Clarins Instant Light Natural Lip Perfectors

Disclosure: This is not a compensated or sponsored post. I was provided the product for review purposes only. All opinions expressed here are my own.

It is safe to say that when I first tried Clarins Instant Light Perfector it shot to the top of my lip loving stash. These are perfect for the summer. I always feel like multi-tasking products are in and the Clarins Instant Light Natural Lip combine makeup and skincare in one product. come in the squeeze tubes with a sponge tip applicator. There are tiny holes in the tip so you simply squeeze the tube to dispense product. This summer there are new shades that have been added to the permanent lineup and four new shades will be launching in August. The Clarins team sent over all the shades for me to play with.

The Clarins Instant Light Natural Lip Perfectors have a glossy finish with semi-sheer pigment similar to the Instant Light Lip Balm Perfectors (the stick version) but the squeeze tubes have a slight sheen and shimmer to them. They have a pleasant sweet scent and taste to them, like a sweet vanilla but not overly sweet. The Lip Perfectors contain mango, shea and licorice to protect and moisturize the lips. Color-wise most of the original shades look pretty much the same on my lips once blended out. They have a sheer finish but there is a noticeable tint. I have pigmented lips so some of the shades will most likely show up better on your lips compared to mine. The colors have names and numbers, but on the tubes there is only a number label.

The new shades include 16, 17, 18 & 19. . These all have some degree of shimmer in them but on the lips it’s not visible – the shimmer gives them what Clarins calls a 3D effect.

1 Rose Shimmer is a light medium neutral pink
2 Apricot Shimmer is a light apricot color
3 Nude Shimmer is a light peachy shimmer
4 Petal Shimmer is a pale light baby pink
5 Candy Shimmer is soft medium pink
6 Rosewood Shimmer is a neutral medium brown pink
7 Toffee Pink Shimmer is a neutral mauve
8 Plum Shimmer is a red plum
10 Pink Shimmer (limited-edition) is a bright sheer pink
11 Orange Shimmer (limited-edition) is a bright sheer orange shimmer
12 Red Shimmer (limited-edition) is a bright sheer red
13 Pink Grapefruit is a light pink
14 Juicy Mandarian is an orange shade
16 Intense Rosebud is a pink with pop
17 Intense Maple is a beautiful rosy tone with a touch of brown
18 Intense Garnet is a pretty red
19 Intense Smoky Rose is a touch of pink

I’ve been wearing these on their own and also layered over matte lipsticks too to help keep my lips nourished and moisturized. You can find the Clarins Instant Light Natural Lip Perfectors now at all Clarins counters. Online at Clarins, Bloomingdale’s and Macy’s.

Have you tried them, let me know what you think?