Lips
Your Guide To Buying Romantic & Kiss-worthy Products on World Kiss Day
Aayushi Mehra
World Kiss Day: Lipstick Trends, Tips & Romantic Gift Ideas
In case you forgot or didn't even know, it's World Kiss Day! Time to pucker up, buttercup, because who doesn't love a good kiss? No matter if it's a quick peck on the cheek, a long, passionate one or just a letter sealed with a kiss, we just love a good excuse to give our lips some TLC. So let’s dress them up with some smooch-worthy tints. And if you're looking to give your better half a romantic gift, then aboard the bandwagon.
Let's get into the PhD!
World Kiss Day or International Kissing Day was bestowed upon us in honour of this beautiful gesture, and to celebrate the place it holds in our society. This special day is celebrated worldwide with romantic gifting, events like- Kiss-in's, that let you test drive a potential date's lips before actually going on a date.
Shall we kiss and tell? All in favour-keep reading!
The French, for instance, disregard their usual greeting and blow air kisses instead.
The Pacific Islanders have the cutest custom – Eskimo kisses, where people rub their noses together while breathing in.
The Greek and Italian men and women straight up kiss on the lips, so don't be surprised if you are approached in Rome or Athens.
Do we bet we've already got you thinking about who you're going to kiss next?But if you're not into the cheesy lovey-dovey stuff, it doesn't mean this day isn't for you. You could even greet your bestie with a friendly peck on the cheek, show your parents, siblings and pets how much you appreciate them with an innocent kiss on their cheek, get a romantic gift for your wife or use this day as an excuse to plump up the glam with a pretty pout.
It sounds like a fun day to celebrate, doesn't it? So if your subconscious mind has taken these little hints and told you to go for it, then why not?
We have put together some lip-smacking products to give you those smooch-worthy lips and romantic gift ideas for girlfriend or wife.
But before you get ready for the action, let's ensure your pout or your significant other's pout is prepped and primed!
Swipe on baby-soft lips!
Much like with your face, the secret to gorgeous looking lips is moisture. Oh yes! And A LOT of it! Our lips can go from pretty and plumped to dry and chapped within minutes. So before you can infuse them with some flirty or sensual hues, keep your pout smooth and soft with these or get it as a romantic gift for her.
1. Plum Candy Melts Vegan Lip Balm Red Velvet Love
Customer rating: 4.4 / 5
Net Volume: 12g
Red velvet soft lips, coming right up! Nourish your lips with this delightfully sugar sweet and baked good scented lip balm! Rich with Carrot Seed Oil, Cocoa Butter, Shea Butter, and Olive Oil, this little jar of vegan goodness is bound to plump up your dry lips and perk up your day! Plus, it's perfectly tinted to instantly up your outfit game. Lipstick dryness? We don't know it!
Explore: Plum Lip Care Products.
2. Vaadi Herbals Lip Balm Strawberry
Customer Rating: 4.4 / 5
Net Volume: 10g
This specially formulated lip-balm grants long-lasting moisturization to your lips; while satisfying your senses with its tempting Strawberry flavour. It even nourishes your lips to heal and prevent cracking, keeping your lips soft and supple.
Explore: Vaadi Herbals Lip Care Products.
3. Purplle Childhood Besties Lip Balm with SPF, Rose
Customer Rating: 4.3 / 5
Net Volume: 12g
Purplle's Childhood Besties Lip Balm is here to give your lip an experience like never before. It’s designed to hug your pout with its rosy fragrance and moisturize your lips while also protecting them from the sun's rays. This lip balm is the best friend you could ever ask for and can also serve as a romantic gift for your partner.
Explore: Purplle Lip Care Products.
Lip Scrubs for the Most Kissable Lips:
A lip balm alone won't cut it. Exfoliating your lips with a luxurious lip scrub is an essential step when it comes to achieving that soft, smooth, pillowy pout. You need to get rid of built-up dead cells for a lip balm to do its job.
