Rare Beauty

Soft Pinch Tinted Lip Oil.

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About this product

A tinted lip oil from Rare Beauty in eight shades designed to deliver color and moisture to lips.

Full ingredients

Water (Aqua/Eau), Diphenyl Dimethicone, Diisostearyl Malate, Bis-Diglyceryl Polyacyladipate-2, Octyldodecanol, Bis-Behenyl/Isostearyl/Phytosteryl Dimer Dilinoleyl Dimer Dilinoleate, Hydrogenated Polyisobutene, Glycerin, Dipropylene Glycol, Cetyl PEG/PPG-10/1 Dimethicone, Sorbitan Isostearate, Polysorbate 60, Pentylene Glycol, Phenoxyethanol, Hydroxyethyl Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer, Menthoxypropanediol, Ceteareth-20, Squalane, Fragrance (Parfum), Simmondsia Chinensis (Jojoba) Seed Oil, Stevioside, Helianthus Annuus Sunflower) Seed Oil, Ethylhexylglycerin, Ammonium Polyacrylate, Aluminum Hydroxide, Butylene Glycol, Gardenia Florida Fruit Extract, Nelumbo Nucifera Flower Extract, Nymphaea Odorata Root Extract, Pentaerythrityl Tetra-Di-T-Butyl Hydroxyhydrocinnamate, Benzyl Salicylate, Limonene, Eugenol, Titanium Dioxide (Ci 77891), Yellow 6 (Ci 15985), Red 33 (Ci 17200), Red 28 (Ci 45410), Yellow 5 (Ci 19140), Blue 1 (Ci 42090)

Guru Score

68%

Mixed

3 experts · Moderate agreement

3Gurus

2Yay

0Mixed

1Nay

What they liked

Comfortable, lightweight feel
Better staying power than expected
Beautiful color range

What they flagged

Drying on lips despite the oil formula
Less moisturizing than typical lip oils

What the gurus are saying

Whether this truly moisturizes or dries the lips splits the reviews: some love the lightweight, oily feel and impressive staying power, while others find it parching and far less nourishing than they'd expect from a product marketed as an oil. The color range is beautiful across the board, though anyone with sensitive lips may want to patch-test first.

Synthesized from 3 expert reviews · most recent take July 2026

Type

LipOil

Key actives

Squalane

Formula notes

Contains fragranceNo drying alcohol

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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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AliceintheRabbitHole

59k subs

~Yay

"This is the new Rare Beauty Soft Pinch lip oil in the shade Fortune, it's really pretty. It actually kind of leaves a stain, so we're going to see if my oil cleanse removes it."

Skin Obsessed Mary

33k subs

~Yay

"This is the Soft Pinch Tinted Lip Oil, it comes in eight shades and it's €22, and all I can say is it's worth every freaking penny. I love the feel of these things on my lips because it feels oily but it's not an oil, and the staying power is so much greater than you would ever think. It has staying power, it feels so nice on the lips, so good."

Beyond50Skin

32k subs

~Nay

"I was so excited about when they first came out and they actually dry out my lips. This lip oil does have a beautiful color palette but once it dries down it just completely dehydrates my lips. So this is not going to be a repurchase. I purchased two and I'm using them up and then just putting a clear lip gloss or even a different color lip gloss over the top just to kind of use them up, but the Rare Beauty lip oils won't be a repurchase for me."

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"I was so excited to try the Rare Beauty Soft Pinch Tinted Lip Oil, but I'm a little disappointed. This kind of dries out my lips. I was a little disappointed because this was so hyped up over the Sephora sale. This is a little bit too drying for me, especially for a lip oil. I expect it to be a little bit more soothing and conditioning. They do have beautiful shades, they're kind of between a lip gloss and a lipstick, but I'm a little disappointed on the Rare Beauty Soft Pinch Tinted Lip Oil."

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"I was super excited to try this lip oil but it's slightly drying."

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"I have had the Rare Beauty lip oil that I was obsessing about when it came out earlier this year. I had to get it, I just none of us could get them, they were just not to be found. And I've been a little bit disappointed about this. It's not as moisturizing as I had hoped, especially for a lip oil. It laps pretty well but I was hoping that the addition of some lip gloss over it might make it last a little bit longer."

What the evidence says.

Independent of what the gurus think, this is what the published research supports about the main active ingredients here.

Sunscreen filters

Sun protection is the best evidenced way to slow visible ageing, and the filters are what does the work. Mineral and chemical filters both protect when a product is applied thickly enough and often enough, which is where most people fall short rather than on the choice of filter.

Source: DermNet

Humectants and emollients

Ingredients like these draw water into the surface layers and slow how fast it leaves. The evidence is for comfort, softness and hydration rather than for changing the structure of the skin.

Source: DermNet

Frequently asked.

What is Rare Beauty Soft Pinch Tinted Lip Oil?

A tinted lip oil from Rare Beauty in eight shades designed to deliver color and moisture to lips.

Is Rare Beauty Soft Pinch Tinted Lip Oil worth it?

The gurus mostly approve it, but with enough reservations to keep it in the middle at a Guru Score of 68%.

What is Rare Beauty Soft Pinch Tinted Lip Oil's Guru Score?

Rare Beauty Soft Pinch Tinted Lip Oil holds a Guru Score of 68%. That is our read on how warmly the experts talk about it, based on the verdicts of 3 expert reviewers we have collected.