There seems to be a tradeoff in many lip products: Buy an actually affordable product that provides color but no hydration, or pay two or three times that amount for pigment and moisture, and let your wallet suffer.

Amazon

Julep’s two-in-one lip

balm lipstick is coveted by thousands of Amazon reviewers for being that ‘best of both worlds’ Goldilocks option. Folks say it’s an excellent swap for more expensive lip products like the — and for expensive holy grails from MAC and Urban Decay that have since been discontinued.

Clinique chubby sticks

Loyalists say the lippie is an “” that’s best described as “,” with the rich color and satin-y finish of lipstick and the “” hydration of a good lip balm.

extraordinary find

lipstick with moisturizer

luscious