The Summer time Fridays lip balm is one thing of a TikTok legend. Given its lengthy listing of followers—even Rihanna was noticed holding a tube—you won’t assume it lives as much as the hype. However you’d be improper. It’s fabulous, and it’s been so profitable since its 2020 debut, that it impressed the model’s newest launch: the Dream Lip Oil. However earlier than we get into the novelty, let’s break down what makes the O.G. lip balm so good.

Merely put, it’s all the things a contemporary lip product must be: The balm has a mask-like formulation that’s full of conditioning brokers like shea and murumuru seed butter—enveloping your pout in a shiny sheerness irrespective of which of the seven tints you select. “We needed to create one thing that was nourishing, not sticky, however nonetheless felt balmy and easy,” Summer time Fridays founders Marianna Hewitt and Lauren Eire tells Vogue. The tints are as wonderful because the composition and pair expertly with lip liners or on their very own.

Ever because the runway success of the Summer time Fridays Jet Lag Masks—the IYKYK exfoliant that each one the buzziest influencers swore by to reach at any vacation spot fresh-faced after an extended haul flight—took the wonder world by storm eight years in the past, it appears, Hewitt and Eire handle to introduce hit after hit—doubtless as a result of the duo is eager on listening to what their group really desires.

“Our group has actually formed what we create and after we create it,” says Eire. “We might see that our Lip Butter Balm was standard; folks have been loving it. It was resonating so we knew the creation of a Dream Lip Oil can be one thing our group would love from us.” They usually have been proper. Keen followers began reviewing the newest addition—the Dream Lip Oil—weeks earlier than its launch, drumming up anticipation for its arrival.

With plenty of variations in lip care (assume: lipsticks, stains, tints, and many others.), you may marvel why an oil format. Per Hewitt and Eire, it’s all in regards to the easy feeling that Summer time Fridays is understood for—a tinted lip oil being the following step within the pure development of your morning skincare and complexion routines. “As a result of a lip oil shouldn’t be fairly a lipstick, it nonetheless has that lip care-skin care profit while you’re making use of it to the pores and skin,” Hewitt explains. 9 plant-based oils lead the system (particularly castor, jojoba, avocado, apricot, jojoba, grape seed, raspberry, shea, and rosa canina fruit oil) plus plant-based collagen, squalane, and vitamin E to lock in moisture, and ship softer, plumper lips. The feel, for me, is most compelling. It feels uniquely plush, virtually satin-y (not shiny!) on the listing, however most significantly—weightless, non-sticky, and refreshingly minty. The end is sheer, however buildable. There are 4 shades to select from: Pink Cloud (a wealthy pink), Mushy Mauve (one in every of Hewitt’s favorites), Blush Dream (one in every of Eire’s favorites), and Rosewood Nights (a rosy brown). Plus, the massive doe-foot applicator makes it a dream to use—its measurement coats the lips with ease for a streak-free end. Due to this, one can apply with out trying in a mirror and comprehend it’ll be on completely.