The second grid moves from gloss to oil. Apricot Shimmer is a milky peach, the last of the Lip Perfector shades in the edit. The Lip Oil Balm is an oil-infused balm with sweetbriar rose oil, jojoba oil and a peptide, which the brand says gives up to 24 hours of hydration. Cryo-Plumping Lip Oil is the odd one, with menthol and field mint for a cooling, minty feel. The Lip Comfort Hydrating Oil Set gives you three minis of the 2015 original, made with sweetbriar rose, jojoba and hazelnut oils. If you want a hydrating lip oil under a gloss, or a little shine on a bare mouth, this is the grid to shop from. My tip is to try the cooling oil after a long flight or a run, when a fresh feeling is the whole point. Keep the glosses for the days when you want visible shimmer.

The last grid is the set of extras. Honey is the clear Lip Comfort Oil, and Clarins itself suggests using it as a night mask. The Water Lip Stain in Rose Water is a bright pink matte stain with hyaluronic acid complex and organic raspberry water, and the brand says it is kiss-proof with 24-hour wear. Two sets round it out, one a mini lip stain and shine set and the other pairing the cooling lip oil with a Cryo-Flash Mask. What I would skip is putting the matte stain on bare, dry lips. Clarins itself calls the oil a base that prepares lips for makeup, so give a thin coat a minute to sink in, blot, and then draw the stain on. Or flip the order and use the oil as a top coat for shine and a fuller look.

I keep thinking about how a brand that began with facials gave the world both a plumping gloss and a lip oil. The way I would build a Clarins lip is simple. Begin with the stain or a Lip Perfector shade for color, then add a thin coat of oil if the day calls for shine. Keep Honey by the bed, and keep a shimmer gloss in the bag for the walk out the door. If you want to keep browsing, I also put together Clarins Water Lip Stain and Other Stains That Survive Coffee and Clarins Double Serum Started as Two Bottles You Mixed Yourself.