Lipsticks for every budget: From less than $5 to over $50

There truly is something for every budget when it comes to lipstick. Whether you're looking for a budget buy or something more luxe, we have rounded up options to tick every box. 

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$5 and under

ulta3 Moisturising Lipstick

This lipstick from ulta3 provides rich, velvety colour to lips while also locking moisture in, keeping them hydrated for longer. Team with Ulta3 Lip Liner to accentuate colour and prevent bleeding. Available in over 40 shades.

essence this is me. lipstick

essence this is me. lipstick has a long-lasting, semi-matte finish. The range contains eight nude shades with high coverage and feels as light as a feather on the lips.  

MUD Moisturising Lipstick

This ultra-hydrating lipstick is formulated with rich colour pigmentation to deliver soft, moisturised lips with a subtle satin finish. It's creamy texture is highly pigmented to give off a luscious sheen of colour, and a smoother pout. From bright reds to neutral nudes, it is available in: Endless Pink, Cocoa Berry, Barely Blushing, Coral Crush, Pure Passion and Sunset Nude.

COLOUR By TBN Lipstick

COLOUR By TBN Lipstick is a super creamy finish enhanced with a highly pigmented hydrating formula. Available in: Roses are Red, Oh My Melon, Teakalicious, Ice Queen, Candy Man, Birthday Suit, Souffle All Day, Vampira and Going Taupeless.

$10 - $30

Chi Chi Viva La Diva Lipsticks

This richly coloured lipstick from Chi Chi glides on easily. The long-wearing, hydrating lipstick contains beeswax, calendula, vitamin E, evening primrose, and jojoba oils to nourish and moisturise lips. Available in over 60 shades in matte and cream finishes.

Models Prefer Nude Lipstick

Models Prefer Nude Lipstick has a soft, highly pigmented formula that glides onto lips for a creamy finish. Available in: Nude, Bare, Natural and Naked.

NYX Professional Makeup Suede Matte Lipstick

This velvety smooth lipstick from NYX Professional comes in a heart-adorned case and coats lips in velvety-plush matte colour. In shades that match perfectly with the Suede Matte Lip Pencils. This dynamic duo are great together or on their own, both offering hours of smooth matte coverage that never feels dry.

ELLE Makeup Collection Lip Balm Pot

ELLE Makeup Collection Lip Balm Pot is a conditioning, hydrating and tinted lip balm in a pot. Available in four shades to leave lips ultra-kissable: Mulberry, Nude Glow, Rose and Poppy.

DB Cosmetics Bold Longwear Lipstick

This long-wearing lipstick has been designed with an enriched formula that won't dry out lips. Complete with a secure magnetic closure, this lipstick is intensely pigmented to deliver bold colour with a smooth velvety finish.

$30 - $50

Napoleon Perdis DeVine Goddess Lipstick

Napoleon Perdis DeVine Goddess Lipstick leaves lips saturated in colour. The formula is enriched with herbal extracts and antioxidants to pamper the pout.

Clarins Natural Lip Perfector Intense

A reformulation on the original Clarins Natural Lip Perfector, the range includes four new creamy more intense shades. Designed with a cushion applicator to perfectly hug lip contours, Natural Lip Perfector leaves the perfect amount of its highly sensorial, melting gel on the lips, with an even finish. This creamy, non-sticky and lightweight texture is also created with a delicious flavour that plump up lips and give a radiant and dewy finish. 

CLINIQUE Dramatically Different Lipstick Shaping Lip Colour

This conditioning lipstick from CLINIQUE smoothes and defines lips, while delivering long-lasting colour for up to eight hours. Lips immediately appear smoother with the addition of spherical optics that fill in lines. Over time, lips become more defined and smooth due to active ingredients in the collagen boosting core. It also delivers instant and lasting hydration with Aqua-Seal technology. 

Rageism Beauty Matte Lipstick

Rageism Beauty Matte Lipstick is a long-lasting and easy to wear lipstick, that can be worn day to night. It is formulated with jojoba and coconut oils to keep lips fresh and smooth all day. Available in two beautiful and universal shades.

Over $50

Tom Ford Lip Color

Tom Ford Lip Color is enriched with soja seed extract, Brazilian murumuru butter and chamomilla flower oil for a creamy texture and smooth application. Specially treated colour pigments are blended to deliver pure colour and a luminous, polished finish.

Estée Lauder Pure Color Desire Rouge Excess Lipstick

This moisturising, pigmented lipstick features 25 per cent pure treated pigments and moisturising benefits to magnify lip curves for panoramic volume and exceptionally smooth comfort. Enhanced with Advanced Moisture Complex and Time Released HyaColor, the bold, rich colour glides onto lips with one stroke for a lightweight feel that lasts eight hours. It is also infused with a fruity, floral fragrance. 

Bobbi Brown Luxe Shine Intense Lipstick

Bobbi Brown Luxe Shine Intense Lipstick provides shine-amplified colour and a sculpted, plumped-up look. With hyaluronic acid, vitamin E and botanical extracts, the emollient-rich lipstick glides on comfortably, hydrates instantly and delivers full-coverage colour and shine for a high-impact look that lasts for hours. Available in 13 shades.

Sisley Paris Le Phyto-Rouge

Sisley Paris Le Phyto-Rouge is a long-lasting, moisturising lipstick that combines the best of makeup and skincare. It provides both colour and care to give a plumper, smoother smile while keeping lips looking young. It is formulated with Hydrobooster Complex, which brings together two active ingredients: hyaluronic acid and konjac glucomannans. Camellia oil nourishes and maintains lip elasticity and suppleness, jojoba oil keeps them soft and comfortable, and padina pavonica extract hydrates and plumps.

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