20 of the Best Lip Tints in Singapore for Every Style Seeker

When it comes to makeup, all you ever need is a swipe of your favourite lippie to make a statement. Thank goodness for the outer-worldly beauty creations; we’re blessed with a myriad of lip products, from lipstick and lip gloss to lip tint and lip plumper. If you’re uninitiated and wondering what a lip tint is, imagine what your lips look like after eating a bright cherry popsicle. That’s what a lip tint resembles – and why we love them. They impart a beautiful, natural-looking colour that lasts a long time, feels weightless, and is incredibly easy to apply. According to Hillary Clark, makeup artist and founder of Beauty HAC, “The liquid colour from a lip stain is absorbed by the skin rather than sitting on top of the lip like a cream lipstick or gloss.” She explains that this allows it to temporarily colour the epidermis and stay in place until you remove it. Below, we have scoured the best lip tints.

What’s the Difference Between a Lipstick, Lip Tint, and Lip Balm?

Lipsticks are generally made of wax, which gives them that smooth texture and creates all sorts of different finishes. Lipsticks can be creamy, matte, velvet, suede, or sheer — depending on what’s mixed with the wax.

Lip balms also contain wax but have fewer pigments. They’re primarily meant for moisturising the lips, although tinted lip balms give a very subtle hint of colour.

Lip tints (sometimes called lip stains) have a higher liquid content and lots of pigment that sticks straight onto the lips. It’s like ink for the lips, and they’re meant to give you lots of colour but still let your lip texture show through. Since they have less wax, they won’t smudge or fade once applied.

What’s the Best Way to Apply a Lip Tint?

Once you apply a lip tint, it’s hard to remove, so you have to work quickly to blend and fix it. If you want a blurred lip effect, dot it in the middle of your mouth and then blend with your fingers. For more precision, tap the tip with a small lip brush and apply it like you would any other lipstick. We also recommend using lip brushes to apply lip tint into the corners of the mouth or fill in the cupid’s bow. The lip tints that have watery texture can also get on your teeth, so blot them immediately with tissue.

Discover Essential Lip Tint Hacks You Need to Know

• Use lip tint as a lipstick base. Apply it over lips, let it dry, then apply a similar lipstick shade on top. Even if your lipstick fades, you’ll still have a pretty stain on your lips.
• Use lip tint to correct your lip colour. Orange and orange-red lip tints can brighten up dark lips, while pink lip tints can add warmth to pale lips.
• Use lip tint under nude lipstick. It’ll add a different undertone that changes the way your lipstick looks.
• Use lip tint under lip balm. The colour lasts longer, and won’t smudge when you reapply your balm.
• Use lip tint on your cheeks. Just make sure to add lots of moisturizer and blend really quickly. One of our fave ways to add a bit of colour when we’re only wearing sunscreen or tinted moisturizer.
• Fake a lip tint effect. You can use ANY pigmented lipstick to create that blurred, stain lip. Just blot out, reapply, blot, and then reapply. You remove all the waxes and oils and leave lots of layers of pigment.

The Best Lip Tints in Singapore 2024

1. EGLIPS Water Glaze Tint

Available in five different colours, EGLIPS Water Glaze Tint can pump up your lips with all the moisture they need to look plump and sexy. It has a clear, watery gloss texture that feels super light and just touches the lips smoothly without feeling sticky. It can last all day and keep your lips hydrated!

Why we love it:

• Watery gloss finish
• Highly pigmented
• Keeps lips hydrated

Cons:

• Doesn’t last long 

Price: $27.26

Where to buy: Amazon

2. BBIA Last Velvet Lip Tint Flower Series

If you’re looking for a velvety lip tint, then this BBIA collection is perfect for you. The texture gives you a smooth finish. It is free from particles like powder and creates a soft velvet appearance. In just one swipe, the lip tint is super long-lasting and can stay put like a tattoo all day long.

Why we love it:

• Affordable
• Long-lasting velvet finish
• Does not fade

Cons:

• Colours are limited to shades of pink and red only

Price: $5.90 – $9.90

Where to buy: Shopee

3. Benefit Cosmetics Benetint Cheek and Lip Stain

This holy grail lip tint leaves a universally flattering rosy pink stain on your lips and cheeks. It’s easy to blend, lasts all day, and the small bottle fits into travel kits and your everyday makeup kit. Allure magazine editors say: “This kisses skin with a sheer flush of color that looks natural and sexy. Just blend swiftly to prevent streaking.”

