Highlights
- Best for: Normal skin
- Light coverage
Details & care
What it is: Sheer, buildalbe lipstick that melts into lips, playing up their natural color in surprisingly flexible shades that look different on everyone.
What it does: Transparent pigment glides on as a sheer, glossy slip of lightweight color on lips. The emollient-rich formula gives lips a sleek, moist finish. Not quite lipstick, not quite gloss—its texture is more like a tinted lip balm you can easily layer. It's very forgiving, you don't even need a mirror to put it on! One shade works for all lips.
Shades:
- Black Honey: Clinique's cult classic is the #1 Lip Color Shade in the U.S.* It's so loved, 7 Black Honey Lipsticks are sold every minute globally**. It's famous for its chameleon-like ability to flatter all skin tones yet look different on everyone. The secret is its perfect blend of blue, red and yellow pigments in a creamy, sheer base that melts into lips, playing up their natural color. Don't be fooled by the way Black Honey Clinique Lipstick looks in the tube. Black Honey glides on as a sheer, glossy slip of lightweight color
- Pink Honey: a fan-favorite lipstick shade in a soft, sheer pink. It'll add a rosy touch of color and shine to lips
*Circana / U.S. Prestige Beauty Total Department/Specialty, Makeup Sales, 12 months ending December 2024
**Based on internal Clinique data, January 2024 to December 2024
How to use: Apply lipstick directly to lips. It can be worn alone or layered under or over other lip color. Swipe on one coat for a sheer tint. Keep building it for more drama.
- 100% fragrance-free; paraben-free; phthalate-free
- Allergy tested
- Imported
- Item #14517U
Ingredients
Ricinus Communis (Castor) Seed Oil, Glyceryl Triacetyl Ricinoleate, Cetyl Ricinoleate, Euphorbia Cerifera (Candelilla) Wax\Candelilla Cera\Cire De Candelilla, Copernicia Cerifera (Carnauba) Wax\Cera Carnauba\Cire De Carnauba, Polyethylene, Tocopheryl Acetate, Pentaerythrityl Tetra-Di-T-Butyl Hydroxyhydrocinnamate, Barium Sulfate, [+/- Yellow 5 Lake (Ci 19140), Blue 1 Lake (Ci 42090), Iron Oxides (Ci 77491, Ci 77492, Ci 77499), Red 7 Lake (Ci 15850), Mica, Carmine (Ci 75470), Titanium Dioxide (Ci 77891), Red 6 (Ci 15850), Red 22 Lake (Ci 45380), Red 30 Lake (Ci 73360), Yellow 6 Lake (Ci 15985), Bismuth Oxychloride (Ci 77163), Red 33 Lake (Ci 17200), Red 28 Lake (Ci 45410)]
Ingredients are subject to change at the manufacturer's discretion. For the most complete and up-to-date list of ingredients, refer to the product packaging
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Clinique
Based on Clinique's research that allergies contribute to skin aging, every Clinique product is allergy tested 7,200 times and formulated to be completely fragrance-free. Eye makeup is ophthalmologist tested. Lipsticks have the added benefit of including moisturizers. And foundations lessen fine lines and wrinkles while improving uneven skin tone and redness.
Most helpful positive review
Dec 30, 2016
Really nice "lipstick"
This "Almost Lipstick" in "Black Honey" color arrived a few days ago, and I am very happy with the product. When I first looked at it, I was intimidated by the exceptionally dark color. However,I was warned that the color in the tube might be shocking, so I tried it, and fell in love.
It is a universal color, that looks good on most people, and with whatever you are wearing. It is transparent lipstick with just the right amount of color. It's great because it feels like lip balm, it is a very believable color and it is glossy. It just gives lips a " natural" look only better.
At the age of 66, my lips are very pale, and I look sick. I'm not really interested the bold colors, the colors I wore when I was younger, and this color is perfect to brighten up my face, but not look "too made up". I highly recommend this product. In fact, I have two, so I can keep one in my purse, knowing it will always be the right color.