1. Good Vibes Lip Scrub - Lemon
Customer Rating: 4.1 / 5
Net Volume: 8g
Pout away with healthy lips. The Lemon's citrus goodness on the lips not only makes them healthy but also nourishes them with Vitamin C. This sugar-based lip scrub helps in keeping your lips soft and supple. The lip scrub's formulation helps prevent and treat ultraviolet (UV)-induced photodamage.
Explore: Good Vibes Lip Scrubs.
2. The Natural Wash Lip Scrub for Tanned & Darkened Lips
Customer Rating: 4.2 / 5
Net Volume: 25g
A mild, natural and beneficial lip scrub for dull, dry, darkened and tanned lips. It gently exfoliates the skin reducing tanning, and restores the lips natural colour. Its chemical-free formula is gentle on your delicate lips and helps to make them soft and supple.
Explore: The Natural Wash Lip Scrub.
Put your Best Pout with a Lip Primer:
Applying a primer before you swipe on some lipstick will help nourish your pout while simultaneously filling in lines and assisting the lipstick colour last longer.
1. Colorbar Flawless Finish Primer
Customer Rating: 4.3 / 5
Net Volume: 30ml
This multi-tasker works as a lip balm and a lip primer, making it a boon for all lippie lovers. It has a creamy, ultra-nourishing formulation that heals and moisturizes your lips, keeping them soft and supple. It acts as a base with its correcting properties so that your fav lipstick looks spot on!
Now that you've kissed that lifeless pout goodbye, it's time to smother on some sultry lip tints, lipsticks and much more.
Explore: Colorbar Primers.
Pucker Up with Lip Stains & Tints:
They're called lip stains for a reason! Because they are in it for the long haul. Thanks to their mess-free formulas and long-lasting colours, they are perfect for celebrating World Kiss Day.
1. Colorbar Kiss Proof Lip Stain Haute Latte
Customer Rating: 3.7 / 5
Net Volume: 6.5ml
This liquid-based lip stain can last up to 12 hours and will endure anything from the messiest meal to the most passionate kiss. The colour stays precisely where you've applied it and will not smudge or transfer.
Explore: Colorbar Lip Stains
2. The Face Shop Water Fit Lip Tint - Cherry Kiss
Customer Rating: 4.2 / 5
Net Volume: 5g
A hydrating lip tint that stains lips with transfer-proof colour. This long-lasting lip tint adds a juicy pop of colour, and its moisturizing formula leaves the lips nourished without a greasy feeling.
Explore: The Face Shop Lip Stains
Que the Pout Definers:
Lip liners are a real game-changer. They can genuinely make all the difference. A good lip liner can give you fuller-looking, defined lips.
It can make bold lip colours appear more prominent and prevent lipstick from feathering. So you don't want to miss out!
1. SUGAR Cosmetics Lipping On The Edge
Customer Rating: 4.2 / 5
Net Volume: 1.2g
Create the perfect pucker with a fuller matte look. One swipe of this rich pigment will let you be the ace in creating stunning lines like never seen before. Prevent colour feathering & bleeding as you rock the day with your lipstick. It's also easy to enhance or hide your lip creases.
Explore: Sugar Lipsticks
Kiss-Proof Lipsticks:
The saviours of the day! These lipsticks come in a unique Smudge-proof and Transfer-proof formula to guarantee a kissable pout. Fret not, because it'll last a million kisses.
For the Fair one:
1. Maybelline New York Super Stay Matte Ink Liquid Lipstick – Lover 15
Customer Rating: 4.3 / 5
Net Volume: 5g
Super Stay Matte Ink Liquid Lipstick gives you a flawless matte finish in a poppy pink shade. The lip ink lasts for up to 16 hours without drying out your pout.
Explore: Maybelline Lipsticks
2. Purplle Ultra HD Matte Mini Liquid Lipstick, Red - My First Bae 9
Customer Rating: 3.9 / 5
Net Volume: 1.6ml
Your first bae indeed is the girlie you grew up with, be it your sister, mother or your next-door neighbour; that bond is unforgettable! Experience your tight air bond with Purplle's First Bae Mini Liquid Lipstick made to last long, just like the attachment with your favourite gal! A minimized solution for a dressed up lip.
