The Glossy Lip Is Back for SS22, Here Are 22 Of The Best High-Shine Lip Glosses

Our first foray into beauty? Lip gloss of course.

Whether you were a Juicy Tubes girl, or stockpiled Missy Sporty's Precious Shine (sadly now discontinued), a generous slick of lip gloss was regarded as the style statement of the 90s and 00s.

Fast forward to today, and the humble gloss has come a long way since the super-sticky, hair-trapping formulas of our adolescent days. Now, they're filled to bursting with lip quenching ingredients like vitamin E and coconut oil, packed with pigment that stays put for hours on end, and have the ability to lend lips a stunning patent leather finish that's bound to turn a few heads.

If you're looking at the hundred lip glosses living rent free at the bottom of your handbag and questioning why you would need more, it might be worth double checking when you bought them. Due to their direct contact with our mouth - and all the bacteria that produces - we should be looking to replace our lip products around every 6 months. So chances are, if you didn't purchase it this side of the pandemic, you should probably chuck it.

If that isn't enough to convince you that it's time to reinvest in your gloss wardrobe, then look to the runways, where nineties nostalgia is reigning for Spring/Summer 22 and reviving the very best of the decades beauty trends (and trust us, there were some shockers we'd rather not remember). Clear glossy lips were the order of the day at Fendi by Versace and Victoria Beckham, while Supriya Lele merged two of the biggest nineties trends when she sent models down the runway with lacquered brown lips.

Ready to relive the shine? Read on for our pick of the juiciest, slickest, glassy glosses on offer.