Lancôme's New Lip Gloss Is A Grown-Up Version Of Juicy Tubes & It's Incredible
When it comes to famous beauty products, few reach the cultural status of Lancôme's Juicy Tubes. The iconic lip gloss was a mainstay of the early 00s, and at the height of its reign, no starlet's party bag was complete without a tube of the stuff.
Well, if you thought that was Lancôme's only powerhouse gloss, think again: The iconic French brand is going all in on gloss with its latest launch, Lip Idôle JuicyTreat Oil-in-Gloss, £33. I know what you're thinking: Another 'juicy' gloss courtesy of Lancôme? No, you're not dreaming. But your makeup bag did just get way juicier.
As the name suggests, JuicyTreat is not your average gloss. The oil-in-gloss formula combines the hydration you get from your favourite lip treatment with the shine and colour payoff of a gloss. The texture is utterly decadent — and if you ask us, a new icon in the making. Ahead, four Refinery29 beauty editors put Lancôme's latest launch to the test.
Karina Hoshikawa, Senior Writer
Shade(s) tested: All The Tea, Toffee Talk
'I came of age in the 2000s, so Juicy Tubes hold a special place in my core beauty memories. I truly didn't think I could love another Lancôme gloss more — how can you improve upon perfection? But Lip Idôle JuicyTreat may have done the impossible. It's decadent, cushiony and feels as hydrating as my favourite lip oil. I love a warm nude shade and All The Tea (a gorgeous rosewood) and Toffee Talk (a peachy caramel) are my favourites from the bunch. The formula is pigmented enough to show up on lips, but still sheer enough for just a hint of colour or layering on top of a lip pencil. And can we talk about the applicator? It's not your average doe-foot; the slightly tapered shape really hugs lips for an even application and buttery-smooth glide.'
Sara Tan, Global Beauty Director
'Lancôme Lip Idôle JuicyTreat feels like the grown-up evolution of my Juicy Tubes obsession — the same glossy finish but way more nourishing. It's loaded with 20% squalane for legit hydration, delivers rich colour and boasts that plush, mirror-like shine. There's even a slight tingle that seems to give your lips a fuller look (without the sting). And the oversized applicator? So satisfying to swipe on.'
Photo: Courtesy of Venus Wong.
'I'm a huge Olivia Rodrigo fan, so I was stoked to swipe on Million Dollar Berry, which happens to be the shade she wore for the JuicyTreat ad campaign. I have to say that this juicy wash of plum looks so pretty on both of us. Right off the bat, the gloss feels noticeably more conditioning than many lip oils and tinted balms I've tried. While most lip products claim to have moisturising benefits, a lot of them don't go the distance — my lips usually dry out and get flaky after a few hours. But thanks to 20% squalane in the formula, which smooths and hydrates, my lips feel plump and comfortable for hours. It's like wearing an ultra-shiny lip mask that seals in moisture and blurs fine lines for a glass-like finish. Special mention goes to the angular applicator, which makes it easier to trace along my Cupid's bow with precision.'
Jacqueline Kilikita, beauty director
Shade(s) tested: Idôle Nude
'Growing up, Juicy Tubes were always out of my budget, so I have to admit, I've never actually tried the cult-favorite gloss. I know — how did I get this job, again? Because of that, I had nothing to compare JuicyTreat to, but it didn't matter. I think I've found the ultimate gloss in Idôle Nude. I expected it to be really sheer, but the pigment packs a punch and looks like I'm wearing the perfect nude lipstick underneath. And the shine? Gorgeous — and without stickiness. When the day comes, I know it will be part of my wedding makeup look; it's giving blushing bride. Every shade has a slight minty tingle — subtle, but I'm convinced it helps my lips look plumper. That, and the 20% squalane, of course, which moisturises deeply. Lastly, the chunky — actually, ergonomic — applicator makes top-ups easy, even without a mirror.'
Hashtags
Try Our AI Features
Explore what Daily8 AI can do for you:
Comments
No comments yet...