I also love shopping Nordstrom! The customer service is so great that no other company can compare. You always talk to someone who is pleasant and helpful but never pushy. If you have questions, they know their products well so they can answer knowledgeably. In the over 10 years of being a Nordstrom customer I have never had an unpleasant experience with them! That is unheard of in todays shopping world. It's great when you can "hear" them smiling over the phone. I can't say enough about the Customer Service at Nordstrom. They set the bar very high indeed!
kaththom
76found this helpful
Most helpful critical review
Sept 8, 2014
Actually not for everyone
I always wanted to try this, so I was very excited when I received a sample. I'm Black with medium brown skin tone meaning not light, but not dark, either. in between the two. Black Honey did not match my complexion. I didn't like it because it looked drab and dull. It didn't have much shine, either.
adh1006
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kaththom
Dec 30, 2016
Really nice "lipstick"
This "Almost Lipstick" in "Black Honey" color arrived a few days ago, and I am very happy with the product. When I first looked at it, I was intimidated by the exceptionally dark color. However,I was warned that the color in the tube might be shocking, so I tried it, and fell in love.
It is a universal color, that looks good on most people, and with whatever you are wearing. It is transparent lipstick with just the right amount of color. It's great because it feels like lip balm, it is a very believable color and it is glossy. It just gives lips a " natural" look only better.
At the age of 66, my lips are very pale, and I look sick. I'm not really interested the bold colors, the colors I wore when I was younger, and this color is perfect to brighten up my face, but not look "too made up". I highly recommend this product. In fact, I have two, so I can keep one in my purse, knowing it will always be the right color.
I also love shopping Nordstrom! The customer service is so great that no other company can compare. You always talk to someone who is pleasant and helpful but never pushy. If you have questions, they know their products well so they can answer knowledgeably. In the over 10 years of being a Nordstrom customer I have never had an unpleasant experience with them! That is unheard of in todays shopping world. It's great when you can "hear" them smiling over the phone. I can't say enough about the Customer Service at Nordstrom. They set the bar very high indeed!
76found this helpful
Okeydoke
May 6, 2017
Cult classic for a reason. Awesome for everyone!
No wonder this is a cult classic! It glides on so nicely and moisturizes without being overly glossy. It has such a flattering, natural look and will definitely be perfect for my everyday routine. This lipstick is so great for lazy people too; I love makeup but not the effort it takes to put it all on. I will purchase this again!
28found this helpful
AbfabVictoria
Verified purchase
May 26, 2022
get it while you can!!
Cheers, y’all Clinique doesn’t make these very often, they’re very much like a tinted lip balm but the color stays for hours.. I love the Color alone or blended with a lip liner. there’s one on my vanity and one in my handbag.. try it, you’ll thank me.
26found this helpful
adh1006
Sept 8, 2014
Actually not for everyone
I always wanted to try this, so I was very excited when I received a sample. I'm Black with medium brown skin tone meaning not light, but not dark, either. in between the two. Black Honey did not match my complexion. I didn't like it because it looked drab and dull. It didn't have much shine, either.
22found this helpful
CinqCentDixNeuf
Jan 23, 2011
A Grown-up Girl's Gloss
I purchased Clinique's Almost Lipstick in Black Honey. I'm on the golden/yellow/tan side of the neutral spectrum and when worn, the gloss appears to be a deeper, berry/wine shade of my natural lip colour. In the tube, however, it looks like a vampy, almost-noir colour; and when I tested it on the back of my hand, it literally looked like the colour of the flesh of a grape (not a cartoony, purple grape, but an actual grape you find at your grocery store!). The formula itself is aptly named "almost lipstick," as it feels less sticky, heavier and more pigmented than a gloss, but sheerer and lighter than a true lipstick. The colour is very natural and works well with my "light, au natural make-up" routine: concealer, powder, mascara and gloss. The tube it is cased in is very clutch friendly, but not so compact to comfortably shove in your back pocket. I don't consider this a must have, but it is a nice transition away from the beloved soda-flavoured chapsticks of my youth.
20found this helpful
Visitor
Mar 22, 2013
Classic
It is nice to see they have created some additional colors but you really only need to buy the Black Honey--it looks good on everyone. The name is accurate--this is a good, light, almost lipstick, more color than a balm. It gives some moisturinzing but does start to dry out towards the end. Black Honey goes on mostly sheer but imparts a little color, good as a basic daytime look. Millions of happy customers can't be wrong!
17found this helpful
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