These 11 Best Lip Glosses Are Always Sparkly & Never Sticky

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For a time, lip gloss was the accessory — just ask Paris Hilton, Hilary Duff and Lindsay Lohan. But good things can't always last forever, and though our teenage selves found solace in slathering our lips in sparkly, sticky substances (that our hair constantly got stuck in), steadily, the humble lip gloss was relegated to the back of our beauty cupboards, dumped in favour of matte liquid lipsticks.

Thankfully, the beauty trend cycle has started to correct itself. Many millennials (myself included) have struggled with the Y2K resurgence that has brought skinny brows and low-rise jeans back into vogue, the sparkly, butterfly-filled trend has had one obvious benefit. And that is the return of the lip gloss.

Lip glosses have come a long way in the last two decades. Gone are the ultra-sticky globs of the past, made only in pink gues. This new era boasts luxurious and buttery formulas with tasteful glimpses of shimmer and pigment, and they're also the ultimate multi-tasker — often spiked with effective skincare ingredients like hyaluronic acid.

Take a deep dive into our favourite lip glosses below.