Related Articles
Refinery29
a day ago
- Refinery29
Madelyn Cline & KJ Apa On 'Gut Wrenching' The Map That Leads To You
Spoilers ahead. There's a moment in every Sick Teen (or young person) Movie when you know everything is not as it seems: a fragment of dialogue, a sidelong glance, or a fraught moment that indicates impending doom — that one of the two main love interests is not going to make it to the end of the movie. In 2002's A Walk to Remember, it's when Mandy Moore's character Jamie boldly makes popular bad boy Landon (Shane West) promise to never fall in love with her. In 2014's The Fault in Our Stars, it's when Augustus (Ansel Elgort), at that point in remission from cancer, uses his Make-A-Wish wish to take girlfriend Hazel to Amsterdam to meet her dream author. More recently in 2025's My Oxford Year, it's the moment when professor Jamie (Corey Mylchreest) inexplicably pulls away from Anna (Sofia Carson) after their first night together. In director Lasse Hallström's newly released The Map That Leads to You, when Jack (played by Riverdale's KJ Apa), who is on a whirlwind adventure through Spain with new love interest Heather (Madelyn Cline), refuses to be in a group photo with his friends (he thinks people should be experiencing the moment IRL instead of trying to document it for the future), viewers know there's more to it than just camera shyness. The character, a 21st century rolling stone, has a track record for wanting to be in the moment instead of documenting it. From the moment Jack bumps into Heather on a train to Barcelona in this adaptation of J.P. Monninger's 2017 novel, he encourages the careful planner to embrace spontaneity. Heather is on her grand Euro adventure before returning home to a job in banking and a stable — albeit kind of boring — life, while Jack is on a quest to follow a route his great grandfather wrote about in his journal.. Heather, who maps out every moment of her life, ditches her rigid itinerary and regimented lifestyle to share the adventure, with the pair breaking into and spending the night in a tram car in Barcelona, chasing down passport thieves, adventuring around the coast, and running with the bulls in Pamplona. This chance encounter with Jack is pivotal for Heather, who discovers with him a sense of freedom she was missing and wants to continue following, both with him and on her own. ' We wanted it to feel real and lovely and relatable, and we wanted it to be gut wrenching. madelyn cline on 'the map that leads to you' ' And it's this realization that makes the eventual reveal even more heart wrenching — Jack is ill and doesn't know how much time he has left. If that sounds familiar, it's because it's meant to. As Madelyn Cline tells Refinery29, Hallström told the actors to channel the essence of movies like A Walk to Remember and Before Sunrise (which doesn't deal with death per se, but the tragedy of looming separation from the person you love). 'We wanted it to feel real and lovely and relatable, and we wanted it to be gut wrenching,' Cline says. Most importantly, these stories leave the remaining character with a lesson: to go on and have a big life, all the richer because their lost love taught them to truly embrace life. It can be a frustrating, albeit extremely popular, trope. The reason we continue to be drawn to these films about young people dying is arguably the same reason we wholeheartedly embrace teen shows dealing with grief or show and movies that scare us. They tap into some of our greatest fears: Dying young and not being able to fulfill your goals, while offering viewers a way to confront these fears head on. While death in any case is a tragedy, it's exacerbated by the complexities of youth, as yet another issue young people have to grapple with along with the normal hardships of growing up, navigating your identity and trying to fit in. Having someone close to you die at a young age is scary and unexplainable, and at least in film and TV, viewers are able to see that these tragedies are not in vain, that something good comes out of death — because it has to. Regardless of the reason why we're drawn to these movies, the question remains: Do characters like Jamie and Augustus have to die in order for those around them to make the decision to live? Can't we cherish life without the tragedy of death? Does loss have to be the price of appreciation? ' It comes down to: Do you want to be happy or do you want to not be happy, irrespective of whatever is in front of you? kj apa on his character jack in 'the map that leads to you' ' Cline says, for Heather, 'It's not [about] losing Jack, it's about losing what he made her understand that she was missing from her own life.' In this case, it's Heather understanding the power inside her can come from making her own decisions, rather than basing them on what is expected of her. 