Your search for the best non-sticky, moisturizing lip gloss is over. I've done the research to find the most popular lip gloss on the market from steep to cheap, including Allure Magazine's best pick, to Sephora favorites to Makeupalley's best.
1. Clinique Long Lasting Glosswear
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Allure Magazine named Clinique Long Lasting Glosswear its best lip gloss of 2009. It comes in 18 shades and protects lips with 15 SPF. I've tried Juicy Apple and loved it. It's a favorite shade of Allure's, along with Tenderheart, Guavagold, Clearly Pink and Goldspun. $14
2. NARS Lip Gloss
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NARS Lip Gloss is one of Sephora's best selling lip glosses. Non-sticky, moisturizing and long-lasting, NARS Lip Gloss comes in a plethora of shades. Out of a whopping 1,582 reviews on Sephora as of the time this was written, it average 4.5 out of 5 stars. It's a fan favorite on Makeupalley.com, too, with 78% of users saying they'd buy it again. $24
3. Origins "Once Upon a Shine" Sheer Lip Gloss
Origins lip glosses get overwhelmingly great reviews on Makeupalley.com and Origins own website (not everything gets 5 stars, but the lip gloss does). Users loved it for its minty taste and incredible shine. The colors are sheer (Origins calls it "barely there") and there are 10 shades to choose from. $14.50
4. MAC Lustreglass Lip Gloss
MAC's lip glosses have been a perennial favorite of years. It's sheer with just a bit of shimmer and comes in several shades (clear is pictured here). Some users complain it's a bit too sticky, while others swear by it as their favorite everyday gloss. About $14
5. Revlon Super Lustrous Lip Gloss
At about $5.75 and up, you can't beat this basic drugstore lip gloss. It's not sticky, there are loads of colors to choose from and it lasts a long time for its price. Extra bonus: it has SPF 15.
6. Christian Dior Creme de Gloss
An Oprah magazine and a Makeupalley.com favorite, Dior's Creme de Gloss is more like a lip balm than a gloss, according to one Makeupalley.com top reviewer who writes, "The texture is creamy and coverage is opaque like a lipstick instead of sticky like a gloss." Reviewers love it because the colors are highly pigmented and flattering to skin tones. One wrote, "It lasts and lasts, and never forms the white line on the inside of my lips." $25
7. Cover Girl Lipslicks
For a drugstore purchase, you can't go wrong with Cover Girl's Lipslicks. At about $8, it's a basic gloss and Cover Girl's most popular gloss.
8. Chanel Rouge Double Intensite in Rose Pearl
A couple years ago, I spent the day with my friend Maryellen and noticed that her lip color remained constant through a full day of walking around Brooklyn's Prospect Park, shopping, drinking coffee and eating lunch. Over a late afternoon snack I marveled that the color was still in place. "Good grief, Maryellen, your lip color has not budged all day." Her secret was Chanel's Rouge Double Intensite in Rose Pearl. You apply the color, let it dry and then put the gloss over it. Of course I went out and bought myself one and when it ran out, I bought another. I've turned brides on to it because it stays on for so long. You do have to reapply the gloss, but the color won't budge. It's not cheap, but it's worth the price. $39
9. Maybelline SuperStay Lip Gloss
If you can't afford Chanel's lip color plus gloss, try Maybelline's SuperStay Lip Gloss, which is a much cheaper version of the color plus lip gloss concept. You put on the color first, let it dry, then apply the gloss. The effects are long-lasting. About $9.
10. C.O. Bigelow Mentha Lip Shine
The lip gloss contains peppermint oil so it not only refreshes and cools lips but it freshens breath with every lick of the lips. It's a super popular gloss on Makeupalley.com where reviewers loved the taste and the price ($7). It doesn't come in colors, but you can fill in lips first with a lipliner and then apply this gloss on top of it.
