Tinted Lip Balms That Deliver the Perfect Balance of Color and Hydration

Winter is tough on the lips. The blast of the heater, the colds and congestion that force occasional mouth-breathing (gross), and the wind that strips any semblance of naturally occurring moisture from the skin. On the East Coast, at least, I spend much of November through March as a desiccated husk with lips that flake and sometimes crack. Having grown up on the West Coast, though, where summer temperatures reached over 100° F on the reg and where hot, dry breezes made my lips feel like they’d spent weeks without water in Death Valley, I can attest that dry weather isn’t limited to winter in much of the U.S.