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A Bright But Sheer Lipstick for Hot Summer Days

Photo: Tom Ford

Like tightening your ponytail before a set of squats or fluffing your notes before a meeting, putting on this new sheer lipstick from Tom Ford signals that you’re ready to get stuff done. Available in shades of coral, pink-rose, or pink-orange, the lipsticks are bright but still subtle enough to look, as they say in MakeupAlley parlance, like “my lips but two degrees better.” And because it’s summer, the rectangular packaging comes in crisp white — just the thing to make you feel extra fancy.

Tom Ford Sheer Lip Color, $52 at Nordstrom.

A Bright But Sheer Lipstick for Hot Summer Days