'You don't need a man to learn that lesson,' Cline says. But '[Jack] represents everything that she needed to learn for herself.' At first, Heather's meticulously planned itinerary — and future — doesn't leave any space for surprises, but by the end of the movie she realizes that 'you don't have to settle for any sort of status quo and you can be whatever you want,' Cline says. And more importantly, that you can find happiness and fulfillment in that. 'Your thoughts do shape a lot of your reality,' Cline says. 'Truly, you are a product of what you give energy to and what your thoughts are.' But while these lessons may be more impactful when dealing with the loss of a young person, they're also applicable to people at any age and in any life circumstance. 'It comes down to: Do you want to be happy or do you want to not be happy, irrespective of whatever is in front of you?,' Apa says. 'You can either have the perspective of, this sucks, I don't want to do this, or I get to choose who I want to be in relationship to whatever it is that I'm doing.' The key difference with this film is that, thankfully, Jack doesn't die. Unlike most 'Sick Teen' movies, The Map That Leads to You pushes beyond the typical trope. By having both characters make it to the end credits, it allows viewers to see the ways in which Heather has in turn also impacted Jack —and the lessons she can teach him, leaving viewers with a story in which both characters actively make a choice, instead of reacting to circumstances, to embrace their lives, whatever comes next. It's an updated take on the typical trope, and one that, while not necessarily always pulled off without coming across as cheesy or earnest, is appreciated; at least for its attempt to eschew the unequal dynamics of these relationships and show how both characters, Jack and Heather, can learn from each other. "Heather and Jack are two sides of the same coin,' Cline says. 'Where Jack has based his decisions off of why is this happening to me and Heather is the one who approaches it with gratitude.' After initially trying to push Heather away, for fear of having her watch him die, Jack is forced to follow his own advice: respecting Heather's decision about her future— one that, at least for now, includes him — and choosing gratitude for what they have together. 'She teaches him the final and probably most important lesson,' Apa says, 'which is [that] you don't get to make that decision for me or anyone.' 'That's his pivotal moment,' Apa says. 'Him dealing with this illness and really coming to terms with the fact that life is impermanent, and what do you do with that information?' Which is the question that the movie leaves both Jack and Heather, not to mention viewers with — and to figure out for themselves.
Refinery29
2 days ago
- Refinery29
I Tried Powdered Body Wash — & I'm Never Going Back To Shower Gel
I don't know about you, but my shower is my oasis. I've gone to great lengths to curate the ultimate everything-shower lineup of products in my bathroom, from a rotating cast of hair treatments to a variety of body washes, oils and other sensorial treats that offer a brief escape from the rest of the world. I take squeaky-clean time very seriously. When I first reviewed LOoPHA's body washes earlier this year, I was immediately captivated by the unique, elevated scents and the gentle yet thorough cleansing power. Fun fact: LOoPHA comes from the same minds behind The Ordinary, so it's no surprise that it's good — but in true disruptor fashion, body wash was only the beginning. For its latest drop, LOoPHA has reimagined its three core scents — Broadleaf Forest, Oud + Amber and Chalk — in a powdered formulation that's unlike anything else I've ever tried. 'At LOoPHA, we're constantly pushing boundaries and exploring innovative formats that incorporate fragrant playfulness that is rooted in science,' Dina Nicola, vice president of scientific at DECIEM, tells Refinery29. 'The inspiration for our Hand + Body Powder Washes stemmed from this very ethos. We wanted to introduce a unique cleansing format that was both fun and effective, and the sprinkling application perfectly captures that playful element.' I know what you're thinking — because I was, too: Sounds messy! And if you're not careful, it can be. (More on that later — just don't accidentally inhale a cloud of powder while dispensing.) As someone who loves luxurious, lush body products — the kind that feel rich on skin — I wasn't sure what to expect from a 100% dry formula. Would it lather? Would I actually feel clean afterwards? Would moisture get into the bottle and cause clumps? Your girl had questions. Lots of them. According to the instructions, you simply need to add water to activate the powder-to-gel transformation. First, I tried dispensing the powder into my hand and massaging it under the water to work up a lather. From there, I could wash up as usual and rinse. Option two, which I ended up preferring, was sprinkling the powder onto a wet