If you're considering a beauty overhaul for the summer months but bored of neon face paint, bold lids and rainbow glitter, why not let your lips make a statement instead? For festivals and long summer nights, we're saying goodbye to matte products and making space in our makeup bags for metallic, shiny tones.
Unlike glitter lip products, these high-impact lipsticks don’t have any fallout, making them easy to apply and comfortable to wear, with colour lasting all day and night. For maximum results, exfoliate lips and apply a balm before gliding on your futuristic shade.
Follow the call of the disco ball and click through for our pick of the best metallic lipsticks out there. See you on the dance floor.
With its warm finish, this subtle lipstick is perfect for those dipping their toe into the trend. Infused with avocado oil, jojoba oil, avocado and illipe butter, this lipstick will leave lips smooth and moisturised.
Urban Decay Vice Metallized Lipstick in Bobby Dazzle, £15.50, available at Selfridges
One of three colours in the Molten Metallics Collection, this Topshop offering is a twist on your average pink nude.
Topshop Lipstick in Mercurial, £8, available at Topshop
The perfect holographic shade is arriving this July, thanks to Winky Lux. The lip balm is designed to react with your skin's PH levels to create the perfect shimmer effect tailored to your skin tone. To top it all off, the mineral-based glitter in this out-of-this-world glimmer balm is edible – just don’t go licking it all off.
Winky Lux Holographic Glimmer Balm, £13, launching this July at Winky Lux
Gerard Cosmetics’ super-pigmented and non-drying metallics are the perfect formula. Fuzzy Navels’ peach undertone is super-flattering, too.
Gerard Cosmetics Hydra Matte Metallic Liquid Lipstick in Fuzzy Navel, £11, available at Beauty Bay
One of the bolder shades in the range, Meteoric Violet is a warm purple with a high-shine 3D finish. In one swipe, lips are given long-wearing colour, ready to take on the night.
Lancôme Le Metallique in Meteoric Violet, £22, available at Selfridges
Berried is a traffic-stopping shimmer to replace your classic red.
Beauty Bakerie Metallic Lip Whip in Berried, £16, available at Cult Beauty
Lime Crime’s liquid metallic lipsticks, inspired by roses, dry down to a luxurious velvet-like finish.
Lime Crime Metallic Velvetine Lipstick in Posh, £15.53, available at Lime Crime
This super-pigmented metallic purple is the perfect shade for those a little frightened of navy and black lipstick.
Kevyn Aucoin The Molten Lip Colour Molten Metals in Carbon, £24, available at Space.NK
This aqua colour is festival-ready.
NYX Professional Makeup Cosmic Metals Lip Cream in Electromagnetic, £7, available at Selfridges
Explore a galaxy of unique colours with OCC’s dynamic range. An intense dose of liquid lip colour enriched with hemp oil to nourish and peppermint oil to revitalise.
Obsessive Compulsive Cosmetics Lip Tar in Technopagan, £11.50, available at SkinStore
Come to the dark side with this dark granite shade.
NYX Professional Makeup Wicked Lippies in Cold Hearted, £6, available at Boots
This one is sheer, so easy to wear alone or layered over dark shades for a metallic ombre look.
L'Oréal Paris Color Riche Gold Obsession in Pure Gold, £6.99, available at FeelUnique
Raise a glass to this dazzling champagne-toned lip topper. The coconut oil-based gloss instantly refreshes, too.
Jouer Cosmetics Long-Wear Lip Topper in Tan Lines, £13.50, available at Cult Beauty
This copper number brings out the warmth in deeper skin tones.
ColourPop Ultra Metallic Lip in DM, £4.70, available at ColourPop
This luscious brown has a touch of reflective aqua green shining through.
Lime Crime Perlees Lipstick in Beetle, £13.97, available at Lime Crime
3INA teamed up with the renowned celebrity embroider Marie-Sophie Lockhart to create Art Freedom, a collection inspired by '80s club kids. This metallic shade is sweat-proof, meaning you can go until 3am without applying another lick.
3INA x Marie-Sophie Lockhart The Longwear Lipstick 511, £6.95, available at 3INA
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