Try Winter's "Ballet Slipper" Lip Trend for the Prettiest, Most En Pointe Pout

It's incredibly hard to become a ballerina. It’s far less hard to wear ballet slippers with a normal outfit, which is why so many of us opt for that option instead. For the past few years, runways and walkways have been ballet-flat central. Even ballet sneakers have entered the mix.

The easiest way to go prima ballerina, though? That might be the “ballet slipper” lip. Finding your perfect liner/gloss combo isn’t as technically simple a task as slipping on a pair of shoes (and neither is as arduous as grand jetés), but once you’ve found the right baby pink tones, you’ll be dancing through life.

The "Ballet Slipper" Lip Look

“Ballet slipper” lips are baby pink and cool-toned, like traditional canvas ballet shoes (or the leather Miu Miu versions , if we’re being practical). Once your gloss is applied, your pout might look similar to your Essie “Ballet Slippers” manicure , though you can also stick with a softer satin or natural matte finish.

“Ballet slipper” lips were coined by model and TikTok creator @ maartje.co . In a viral video, she showed off her perfect cool-toned pink combo, which included Sephora Collection Lip Liner in the currently out-of-stock shade Pink Frosting (“I need my lip liners to be on the grayish side," she explained mid-application) and Rom&nd Glasting Color Gloss in 01 Peony Ballet ("the perfect shade of a pink bunny tongue).

Why It's Trending

This holiday season, we were all about vintage pinks and sugarplum frostiness. And before that, fall marked the return of concealer lips.

The “ballet slipper” lip trend lets us carry both of those energies into the New Year. It’s less festive and more disciplined than sugarplum but sweeter than just plain beige. Like a well-worn pair of, well, ballet slippers.

Over on TikTok, the girlies have been gushing over milky baby pink glosses . Think Lawless Beauty Forget the Filler Lip-Plumping Line-Smoothing Gloss in Strawberry Milkshake , Patrick Ta Major Volume Plumping Gloss in Say Less , or Chanel Rouge Coco Gloss Moisturizing Glossimer in Icing . Pair that with our obsession with Nina Park’s softly cool-lined lip looks, and we have a whole look to go off of.

It’s also worth noting that L’Oréal’s Ballerina Shoes lipstick has also been going viral. Though its finish is a bit too frosty for this look, the vision is aligned. Rhode’s Ribbon , which comes smelling like vanilla soft serve or unscented, was also inspired by Hailey Bieber’s ballet days.

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“Like all dance shoes, ballet shoes must fit accurately to serve the dancer properly,” explains iconic shoe company Bloch on its website. “Ballet shoes should feel snug on the foot without compromising comfort.”

The same concept can be applied to the “ballet slippers” lip look—there’s a way it should appear, but you can adjust various aspects, like the finish, to your taste. As long as the color is en pointe and the finish isn’t distracting, we’re grooving.

Ahead, find some of our favorite baby pink products ready for the main stage—that would be your pout—this winter. Find your favorite, apply it, and picture all your admirers throwing flowers at your feet.

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