Not quite a balm and not quite a gloss, the best lip oils are the ideal in-between, offering hydration, shine, and often, your-lips-but-better tint. Scroll on to give your gloss a break and welcome a nourishing lip oil into the spotlight. Our Top Lip Oils:Firework contentBest Overall: Summer Fridays Dream Lip OilSummer Fridays Dream Lip Oil $26 Sephora $26 Revolve Allure commerce editor Sarah Han applying Summer Fridays Dream Lip Oil in Soft Mauve. Lily WohlnerWhy it’s worth it: A gloss, an oil, and a plumper all in one, YSL’s Loveshine Plumping Lip Oil Gloss had our testers swooning during Best of Beauty Testing (earning it the 2025 award for best plumping gloss). In other words, we like to think of lip oils as the intersection between lip balms and glosses.