Sheer, watery lip stains are not talked about enough. That blotted, diffused lip that everybody wants is IMO hard to achieve with Gen G or Bisou Balm, because those, while nice, are kind of drying and crayon-like. Stains are what gives you lit from within popsicle mouth. Dot a tiny amount, blot it around, be insouciant and extra alive wherever you go.
For some reason America is kind of bad at them. Korean brands are the best overall—the Etude House Dear Darling Tint is a standby. This “”Coco Crush”” is by a Filipino brand called BLK. It’s my fave because it’s brown, which is hard to find. It’s looks subtle and a bit dusky and sordid, but organically sordid, like good bedhead.