It's Time for Me to Own Up—I Swapped Out My Go-To Luxury Lip Oil for This £10 One Weeks Ago

As a beauty editor, I've tried countless lip oils. I'm the type of person who is never more than two feet away from my lip balm and has a lip oil in every bag I own. Plus, as someone who has particularly sensitive lips I tend to stay loyal to the products that work for me.

So, I consider myself incredibly picky about what I put on my lips. From the Dior lip oil to Merit's Shade Slick, I'm usually swayed by the luxury brands and the sleek packaging that accompanies them. That was until I discovered Byoma's Lip Oils (£10).

Byoma Liptide pH Lip Oil

The one I was most excited to try was the Liptide pH Lip Oil (£10). This lip oil reacts with your skin's natural pH levels, which promises to deliver a custom pink flush to your lips while hydrating and plumping.

The formula itself is a plush oil that cushions the lips with a glass-like shine, without the stickiness you typically get with a traditional lip gloss. The extra large doe-foot applicator hugs lips and bestows just the right amount of product in one swipe. So far, a great first impression.

It also has a slightly sweet pick 'n' mix type of scent, but this isn't hugely noticeable on the lips.

After Using Byoma Liptide pH Lip Oil

A minute or two after swiping on the lip oil, I noticed a pink flush of colour that appeared on my lips. I'm not usually a pink kind of person, but surprisingly liked the result of the pH-reactive hue.

The lip oil itself remains mostly clear, but gives your lips a natural-looking stain underneath, so even once the gloss has worn off you can enjoy a hint of colour.

The lip oil itself feels really nourishing. I'd liken it to the feeling of wearing a thick lip balm or lip mask, but with the glassiness of a lip gloss. It has a more cushiony sensation on the lips rather than the silky slip of a thinner lip oil. For this reason, I actually found this to be more long-lasting than other lip oils I've tried.

As for my lips, they felt intensely hydrated long after the gloss had worn away, with not a hint of dryness.

Two Hours After Application

Above is how the pink stain looks after a couple hours of wear. Even though the lip oil had worn off, the pink hue is definitely still noticeable and stays true to the initial hue that developed when I initially applied it. At this point, my lips still felt suitably nourished and hydrated.

Byoma Liptide Lip Oil

If you'd rather a clear formula from you lip oil, then this one if for you. It features the same hydrating arsenal of ingredients (peptides, avocado and tamanu oils) in a glossy lip oil formula.

After Using Byoma Liptide Lip Oil

Again, the extra large applicator generously coats lips in a glassy, mirror-like gloss that instantly made my lips look and feel plump. Incredibly, like the pH version, it doesn't have a hint of stickiness to it and the formula leaves my lips feeling softer and hydrated. Some lip oils tend to dry out my lips even more, but that's not the case with this one.

It looks great worn alone, but also paired with lip liner. I used mine with a little of Rimmel's Lasting Finish Lip Liner in Cappuccino (£4) here and I loved the result.

The Verdict

As a former lip oil snob, I can say that these £10 lip oils from Byoma are brilliant. If you want an affordable lip oil formula that rivals some of the luxury counterparts out there, these are definitely worth a try.

I'd highly recommend trying the pH version, which will give you a pretty flush of pink long after the lip oil has worn away. Or, if you're more of a minimalist then I'd suggest going for the clear version, which looks great worn alone or with your favourite lip liner for an everyday lip combo. In the Byoma lip range is also a lip mask, which is a great addition if you want to enjoy the hydrating effects of the formula overnight.