Explore: Purplle Lipsticks.
For the Wheatish One:
1. NY Bae Liquid Lipstick, Brown - The Neighbor's Show 33
Customer Rating: 3.3 / 5
Net Volume: 3ml
The lovechild of a highly pigmented lipstick and an easy-gliding gloss, an exclusive formula brought to you in this lipstick by NY Bae. It'll hug your lips and keep them pigmented for the entire day. Perfect for creating precise and crisp red lines, so if you're after well-defined lips, this might be your best solution.
Explore: NY Bae Lipstick.
2. Lakme 9TO5 Primer + Matte Lip Color MP1 Pink Perfect
Customer Rating: 3.7 / 5
Net Volume: 3.6g
An unstoppable matte, for an unbeatable you! Introducing lipstick with a built-in primer to give your lips a long-lasting, matte finish. It glides onto your lips smoothly and feels exceptionally comfortable and lightweight. The built-in Primer ensures that the colour settles onto your lips evenly. With 14-hour long stay power, it is your perfect companion for world kiss day.
Explore: Lakme lipsticks.
For the dusky one
1. Stay Quirky Mini Liquid Lipstick, Brown - I Woke Up Like This 3
Customer Rating: 3.8 / 5
Net Volume:1.6ml
You don't need words when your lips will do the talking. Dark, Dusky, Dirty Brown, Just as a girl likes it! Go all out, all day, all night, looking uber cool and super dapper with Stay Quirky Mini Liquid Lipsticks. Once set, this liquid beauty will not budge one bit. It lasts up to100 kisses, so this is just what you need to celebrate world kiss day.
Explore: Stay Quirky Lipsticks
2. Faces Canada Weightless Matte Lipstick - Pretty Sepia
Customer Rating: 4 / 5
Net Volume: 4g
Beautiful lips begin with FACES CANADA Weightless Matte Finish Lipstick. Get intense colour with just one stroke. It is infused with ingredients like Jojoba Oil, Almond Oil and Vitamin-E to keep your lips moisturized throughout the day while maintaining the flawless matte pout.
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Romantic Gifts for Her:
1. NY Bae Primer + Matte Confessions of a Lip-a-holic Liquid Lipstick - All I want for love 4
Customer Rating: 4.2 / 5
Net Volume: 4.5 ml
Keep that pout plump and sexy with NY Bae Confessions of a Lip-a-holic Lipstick. Its moisturizing formula with an inbuilt primer covers the lips with a lush pigment and a luxurious matte finish. It glides on smooth and gorgeous, gives a high colour pay-off, comes with a Transfer-resistant and smudge-proof formula. It contains Jojoba Oil that nourishes and moisturizes your lips while making them look sexy. One swipe is all it'll take to fall in love!
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2. SUGAR Smudge Me Not Liquid Lipstick - 50 Dandy Candy
Customer Rating: 4.1 / 5
Net Volume: 4.5ml
Get your hot on, ladies! Say hello to the lustrous SUGAR Mettle Liquid Lipstick. It’s long-lasting and nourishing formula keeps lips covered with an intense bold colour from day to night. You'll love the creamy and its ultra-lightweight texture. Enriched with Avocado Oil and Vitamins A, C and E, this non-greasy lipstick promises to take good care of your pout while delivering a rich, intensely pigmented colour and finish.
With so many kiss-worthy lippies to choose from, it can be hard to play favourites. But don't stop yourself from trying it all and seal your bond with a magical kiss.
Explore: SUGAR Lipstcik.
HAPPY WORLD KISS DAY!
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About Aayushi Mehra
Aayushi is a writer at Purplle.com. A beauty, lifestyle and fashion enthusiast, she also loves to watch K drama and listen to KPop music, and travel through the holidays. She is always reading makeup blogs or watching makeup tutorials to up her game & reflects the same in her expert makeup blogs. Besides this, she has a nose for elegant & sophisticated perfumes for every occasion and she should be the go-to person for all your fragrance needs. Aayushi is free spirited and enjoys sharing her experiences with the readers.