sponge or loofah (hehe) and scrunching it to generate foam. That method created more foamy goodness and felt like a more satisfying experience overall. Nicola explains, 'We made sure these Powder Washes hit two key notes: they are effective as cleansers yet not stripping, and they create a fantastic lather to deliver on a sensorial experience — there is always something satisfying about a foamy lather to symbolise an effective cleanse.' Adding, 'The magic behind our Powder Washes is sodium carboxymethyl starch, a superdisintegrant derived from potato starch that swells upon contact with water, allowing the surfactants to work and the fragrance to be activated.' Another major difference I noticed between the powder and liquid versions was that the dry formulas had stronger scent projection — it filled my entire shower without being overpowering. 'We also utilised innovative spray-dried technology to capture our signature scents, which means that the fragrance really comes alive the moment it mixes with water,' Nicola says. One of the biggest learning curves was figuring out how much product to use. With traditional body wash, I know from years of experience that a little more than a quarter-sized dollop is enough. With the powder version, I had to experiment to find the right amount for my entire body. The LoOPHA bottle has a squeeze dispenser, and at first, I underestimated how much I'd need. After some trial and error, I learned that a generous dusting lathers up quite well, especially for a 100% sulfate-free formula. On paper, there are some real perks to the powder wash. For one, it's perfect for travel — even a full bottle is super lightweight, and there's no need to worry about airport liquid limits. Plus, after a month of testing, I still have plenty of product left. It's hard to tell exactly how long it'll last me, but so far, it seems like a pretty solid value for the £21 price point. Think of it as living in the future — but make it bodycare.
Refinery29
3 days ago
- Refinery29
With Denzel Washington's Co-Sign, Ilfenesh Hadera Became Highest 2 Lowest's Secret Weapon
Spike Lee trusts her. Denzel Washington knows what she can do. Now is time for the rest of Hollywood to wake up to the powerhouse that is Ilfenesh Hadera. 'Put me in, coach,' The Harlem-born actor said to Refinery29 in a recent Zoom interview. In Spike Lee's latest joint, Highest 2 Lowest, Hadera stars opposite Washington as Pam King. The neo-noir thriller, which is an adaptation of Japanese filmmaker Akira Kurosawa's High and Low, follows David King (Washington), a successful music executive who gets extorted by an up-and-coming rapper (A$AP Rocky). David faces the ultimate moral dilemma as he's forced to make a decision that could either cost him his family and legacy or his empire. Though the choice is ultimately David's, his wife Pam becomes a critical sounding board. She's the film's 'North Star,' Hadera said. Her voice also offers the thesis for the underlying message in the film: when did the art we make become less important than fame and riches that come with it? Like Washington, Hadera has become a regular in Lee's work. She first appeared in Da Brick, Oldboy and Chi-Raq and then landed a more significant role in the Netflix adaptation of She's Gotta Have It. She said his sets foster a freedom to be creative and fly or fail without fear. 'On a Spike joint, he keeps the same loyal, capable people around project after project. So despite the newness of it all on a movie set, everybody feels really relaxed and kind of at home,' she said. 'You don't always get that and you have to feel free as an artist to play and maybe not get it right.' And though the role of Pam King is a dream the Harlem-born actor manifested, she's nowhere new to this. With an acting career that spans 15 years, she's worked her way up the call sheet through dozens of projects, including Billions, Master of None and Chicago Fire. She's currently starring in Godfather of Harlem, which is heading into its fifth and final season, opposite Forest Whitaker. *Minor spoilers ahead.* Refinery29: There wasn't a role for you in the script initially. How did your role as Pam King come about? Ilfenesh Hadera: I saw that Spike had this collaboration coming up with Denzel on this Kurosawa film. And I was like this is incredible first for Spike as a friend and supporter of his, I know how much he loves Kurosawa's work. I saw that announcement and I was so stoked for him. And then, of course, I'm like is there a role for me in this? Spike actually asked what my upcoming schedule looked like so I was like, this might be a good sign. As I'm watching the original film, I'm thinking there aren't many female roles in this movie. I reached out to my agent, and asked if he read the script. And he very, like, bluntly, said, 'There's no role for you in this.' But I still held out hope, because Spike had asked about my availability. And