NYX Fat Oil Lip Drip is the lip oil most people mean when they search nyx fat oil or nyx fat lip oil. It is a tinted lip oil and gloss in one, with a non-sticky, high-shine finish and up to 12 hours of hydration, per NYX. It comes in 22 shades, and I would start with Follow Back or My Main.

The shade names read like a phone screen, and that is part of the fun. Follow Back, Status Update, Newsfeed and Scrollin all live in the same family, and so do My Main, Supermodel and Missed Call. They share the same base: an oil with a high-shine finish, 0.16 oz in every tube. So the real question is which name feels like you.

My habit is to pick two. One for the days I want a light tinted shine, one that I keep in a bag for touch ups. Start with Follow Back and My Main if you are unsure, then add Missed Call or Supermodel once you know how much color you like.

A quick test: swipe a shade on the pad of one finger in daylight and look at it against your bare lip line before you commit. Shine looks different indoors, so a window is the honest judge.

Grid two is where the NYX Fat Oil idea gets more portable. The Fat Oil Slick Click is a lip oil balm stick, glossy, in 20 shades, made for a no-mess application. Main Character, Link In My Bio, Dm Me and In a Mood are the four here, and I like a stick for the car or a work bag because there is no wand to wipe.

Then the Lip Drip shades with the dessert names. Splash of Cream, Livin' the Cream, Losin' Cone-Trol and Sprinkle Sprinkle all keep the same high-shine oil formula as the rest of the line. They are a fun set to pick from if you like a shade name that makes you smile at the register.

How I would use them together: put a stick on first as a base for a lip that feels dry, then dab a little Lip Drip in the middle of your mouth. You get the comfort of the balm and the shine of the oil, with a tiny bit less product on the lip line.

The stick also suits days when I would rather not carry a wet wand around.

What I would skip: buying every dessert shade at once. They share a formula, so pick the name you like most, wear it for a week, and see if you keep reaching for it.

If you want a gloss from the same brand that is also non-sticky, there is NYX Butter Gloss. The other NYX glosses I would try are in my Butter Gloss, Duck Plump and Jelly Job picks.

NYX lists 22 Fat Oil Lip Drip shades, from 01 My Main, a clear oil, to 23 Caramelt Mami, a bronze shimmer with a caramel and pistachio scent. They come in sheer, shimmer and cream finishes, plus the jelly Chillz shades and four scented ones.

Not every lip oil needs to be NYX, and this grid is here so you can compare. Too Faced Kissing Jelly in Pina Colada is a clear oil gloss with gold shimmer and a hydrating, nonsticky feel. INNBEAUTY PROJECT Glaze Lip Oil in Glaze 1 is a Candy Apple shade with red root and jojoba oils, and it can go over lipstick. Kulfi Lassi Lips in Guava is a peony pink oil that stains, so it stays put after the shine fades.

MAC Lip Cushion in Boy Bait is a light peach nude with up to 72 hours of hydration on the label. Glossier Lip Glaze in Frosty is a clear lilac with a cooling, creamy feel. Kaja Juicy Glass in Apple Cider is a dusty red, and HUDA BEAUTY Faux Filler in Juicy Pink Lady is a sheer rosy pink jelly oil with peptides. The Oil Infusion in Dragon Fruit is a sheer pink with a fruity scent.

A test I trust: wear an oil alone for an hour. If it slides into the corners of your mouth, add a light line with a pencil first. MAC even suggests pairing its oil with a lip pencil for definition.

What I would skip: layering two rich oils at once. It looks wet in a photo but feels heavy on the mouth, and the color slips.

Rare Beauty makes a tinted version as well, and I went through the Rare Beauty lip oil shades one at a time.

What is NYX Fat Oil? NYX Fat Oil Lip Drip is a tinted lip oil and lip gloss in one. NYX says it gives a non-sticky, high-shine finish and is made with cloudberry oil, raspberry oil and squalane. The tube is 0.16 oz.

How many Fat Oil Lip Drip shades are there? NYX lists 22 shades on its US site. It says they run across cream, sheer, shimmer and jelly finishes, and four of them are scented.

How long does NYX Fat Oil Lip Drip last? NYX says it hydrates for up to 12 hours. How long the color stays depends on what you eat, drink and say, so I reapply when it fades. NYX also says it can go over lip liner or lipstick.

Is the Fat Oil Slick Click the same as the Lip Drip? No. The Slick Click is a click-up lip oil balm stick, and NYX lists it in 20 shades. The Lip Drip is the wand version, in 22.

Start with how much color you want, then match the formula. If you want a sheer wash of shine, look at the clear and sheer names, like Pina Colada, Frosty or Dragon Fruit. If you want a little more presence, choose a named Fat Oil Lip Drip shade or a stain like Guava that lasts. A stick is the easier choice for a bag, and a wand is the easier choice for a mirror moment at home.

Whatever you pick, lips look best when they are smooth first, so a gentle balm at night helps. Apply lip oil in the middle, press your lips together, and stop there. I would rather wear one good swipe than three heavy ones.

If you want a sheerer oil with more of a skincare feel, I also went through the Clarins Lip Comfort Oil shades one by one.

If you are weighing oil against gloss, I wrote up the twelve lip oils that replaced my lip gloss too.