t think there is anything subtle about this classic. Layered over a liner or on its own, this one reminds of my most awkward pre-teen years.
MAC Viva Glam Lipstick
This color launched in 1994 at the height of the HIV epidemic with 100% of proceeds going to MAC’s Viva Glam Aids Fund. The “intense brownish blue-red” was all the rage, I can still remember the Viva Glam ads at the mall. The mall, remember that place?
Glossier
A modern addition but cult-classic none the less, Glossier’s Generation G sheer matte lipstick gives the look and finish of just-blotted lipstick, without the blot. Gen G will be found tucked in backpacks and purses for the foreseeable future. It’s got it all; easy, “dialed-down” buildable pigments and the perfect texture.
Ahhhh youth. It’s truly wasted on the young.