then the calls from Kim Coleman, Spike's longtime casting director, started coming in, and the rest is history. It was such an emotional roller coaster. It's like a testament to the idea that closed mouths don't get fed, right? IH: Truly. I mean, I don't like to ask for much. Spike has become such a dear friend of mine, and he's kept me in work for so many years. He knows my artistic abilities. So, if he doesn't think of me for a part, I don't want to come to him who's given me so much already with hands out. I'd much rather him come to me and say, 'Hey, I've got this idea.' Maybe it's a smaller role, maybe it's the role of Pam King, which is a more significant role. But, you know, I always like to let him initiate conversations about casting. ' Spike trusts me. He's not gonna put my name in the mix if he's not sure that I can bring it... [but] it feels nice to know that I got the Denzel Washington co-sign and it wasn't all Spike's pull. Ilfenesh Hadera ' IH: At this point, I'm like, wow, Spike trusts me. He's not gonna put my name in the mix if he's not sure that I can bring it. We've worked together for many years and are close, but he said to me going into the chemistry read with Denzel, 'This is going to be Denzel's choice. He brought me this project, he's a producer on it, he's the star of the show, so this decision will really be his in the end.' So it feels nice to know that I got the Denzel Washington co-sign and it wasn't all Spike's pull. I can't even imagine the feeling as an actor. Of course, Denzel has been in so many Spike Lee joints. So to have not only that trust from him, but also that trust from Spike. He's tapping you in similar ways that he's tapped Denzel throughout his career. IH: It feels great and validating, but also, at this point in my career, I'm like give me a chance, man. Put me in, coach. I know what I can do. You just hope that the people around you trust you and will let you do what you know you can. It's not every day that people have faith in your abilities and let you show them and rise to the occasion. What role do you think Pam has when it comes to her husband's decision? IH: I think she gives him the freedom to figure it out. People have been calling her the moral compass. I think she guides him gently towards what they both know is the right thing to do. She's not naive, despite knowing what the choice to make is to the implications of giving up basically all they own. What does this mean for their life, for their lifestyle, for what they've worked so hard to build? But I think she lets him come to the right conclusion on his own while guiding him with a gentle hand. I love how this film emphasizes the value of Black art over fame and riches. But a lot of times art does get compromised for business. I'm curious if this film challenged or influenced how you think about and approach art going forward? IH: If you're lucky, you get both. And that is such a very small percentage of artists who get the pleasure of doing work that they're passionate about and being able to live a nice lifestyle. You hope people don't go into this with the goal of achieving fame or becoming a multimillionaire. Those should not be the reasons you follow the path of an artist but you shouldn't be demonized for wanting to be recognized by people who consume and love your art and wanting to live a nice lifestyle. When I think about projects that are presented to me or jobs that I choose to do, I'm at a place where I do have some financial freedom. I'm really grateful for not being dictated by the dollar amount attached to the project. I have taken jobs in the past that don't strike a creative nerve but, financially, have been necessary for me at the time, and that's not where you want to be. If you can create a foundation so you can stop doing work because of the paycheck, you're in a really great spot. But I'm not turning my nose up at anyone who chooses jobs for safety. We've all got to live. And it's harder and harder right now in this industry. So it becomes more and more challenging to say no to a gig. Are there any artistically underrated or projects that you've been a part of that you feel like didn't get the attention that they deserve? IH: I know people are starting to get hip to Godfather of Harlem. When Epix greenlit us, it was a pretty little known network. Now Epix is MGM, MGM plus. But I think, at the time, if that show had been on another streamer with more subscribers, it would have exploded. But it has to be this perfect storm, right? I think we're starting to get more love, but I wish it had been that way from the beginning. But then you look at a show like The Wire, when that was on in real time, some people were watching it. But now we consider [The Wire] one of the best television shows of all time. So maybe we just need to take a little time step away from it and revisit in a few years, when people have finally caught up to us.
