Nine To Try: The Best Lip Oils According to Our Editors

The best lip oils to shop in Australia for 2025

L–R: Merit, Fluff and Go-To·Photo: Images Supplied

Some products earn a permanent spot in your bag. For us, it’s lip oil. From skincare-led formulas to refillable favourites, these are the ones we’re reaching for this winter.

Words by Simone Richardson · Updated on 08 Jan 2026 · Published on 02 Jul 2025

With more polish than a balm, but more wearability than a gloss, lip oils hit the essential sweet spot in between. What’s that, you say? Mostly an ultra-moisturising formula that delivers a whisper of tint, sans the sticky finish.

The concept isn’t new – legacy brands like Clarins and Dior still hold cult status. But newer formulas are more skincare-adjacent, packed with actives you’d usually find in a moisturiser or serum (think peptides, ceramides and hyaluronic acid). Plus, refillable formats are trending, led by local names like Fluff.

The best part? Most lip oils offer a sheer hit of colour without needing a liner-lipstick-gloss trio to pull together a look: it’s the one-swipe trick to feeling a little more put together. Here, our editors share which ones they use – and why they’ve earnt a spot in our kits.

Nine of the best lip oils to shop

Gisou Honey Infused lip oil

$49

Dutch brand Gisou is mostly known for its glossy hair products, but the beauty brand’s lip oil doesn’t play second fiddle. It has a thicker consistency to others on the market, delivering an ultra-shiny (yet non-sticky) finish. The 10 shades have been formulated with honey, blueberry seed oil and jojoba oil. And I love its sleek, waved glass packaging – a joy to have on display.
– Maggie Zhou, fashion editor-at-large

Key Ingredients: Honey, blueberry seed oil and jojoba oil | Shades: 10 | Size: 8 millilitres

Buy at Mecca

Clarins Lip Comfort Oil

$49

An OG in the lip oil game, this cult favourite has been repackaged in a sleek new tube – but the ultra-hydrating formula remains the same. Infused with botanical oils like jojoba, hazelnut and sweetbriar rose, it delivers a smooth, glossy finish without the stickiness. It also won’t leave your lips feeling parched once it wears off.
– Gitika Garg, directory editor

Key Ingredients: Jojoba, hazelnut and sweetbriar rose | Shades: 12 | Size: 7 millilitres

Buy at Adore Beauty

Glossier Lip Glaze

$41

Move over Balm Dotcom, there’s a new Glossier lip product to lust over. If you’re already a fan of the brand’s cult formulas, the new lip glaze makes a natural next step. The creamy base is made from apricot seed oil and shea butter, which helps it melt onto lips before leaving a cooling sensation. I love to pair any gloss with a lip stain that doesn’t budge. Aussie brand Peppr has just added three new shades to their already-viral collection – and I can’t wait to get my hands on all of them.
– Evie Baker, photo editor

Key Ingredients: Apricot seed oils and shea butter | Shades: 6 | Size: 8 millilitres

Buy at Glossier

Merit Shade Slick tinted lip oil

$38

I’m not usually a lip gloss girlie, but this lip oil is slowly changing that. It feels silky and stays on my lips longer than most balms. If I’m in a rush to leave the house and can’t be bothered putting anything else on, I’ll swipe this over my lips. Then, Bob's your uncle, I’m feeling cute again.
– Holly Bodeker Smith, newsletter editor

Key Ingredients: Shea butter and jojoba oil | Shades: 12 | Size: 7 millilitres

Buy at Merit

Fluff Refillable lip oil

$53

Refillable Aussie beauty brand Fluff might craft the most compact lip oil on this list. The pebble-shaped case holds colour inserts by magnet, which can be swapped out when you finish. There are nine shades to choose from, but after my many years with the original tint, I haven’t strayed.
– Simone Richardson, shopping editor

Key Ingredients: Aloe vera extract and sweet almond oil | Shades: 9 | Size: 2 grams

Buy at Fluff

YSL Loveshine Plumping lip oil

$72

I strive to achieve Dua Lipa’s glossy pout, and now I actually can with her newly endorsed YSL lip oil. The high-shine formula plumps lips using ginger and pepper oils, while hyaluronic acid keeps things hydrated.
– Evie Baker, photo editor

Key Ingredients: Hyaluronic acid | Shades: 10 | Size: 6 millilitres

Buy at Sephora

Go-To Lip Hero

$27

It took me a little while to get on the lip oil movement. After all, pawpaw never did me wrong. But there’s something seriously satisfying about Go-To’s Lip Hero. It’s light, hydrating and, best of all, it leaves me with a puckered pout that lasts.
– Claire Beverley, Access program coordinator

Key Ingredients: Buriti, rosehip and evening primrose oil | Shades: 1 | Size: 2.6 millilitres

Buy at Go-To

Dior Lip Glow Oil

$65

My beauty needs have shifted as I’ve gotten older. I first discovered this Dior lip oil when Bella Hadid was the face of the brand and I’ve never looked back. It adds a subtle hint of colour, enough that I don’t need to carry around five lipliners and a sticky gloss.
– Jessica Kirsopp, senior partnership manager.

Key Ingredients: Antioxidants | Shades: 8 | Size: 6 millilitres

Buy at Sephora

Kosas Wet Stick lip shine

$42

While this is listed as a “lip shine” on Mecca’s site, it’s packed with skincare ingredients I use on my face (namely peptides), plus several oils. There’s nothing I don’t like about this sleek little product: the chrome packaging, the sensorial formula and just the right amount of pigment.
– Simone Richardson, shopping editor

Key Ingredients: Peptides, hyaluronic acid and ceramides | Shades: 12 | Size: 3.1 grams

Buy at Mecca

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