Merit Signature Lip Lightweight Lipstick: a Guru Score of 79%

What the gurus are saying.

Every take we've logged from this product's reviews across YouTube. Click any row to watch the moment they said it.

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✓Yay

"And then for my lips today, I'm going to use my nude lipstick in Maxwell from Merit. This is a limited edition. It's so beautiful."

All 2 takes from Beyond50Skin

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"I also have their Millennial lipstick. I really love this one. This is the satin one. They have a matte one. I'm not too fond of the matte, but this is their satin one. Love it. It's one of my go-tos for like an everyday lipstick."

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"And then for my lips today, I'm going to use my nude lipstick in Maxwell from Merit. This is a limited edition. It's so beautiful."

HotandFlashy

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✓Mixed

"You don't get a ton of color payout with this. It's not as opaque as regular lip liners. I am definitely on the fence on it."

All 2 takes from HotandFlashy

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"You don't get a ton of color payout with this. It's not as opaque as regular lip liners. I am definitely on the fence on it."

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"The lipstick is their Signature Lip Lightweight Lipstick, retails for $26. I bought it in the shade Slip. Without a lip liner it's a little more to the browny side than I would like for a nude lipstick for me, but it is a pretty color. It feels really creamy and hydrating, looks nice on the lips. Not sure the color is the greatest color for me, but it kind of matches my sweater."

Alexandra Anele

1.44M subs

✓Yay

"I'm going to try the Millennial lipstick from Merit just because I feel like it will really work for this look. Look at that color. I was a little like, am I going to like this? And then I tried it on and I was like, this is fabulous. This is the shade Millennial. Just focusing it in the center. I don't even really want to blend it into the lip liner as much."

Allie Glines

829k subs

✓Yay

"The best matte lipstick award went to Merit, and I actually love this matte lipstick formula, so I wanted to give it a shout out."

All 3 takes from Allie Glines

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"I wanted to pull out this Merit lipstick in the shade Baby which is like this gorgeous just muted kind of Pinky mauve and use that on top. That lip combo is really nice. You know what, I was gonna use a gloss but there's something about this like more satiny finish that I actually really like with this look because the eyes are so glossy."

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"I got the shades maon and classic I really was excited to see what these would look like so we've got first first maon which is like a really pretty Rosy pink"

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"The best matte lipstick award went to Merit, and I actually love this matte lipstick formula, so I wanted to give it a shout out."

Dr. Sam Ellis

883k subs

✓Yay

"I have a true lipstick recommendation, the Merit lipsticks in general, all shades amazing, but going into fall this one La Avenue is what they describe as a berry brown. I just think like this is your fall color, it is absolutely gorgeous. I mean, I just think that is such a gorgeous color. It's such a comfortable formula. It's long lasting. If you have a slightly lighter or fairer skin tone I recommend the shade Slip, which is like a warm neutral, but Merit makes excellent lipsticks that they pretty much never put on sale on their website, so picking it up during the Sephora sale I think is the right move."

All 2 takes from Dr. Sam Ellis

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"I have a true lipstick recommendation, the Merit lipsticks in general, all shades amazing, but going into fall this one La Avenue is what they describe as a berry brown. I just think like this is your fall color, it is absolutely gorgeous. I mean, I just think that is such a gorgeous color. It's such a comfortable formula. It's long lasting. If you have a slightly lighter or fairer skin tone I recommend the shade Slip, which is like a warm neutral, but Merit makes excellent lipsticks that they pretty much never put on sale on their website, so picking it up during the Sephora sale I think is the right move."

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"They are so creamy and beautiful. This is the shade Slip and I have the makeup forever lip pencil and then Slip by Merit on my lips and I just think it is such a gorgeous color but more importantly it doesn't taste bad because I actually hate the taste of lipstick so much so it can't have a bad taste it can't have a bad smell and it needs to be comfortable and this checks all of those boxes."

Robert Welsh

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"This is the shade Ginger, which is just a really natural lip shade. You can make any lipstick natural as well just by tapping it on your lip like this. It looks like my lip color but better, more even. It's almost like foundation for my lips. It's a color of my lip and it's evening out the tone. It's gonna be super easy to top up as well because it's just a little bit on my lips."

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Frequently asked.

What is Merit Signature Lip Lightweight Lipstick?

A lightweight lipstick with a velvety finish designed to deliver full coverage and color in a comfortable, feather-light formula.

Is Merit Signature Lip Lightweight Lipstick worth it?

Mostly yes. 5 of the 6 gurus who reviewed it give it their stamp of approval, for a Guru Score of 79%.

What is Merit Signature Lip Lightweight Lipstick's Guru Score?

Merit Signature Lip Lightweight Lipstick holds a Guru Score of 79%. That is our read on how warmly the experts talk about it, based on the verdicts of 6 expert reviewers we have collected.