So Harry Styles’ lip oil dropped and my DMs exploded. Sold out in hours. But does it actually do anything or just look cute in your mirror selfie?
The real question: can a celebrity gloss that costs $24 actually fix dry lips, or is this just a flex in a tube? I bought two shades to find out.
🔍 **What You’re Actually Getting**
It’s a pearlescent lip oil — $24 for 0.24 oz. The claim that made me roll my eyes: “weightless hydration with a glass-like sheen.” Sure, Jan.
1. **Pearlescent Shimmer** — Fine micro-glitter that catches light without feeling gritty. Subtle, not disco ball.
2. **Cushiony Applicator** — Oversized doe foot that holds a ton of product. One dip = full lips.
3. **Scent** — Faint vanilla-peach. Fades fast. No fake candy flavor.
📊 **Ingredients That Actually Matter**
- Jojoba Oil: mimics skin’s natural sebum, sinks in fast
- Vitamin E: antioxidant, stops it from going rancid in your bag
- Castor Oil: gives that tacky hold without being sticky
- Pearl Powder: the shimmer source — real crushed pearl, not plastic
Hero? Jojoba. It’s the closest plant oil to human sebum, so it actually absorbs instead of sitting on top like a film. Smart.
🧪 **The Real Test**
First swipe: feels like liquid silk. Thin, not greasy. Sinks in about 20 seconds. The shimmer is there but not obnoxious — like you just licked a glazed donut.
Week 2: my lips aren’t miraculously healed, but they’re less flaky. The surprise? It doesn’t evaporate as fast as I expected. Lasts through a coffee. But if you’re in dry winter air, you’ll need a balm underneath — this isn’t a treatment.
💡 **One Thing**
Layer it over a lip stain. The oil will break down the pigment just enough to give a blurred, bitten effect that lasts way longer than the gloss alone.
💸 **Did It Actually Work?**
My lips felt softer by day 3. Less peeling. But the hydration doesn’t last overnight — you’ll wake up normal. The shimmer stays put longer than the moisture does.
✅ **Buy if** you want a glossy, non-sticky lip that looks expensive and you don’t mind reapplying after meals.
⏭️ **Skip if** you have chronically cracked lips and need a heavy-duty balm. This is not that.
💰 **Worth it?** For the texture and color payoff, yes. For hydration alone, buy a $8 tube of Lanolips instead.
⚖️ **Final Cut**
It’s a great gloss with okay hydration. Not a miracle, but definitely not a scam. Harry’s aesthetic is real — just don’t expect it to fix your winter lips.
⭐ **7.2/10** — Pretty, not powerful.
🛍️ **Where to Buy**
Direct from Pleasing — they restock randomly. Sign up for the waitlist. Don’t pay resale.