If you love the look of lipstick but hate having to reapply it over and over, all day long, maybe it's time to try a good lip stain! There are so many to choose from, in so many colors, chances are there's a stain made just for you. Here are a few of my favorites... is one of these your ideal shade? Let's find out.
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SEPHORA COLLECTION Cream Lip Stain
Price: $14 at sephora.com
Available in 14 hot hues, this lip stain is made with nourishing avocado oil, and it's designed to last all day.
Giorgio Armani Lip Maestro
Price: $38 at sephora.com
Most of the 18 colors in this line are matte, but there are a few shimmering shades; all of them are made to last all day.
Too Faced Melted Liquified Long Wear Lipstick
Price: $21 at sephora.com
This is a long-wearing lipstick that acts like a stain, tinting your lips all day long without feeling heavy or sticky.
YSL Vernis À Lèvres Glossy Stain
Price: $36 at sephora.com
Hooray! Now you can get the shine of your favorite gloss and the all-day color of a stain.
MAKE up for EVER Aqua Rouge Liquid Lipstick
Price: $24 at sephora.com
Apply your favorite shade from the 15 marvelous mattes in this line, then swipe on the topcoat, and your color will last all day.
YSL Baby Doll Kiss & Blush Lips & Cheeks
Price: $40 at sephora.com
There are a dozen pretty colors in this line, all of them made to stain your lips and your cheeks with soft color all day long.
Hourglass Opaque Rouge Liquid Lipstick
Price: $28 at sephora.com
The bottle says lipstick but the lipstick itself is an all-day-long stain.
Smashbox Be Legendary Long Wear Lip Lacquer
Price: $24 at sephora.com
This is another lip stain disguised as a lush lipstick. It comes in nine gorgeous colors.
Tarte LipSurgence Matte Lip Tint
Price: $28 at amazon.com
Maybe you just want a hint of color, but you want it to last all day. This is the tint for you, then, available in six sweet shades.
SEPHORA COLLECTION Rouge Infusion Lip Stain
Price: $7 at sephora.com
There are eight gorgeous colors in this line, all of them highly pigmented and buildable, so you can use one quick swipe for a natural look, or layer it on for more glam.
Tata Harper Volumizing Lip & Cheek Tint
Price: $36 at sephora.com
Talk about a multi-tasker! This lip and cheek tint also plumps your lips and skin, smoothing out fine lines while providing all-day color.
YSL Volupté Tint-in-Oil
Price: $32 at sephora.com
Keep your lips hydrated and happy and coated in rich color, with this two-in-one stain and oil.
BURBERRY Lip & Cheek Bloom
Price: $30 at sephora.com
I'm noticing a trend here: many of these lip stains are two-in-one cheek stains, too! This one comes in six pretty shades, and each one is buildable, so you can have a soft color, or try something a little more intense with a few more layers.
BECCA Beach Tint
Price: $25 at sephora.com
Slip this little tube of color into your handbag or beach bag and you'll have a summer-sultry stain for your lips and cheeks everywhere you go.
Chosungah 22 Ink Jet Lip Tatt Lip Stain
Price: $30 at sephora.com
My only complaint? That this vivid all-day lip stain only comes in three colors.
Benefit Cosmetics Posietint Cheek & Lip Stain
Price: $30 at sephora.com
This soft, innocent poppy pink is made to tint your lips and cheeks with natural-looking color that last all day.
Benefit Cosmetics Chachatint Cheek & Lip Stain
Price: $30 at sephora.com
But maybe you want something brighter, more eye-catching, more cha-cha! Then set the Posietint aside and give this a go!
MILK MAKEUP Oil Lip Stain
Price: $18 at sephora.com
Choose from red (Tude) or hot pink (Vibes), and enjoy hydrated, color-stained lips all day long.
Tarte Lipsurgence Skintuitive Lip Tint
Price: $14 at amazon.com
I love that this berry-hued lip stain looks different on each person... how cool is that?!
Stila Lip & Cheek Stain
Price: $29 at amazon.com
This is another lip stain that reacts to each person's pH to create a one-of-a-kind hue.
Dinoplatz Lost Identity Lip Tint
Price: $18 at sephora.com
... and finally, a customize-able lip tint that comes in three shades you can play with. Fun!
ARDENCY INN MODSTER Long Play Lip Vinyl
Price: $23 at sephora.com
This long-wearing lip stain/gloss is just as glossy as the name implies, and it comes in four sleek shades.
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