Why we love it:

• It can be applied to the cheeks and lips
• Natural rose tinted finish
• Long-wearing 

Cons:

• Not highly pigmented

Price: $45.00

Where to buy: Sephora

4. 3CE Velvet Lip Tint

One of the most popular Korean lip tints on the market! It has a high rating and over a hundred reviews that say it’s the best lip tint in Singapore! Fans love how it goes on like a lip tint but dries to a diffused powder finish that mimics your favourite matte lipstick. It also feels very light and comfortable, so if you like the matte look but not the matte feeling, try this.

Why we love it:

• Matte finish
• Easy to apply
• Variety of shades available 

Cons:

• Contains fragrance 

Price: $37.95

Where to buy: Amazon

5. ELF Cosmetics Radiant Gel Lip Tint

It’s one of the most affordable lip tints in Singapore, but fans say it looks perfect on their lips and feels like they’re wearing no makeup at all. Its hydrating formula, enriched with rosewater and Vitamin E, helps keep your lips soft and smooth. Once it dries, apply lip gloss for extra shine.

Why we love it:

• Hydrating formula
• Keeps lips soft and smooth
• Lightweight 

Cons:

• Subtle finish

Price: $10.50

Where to buy: Amazon

6. Etude House Dear Darling Water Lip Tint

This popular Korean lip tint won a Soko Glam K-Beauty Award. It has a great shade range that includes pinks, oranges, reds, and even a deep plum. Use one layer for a sheer, just-bitten effect, or tap on several layers for more intense and long-lasting colour. For its price and colour payoff, it’s one of the best lip tints in Singapore! 

Why we love it:

• Contains fruit extracts to nourish the lips
• Vibrant colours
• Long-lasting 

Cons:

• Subtle finish

Price: $10.50

Where to buy: Watsons

7. Laneige Tattoo Lip Tint

It’s the best of both worlds: that rich, satin finish of your favourite lipstick but in the light and long-lasting formula of a lip tint. The warm shades flatter all skin tones and can be worn every day, every where. The applicator also has a sharper tip, to make it easier to apply in corners or in the Cupid’s bow.

Why we love it:

• Highly-pigmented
• Fast-drying
• Doe foot applicator for precision 

Cons:

• It takes time to remove 

Price: $32.00

Where to buy: Amazon

8. Bobbi Brown Extra Lip Tint

One of the best lip tints for dry lips! Its special olive oil complex, Vitamin E, and other moisturising ingredients help soothe cracked or flaky lips while leaving a natural pinkish glow. The only downside is that Sephora Singapore only carries a few shades, which work better on lighter skin tones.

Why we love it:

• High-shine finish
• Keeps lips hydrated
• Conditions the lips for 24 hours

Cons:

• Slightly pricey

Price: $58.00

Where to buy: Sephora

9. Kora Organics by Miranda Kerr Noni Lip Tint

Lip tints in a pot are less convenient to use (you’ll need a brush because dipping your fingers is messy and unhygienic). However, you get a lot more product for your money — this little jar will last you over a year! This deep berry shade suits all skin tones and looks very sexy too! Definitely one to wear to a party or date night. It’s also vegan and natural! See how it looks like your lips, but better.

Why we love it:

• Vegan
• Contains natural ingredients
• Hydrates the lips

Cons:

• Slightly less convenient to use

Price: $37.00

Where to buy: Modesens

10. Sephora Lip Stain Metal

Bored by lip stains in pinks, reds, and nudes? Check out Sephora’s trendy and unique shades, including blue, green, and gold! The metallic finish and unusual colours help you create bold makeup looks while still pampering your lips. You can also find a few every day pinks and browns, of course, but this is one lip tint that dares to be different, so you can, too.

Why we love it:

• Stunning metallic finish
• True to colour
• Precision applicator 

Cons:

• Slightly drying 

Price: $22.00

Where to buy: Sephora

11. The Balm BalmJour Creamy Lip Stain

Can it get better than this? This claims to be the next generation of lip product: it starts as a gloss, delivers the pigment of a lipstick, has a soft, creamy texture, and finishes as a stain. Check out swatches and this review.

Why we love it:

• Unique flexible formula 
• High payoff colour
• Creamy texture 

Cons:

• Some users reported that it wears off easily

Price: $14.95

Where to buy: Cosmetics Now

12. YSL Beauty Rouge Pur Couture Vernis a Levres

This luxe lip tint gives you all the shine of your favourite lip gloss with the staying power of a stain. While it’s expensive, you can really feel and see the difference. It doesn’t feel sticky or heavy on your lips, and you get a lot of colour payoff that lasts all throughout the day. The shade range is also timelessly classy and universally wearable. You’ll use this lip tint every single day, for work and special occasions, simply because it looks and feels so good. Definitely worth the splurge!

