K-Beauty Lip Tint Guide: CLIO Crystal Glam Tint's 8 Core Shades, Matched to Your Tone

CLIO Crystal Glam Tint is a K-beauty glow tint: the color stains into the inner lips, and a layer of clear coating sits on top. The original core shades are No. 01 to 08, and seasonal shades were added later. Here we go through the 8 core shades the way Korean lip tint talk usually starts, by tone, using the personal color (퍼스널 컬러) frame of 웜톤 (warm tone) and 쿨톤 (cool tone). The color on the applicator or the back of your hand differs from the color that stays on your lips, so keep your own lip color in mind as you read.

Good to know first

• Color and shine: The color and the oil layer sit separately. Color sits inside the lips with a clear coating over it, so both gradient lips and full lips look less heavy.
• Texture: It has a slightly rich texture, so the color stains quickly, and it tends not to clump when you layer it. Some reviews do find it heavy or stuffy.
• Shine: The oil layer feels light, like a lip balm layered on top, rather than a sticky gloss.

Sorted by tone first

• 웜톤 (warm tone): 02 Summer Apricot, 07 Modern Coral Beige
• 웜톤 reddish (warm tone, red-leaning): 01 Vintage Apple, 08 Gentle Cinnamon
• 쿨톤 reddish (cool tone, red-leaning): 06 Daily Mauve, 04 Pale Plum
• 쿨톤 pink (cool tone, pink-leaning): 03 Blushed Peach, 05 Fresh Cherry

If your skin is a warm tone, start with the top four. If it is a cool tone, start with the bottom four.

01 Vintage Apple: A calm red without orange

This is a red with the saturation turned down. It is recommended for warm tones, but you can wear it as a calm red with no orange. The surface color and the base color are similar, so there is almost no change in color temperature before and after you apply it, and it also looks close to the cap color. Holding it next to your lips in store is a good way to judge the shade. Some reviews say it was the most popular of the original shades.

02 Summer Apricot: An everyday peach shade

It first goes on as a milky apricot, then turns sheer and the base color shows through. Over time, a slightly red tone comes up, leaving a clear peach. It suits days when you are not doing a bold makeup look.

03 Blushed Peach: A lukewarm flower pink

This is a flower-pink shade, neither too bright nor too muted. It leans more pink than coral. It is sorted as a cool tone, but it is a lukewarm pink rather than a fully cool pink. The base color has little blue, so it tends not to look too pale even on a 봄웜 (spring warm). Try it if you want a lovely pink mood.

04 Pale Plum: A plum with a gray tint

If you are a 여름 쿨 라이트 (light summer cool) or 여름 쿨 그레이시 (grayish summer cool), try this one first. A mid-saturation plum with a gray tint goes on clear rather than dull. Even as time passes, pink or magenta does not push through, so it stays a grayish plum. Try it if you are a summer cool with black hair.

05 Fresh Cherry: The brightest acid pink of the 8

This is the most saturated cool-tone acid pink. Unlike the other shades, its surface color is stronger than the stain, so pressing your lips together may leave a slight smudge. Blend it well so no edge is left. It looks close to the cap color, so you can also check the shade near your lips.

06 to 08: Three calm, deep shades

• 06 Daily Mauve: The surface color is a toned-down mauve rose, and once it stains, it turns a reddish color with a slight brown tint. The base is warm and the surface is cool, so the tone is hard to pin down. Try it directly on your lips. It differs from the cap color the most.
• 07 Modern Coral Beige: It looks nude on the back of your hand, but on the lips it stains to a reddish color with a brown tint. The gap between surface color and base color is the largest, so it can look patchy depending on how much it stains. The mood is refined. Try it if your skin is a 갈웜 (autumn warm).
• 08 Gentle Cinnamon: A deep shade of brown and red with a drop of mauve. Try it if you are a 갈웜 deep (deep autumn warm) who wants a calm, refined mood.