Ever spend precious moments finishing up your pout in the mirror, only to find all your precision smudged on the inside of your mask at the end of the night? (Unfortunately raises hand.) Mask gripes aside, stains are the perfect middle ground of all the lippies. If you’re looking for the bold pigment of a lipstick but that melt-into-your-lips swipe only your trusty lip balm can bring, allow us to introduce you to the mighty lip stain. These effortlessly coat on color, giving you that just-finished-off-an-ice-pop pout for all your masked-up ventures. Below, 12 gorgeous, clean lip stains that won’t dare budge. Outburst Longwear Lip Stain, Bite Beauty ($13.50) Lippie Lingerie Matte Lip Tint, Tarte ($24) lip & cheek stain, Elaluz ($18) Flower Balm, Winky Lux ($16) Lip Tint, Kjaer Weis ($38.25) Phyto-Pigments Liquid Lip Stain, Juice Beauty ($24) Enchanted Lip Sheer, Rituel de Fille ($25) Glow Oil, Milk Makeup ($23.18) Cupuacu + Mango Butter Lip Balm, WLDKAT ($16) Dew Tint, Amuse Makeup ($20) Vivid Cotton Ink, innisfree ($15) Liquid Lipstick, mented Cosmetics ($20)
