If the Lip Maximizer is the gloss, the rest of the Dior lip lineup fills in the gaps around it. The Lip Maximizer Serum is the clear, universal version for nights and no-makeup days, with mallow flower extract, hyaluronic acid and up to 24 hours of hydration. Dior Addict Lip Glow Oil reacts to the pH of your lips to reveal a custom color, and it comes in three finishes: 087 Spicy is sparkly, 041 Peachy is juicy, and 104 Black Cherry has a glaze finish. The Dior Addict Glass Lipstick is for anyone who wants gloss without a wand. It is a stick made of 90 percent oils and oil derivatives, so the shine is real, and 184 Gem Dior is a pink sparkly universal shade while 194 Sparkly Dice adds purply sparkles to a sheer pink. Lip Glow Butter is a gloss and balm hybrid with a peptide and ceramide duo, and 101 Glazed Pink is a cool iridescent pink while 102 Glazed Lavender is a pearly lilac.

How to layer: put the Lip Glow Oil down first for color, then tap a little Lip Maximizer on the center of your lips. The shine lands right where the light hits.

What I would skip: stacking the Lip Glow Butter under a plumping gloss. Both are rich, and together they slide around. Pick one and let it do the work.

Plumping glosses split into two camps: the ones that tingle and the ones that don't. Too Faced Lip Injection Extra Strength is firmly in the first camp, with a tingle you feel right away, and Yummy Bear is a red pink with hot pink pearl. Patrick Ta Major Volume uses peppermint for its instant plump, and For The Girls is a sheer hot pink. Kosas Lip Pulse has a warming and cooling tingle, with chili pepper extract and ginger root oil in the mix, and Aura Flare is clear with an iridescent pink shimmer.

The gentler side: Haus Labs PhD Hybrid Lip Glaze is a lip oil, balm, plumper and gloss in one, made for burn-free plumping after two weeks of steady use, and Macaron is a cool pink. MUTHA Pucker Up Lip Plump takes a skin care first approach with a peptide and hyaluronic acid, and Not So Vanilla is a lightly scented candy pink. Danessa Myricks GlossWork 4D in Abundantly Clear pairs wakame algae with a peptide. YSL Loveshine in 44 Nude Lavalliere is a pink nude on a jumbo, plush wand, and Valentino Puffer Complex in In My Glowing Era is a soft pink shimmer.

A quick test: swipe a tingling formula on the inside of your wrist before it goes on your lips. If it stings there, choose from the gentler group.

What I would skip: an extra strength plumper on chapped or flaking lips. Smooth them with a balm first, then gloss.

Start with the finish you actually want to see. For shine with a whisper of color, 001 Pink or 038 Rose Nude. For color you can see across a table, 009 Intense Rosewood or 007 Raspberry. For a party, one of the holographic shades over a nude lipstick. If you are new to plumping glosses, the clear Serum is the easiest place to begin, and if you want a bigger effect, keep one of the tingling glosses from the last grid for evenings. Whatever you choose, gloss looks best on smooth lips, so a thick balm at night does half the work before morning.