Why we love it:

• High shine
• Lightweight texture
• Timeless shade

Cons:

• Slightly pricey 

Price: $54.95

Where to buy: Cosmetics Now

13. MAC Cosmetics Versicolour Varnish Cream Lip Stain

We are seriously obsessed with MAC lipsticks because that brand understands lip colour in a really special way. For decades, they’ve set the trend on colours, finishes, and new ways to rock the lip. At the same time, some of their colours have stood the test of time — to this day, Chilli and Russian Red remain on every true beauty editor’s Top 10 Lipsticks list. So you have to pay attention to this brand’s lip tint range, which again breaks ground by giving you lots of pigment and an always-wet finish. What that means is that you always look like you just applied your lipstick. It stays fresh and perfect, and even 12 hours later, it fades to a pretty stain. We want all the shades.

Why we love it:

• Long-lasting
• Wet-finish
• 12-hour intense staining power

Cons:

• Slightly pricey 

Price: $71.15

Where to buy: Amazon

14. Laneige Stained Glasstick Stain

If you watch K-dramas, you know the trope about the pretty-but-innocent heroine. She’s sweet, a bit of a tomboy, and doesn’t work too hard to look good, but somehow does. But when she needs a bit of confidence, she wears lipstick. Well, fun fact: Laneige works with a lot of K-dramas, including Clean With Passion For Now.

To get that natural tint that looks like your own lips, apply one coat. For that dramatic entrance worthy of a K-drama heroine, wear several coats.

Why we love it:

• High-shine
• Sheer finish
• Free from paraben and fragrance 

Cons:

• Needs frequent re-application 

Price: $28.95

Where to buy: Cosmetics Now

15. Revlon Kiss Cushion Lip Tint

Torn between a subtle lip stain or a high-impact liquid lipstick? Revlon lip tint lets you do both. One swipe and you get barely-there, my-lips-but-better colour. Add a second or third layer, and you’ve got bold, statement lips. Either way, your lips are infused with nourishing ingredients that keep them soft, smooth, and moisturised all day.

Why we love it:

• Features soft cushion applicator
• Variety of stunning shades
• Affordable 

Cons:

• Users reported that it requires a few applications to attain the preferred finish 

Price: $22.30

Where to buy: Watsons

16. NYX Professional Makeup Epic Ink Lip Dye

This long-wearing lip tint will survive a workout, a buffet, a romantic kiss — you name it. It has a matte finish and bold colours, so you can create absolutely any makeup look. 

Why we love it:

• Highly pigmented
• Can be layered with lipstick
• Matte finish

Cons:

• It is recommended to moisturise your lips prior to application 

Price: $39.46

Where to buy: Amazon 

17. Tarte Lippie Lingerie Matte Lip Tint

Looking for a matte, nude lip tint? You’ll find the perfect shade in this collection. It also has nourishing ingredients like mango seed, cupuacu, and murumuru butter to keep your lips soft and smooth. It accentuates your lips with its long-lasting matte finish, but with a twist of lip tint.

Why we love it:

• Matte finish
• Non-drying formula
• Nude-inspired shades 

Cons:

• The scent is similar to that of a crayon

Price: $34.00

Where to buy: Amazon

18. Tom Ford Beauty Soleil Lip Lacquer Liquid Tint

This luxury lip tint contains precious pulverised pearls for a soft and sophisticated sheen. Sephora reviews say that it smells like a cookie!  It doesn’t last as long as other lip tints, but the finish is worth the extra effort to reapply. The available shades are really pigmented and look great on all skin tones. While it’s pricey, it’s one of the best lip tints in Singapore!

Why we love it:

• High payoff colour
• Pleasant scent
• Comfortable to wear

Cons:

• It does not last long

Price: $77.95

Where to buy: Cosmetics Now

19. Clio Mad Matte Lip Tint

Love the look of matte lipstick, but hate how it makes your lips feel like sandpaper? Try this popular Korean lip tint. The oils nourish and hydrate your lips, preventing uncomfortable dryness. Thanks to the formula, it leaves your lips with a powdery finish and high payoff colour.

Why we love it:

• Velvet powder finish
• Non-drying formula
• Long-wearing 

Cons:

• The lip tint takes time to be removed 

Price: $18.90

Where to buy: Amazon

20. INNISFREE Airy Matte Tint

INNISFREE Airy Matte Tint is a perfect option for those who prefer a lip tint but do not want to compromise on a matte finish. It features a moist powder gel texture that adheres to the lips for long-lasting wear. Its formula includes ceramide, which ensures a smooth, velvety finish even on chapped lips.

Why we love it:

• Long-lasting matte finish
• Gentle formula
• Ultra-light texture

Cons:

• Limited shades are available, only in nude colour palette

Price: $22.20

Where to buy: Lazada