Rare Beauty Positive Light Luminizing Lip Gloss Review + Swatches of Every Shade

If you love a soft, glowy makeup moment that feels effortless and luxe, the Rare Beauty Positive Light Luminizing Lip Gloss might be your new go-to. These glosses are everything I look for—hydrating, lightweight, non-sticky, and packed with just the right amount of shimmer for that glass-like lip look.

In this post, I’m sharing swatches on medium to deep South Asian skin, formula breakdowns, and why these glosses have become a staple in my everyday routine. Whether you’re deciding which shade to grab or you’re just gloss-curious, I hope this helps!

Rare Beauty Positive Light Luminizing Lip Gloss

These new lip glosses from Rare Beauty are all about comfort, fun, and shimmery goodness. They’re like little luxuries and a gorgeous addition to your makeup rotation. There are six shades available, all from a shimmery clear to a fun pink and coral to a cozy brown. They apply so smoothly and have a non sticky, cushiony formula, giving lips a beautiful plump. As you’ll see below, these lip glosses are stunning to wear on their own but they also have potential to create beautiful lip combos layered with a lip liner and lipstick.

What Makes these Rare Beauty Lip Glosses Special

These aren’t just pretty tubes of gloss, they’re comfortable, nourishing, and perfect for everyday makeup looks as well as parties, running errands, brunch with the girls, and more. The flat doe foot applicator makes for a smooth and easy application. Here’s why these lip glosses stood out to me:

• Cushiony + non-sticky: These feel more like a hydrating lip treatment than a traditional gloss. No stickiness here, just smooth, juicy lips.
  
• Subtle shimmer, not glittery: The shimmer is really refined and adds just the right amount of glow. It catches the light in a soft, flattering way and gives a multidimensional effect for plump looking lips.
  
• Hydrating and comfortable formula: These glosses leave lips looking and feeling nourished and soft with its hydrating and comfortable formula.
  
• Vegan & clean: Like everything from Rare Beauty, these glosses are cruelty-free and thoughtfully formulated.
  
• Scented softly: There’s a gentle peachy scent that’s fresh but not overpowering, it feels like a little self-care moment with each swipe. 

Swatches of Rare Beauty Positive Light Luminizing Lip Glosses

I swatched these lip glosses on my arm and took lip swatch photos as well. These swatches are on bare skin and lips. If you’re a fellow south Asian with a medium to deep complexion or have a similar skin tone to me, I hope these lip gloss swatches are helpful in deciding which shades to add to your collection.

I’m wearing a couple other Rare Beauty products in this makeup look: Perfect Strokes Volumizing Mascara and Soft Pinch Liquid Blush in the shade Wonder.

There are six lip gloss shades, each providing a shimmering wash of color with a glassy finish. Below is a breakdown of each shade:

Dazzle – sheer blue with multi color shimmer
Beam – peachy coral with gold and pink pearl
Flicker – pink with a pink and blue pearl
Glimmer – rose gold with champagne and rose gold pearl
Spark – mid tone brown with rose gold and brown pearl
Blaze – deep brown with maroon, gold, and bronze pearl

Formula of Rare Beauty Positive Light Luminizing Lip Glosses

These glosses are formulated with a punch of moisture and result in a pretty pout. The texture is smooth, cushioning, and really nourishing and each lip gloss has a soft peach scent. It’s a really comfortable lip gloss formula with a non sticky feeling. Each shade of these Positive Light Luminizing Lip Glosses is infused with light reflecting shimmer pearls that gives a multidimensional effect for visibly plump lips.

These glosses can be worn with a single layer for a more sheer look but they can also be buildable with additional layers. These lip glosses can give a more defined look when paired with a lip liner (like the Kind Words Lip Liners), or add an extra wash of color on top of another lip product and make a custom lip combo.

Who these Glosses are Perfect for

If you love a low-maintenance lip that still feels chic and polished, you’ll love these. They’re perfect for everyday makeup looks for coffee dates, work makeup looks, virtual meetings, etc. These lip glosses are also perfect for people who prioritize comfort, the formula feels like a soft hug for your lips. These shades are brown girl friendly, I was pleasantly surprised to see that each shade flattered my brown skin. 

Where to Shop Rare Beauty Positive Light Luminizing Lip Glosses

If you’re looking to add these lip glosses to your collection or want to purchase one for your friend or loved one, they are $20 each and there are a couple places to buy these glosses. First up is rarebeauty.com and the second is Sephora, these glosses are available both in store and online at sephora.com.

Final Thoughts

Selena Gomez was quoted saying she wanted to create a lip gloss that feels really good and had tons of shimmer and I feel she did exactly that with the Positive Light Luminizing Lip Glosses. My favorite shades are Flicker and Blaze but the others are just as pretty! Flicker is such a pretty pink shade, it gives a stunning feminine vibe. Blaze is definitely something I see myself wearing a lot for fall and winter makeup looks, this brown lip gloss is giving cozy season!

Comfort is really important to me when it comes to finding new makeup products to add to my rotation and I’m glad these fit that criteria. If you follow me, you know I adore Rare Beauty products, some of my favorites are the Soft Pinch Liquid Blush (shades Grace and Wonder are a couple favorites), Soft Pinch Tinted Lip Oil (shade Wonder is my go-to), Perfect Strokes Volumizing Mascara, and Warm Wishes Effortless Bronzer (shade Full of Life).

Having great experiences with many Rare Beauty products always makes me excited to try their new launches and I’m super excited to add these glosses to my everyday makeup rotation.

Let me know which shade(s) call your name and tag me on socials @feelprettywithpri if you happen to try these lip glosses out!

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