Choosing the perfect lip balm for your pout is an entirely personal endeavor. Do you prefer a slick gloss or a sticky one? Tinted? Scented or nonscented? Is the inclusion of SPF a nonnegotiable? Depending on the person you’re asking, the answers may vary. Below, we tapped W magazine’s editors and contributors to put forth their choices for the best lip balms, glosses, and treatments they’ve ever used. You’ll surely find an option that fits your preferences, whether you’re looking for a luxe option or a drugstore mainstay.

Omorovicza Perfecting Lip Balm

Simply the best, in any season. Out of all the lip balms I have tried in my lifetime (a lot), it’s the most nourishing, smooth, and longest-lasting one. Simply put: It works, and it isn’t full of frills. The balm provides hydration to my lips with no fuss. —Maxine Wally, Senior Digital Editor

Aquaphor Lip Balm Repair Stick

I love a fancy-shmancy lip balm as much as the next person, but I’ve yet to find something that I pull out more often than Aquaphor’s repair stick. It is lightweight, has no major fragrance and, best of all, features SPF. —Matthew Velasco, News Writer

La Mer The Lip Balm

When I’m dehydrated or in a colder climate and notice my lips becoming chapped, I do three things: Drink more water with electrolytes, take vitamin E supplements, and layer on the La Mer balm, day and night. In the evenings, I’ll apply a thicker layer before bed and use a clean toothbrush to gently slough off any dead skin. Then I wipe the balm off with a tissue and leave the residue on my lips to be absorbed while I sleep. This routine gets my lips back to normal. I don’t use it every day, mind you, only in winter and summer when my lips tend to get extra-dry. —Maryam Lieberman, Contributing Beauty Editor

Rhode Peptide Lip Boost

This is one of my favorites because it’s substantial. (If that’s not your thing, you might consider Rhode’s range of regular Peptide Lip products.) The Lip Boost is so thick, it even requires added muscle when squeezing it out of the bottle. There is a tingle here as well; be forewarned. But it stays in place and doesn’t have a scent, which I adore. —M.W.

Charlotte Tilbury Pillow Talk Blush Balm Lip Tint

This is a sheer lipstick, lip balm, and lip tint all in one. What’s not to love? —Allia Alliata, Style Director

Le Chouchou Lip Softening Balm

For years, I struggled to find a balm that was rich and nourishing enough to soothe my cracked, parched lips. Once I discovered Eadem’s exfoliating Le Chouchou lip mask, the search was over. The product is thick, glossy without being sticky, and incredibly hydrating—perfect for winter but also great for year-round use if you have dry skin like I do. —Ashley Simpson, Contributing Writer

Tatcha The Kissu Hydrating & Plumping Lip Mask

This is, hands down, my favorite nighttime lip treatment. Tatcha’s Kissu is sumptuous and moisturizing and truly works. To be honest, I use it during the day too. It’s that good! —M.W.

Laneige Glaze Craze Tinted Lip Serum

This product is perfect for hydration and shine, and it’s great for everyday wear to keep your lips glossy and healthy. It works as both lip care and as makeup, and I personally love the silicone applicator. —Kayla Perno, Fashion & Accessories Assistant

Sisley Nutritive Lip Balm

I put this on first thing in the morning and right before I go to bed. It’s my constant go-to for keeping my lips hydrated and smooth. —A.A.

Sulwhasoo Glowing Lip Balm

At first sight, I loved the cool, funky shape of the packaging on Sulwhasoo’s Glowing Lip Balm. But after my first use, I was hooked on the product itself. The perfect, smooth consistency and uncloying scent (along with the 24-hour hydration it provides) makes this my favorite lip treatment. —Oona Wally, Associate Visuals Director

Celine Le Rouge 01 Incolore Matte Lip Balm

Celine Beauté just launched a new collection of tinted matte lip balms, and we’re already obsessed. The line is an extension of the Le Rouge Celine lipstick collection launched in 2024—but this time, the French brand has taken things one step further, creating eight shades with buildable color, plus a refillable case. —Jade Vallario, Accessories Editor

Smith's Rosebud Salve

I first heard about Rosebud Salve from Mary Kate Olsen and Ashley Olsen, who identified it as their favorite lip balm in an interview many years ago. I was in middle school at the time and immediately hit the drugstore to purchase it. Decades later and it’s still a go-to that works like a superstrong Vaseline to protect my lips. Sometimes I’ll put it on my knuckles during winter, when my skin gets very dry. —M.W.

Violette_Fr Bisou Balm

While technically a matte lipstick, Parisian makeup artist Violette Serrat’s sheer balm sticks are perhaps the best tinted lip product I’ve tried. The texture is heavenly, the buildable hues are natural—never too much—and ingredients like lapacho-tree extract help reduce fine lines. —A.S.

Nonfiction Honey Vegan Lip Balm

The Korean fragrance and lifestyle brand Nonfiction has been around since 2019—but 2026 has proved a pivotal year for the brand founded by creative director Haeyoung Cha. Earlier this month, Nonfiction opened its very first U.S. store—and the first outside of Asia—on New York City’s Lower East Side. At 38 Orchard Street, you’ll find the Charlap Hyman & Herrero–designed space, which features limewashed walls and oxblood-tiled floors. After a stroll through the art-filled boutique, I went home with this incredible lip product, which enriches with plant-based ingredients to provide extra nourishment, hydration, and elasticity. The honey flavor isn’t too overpowering, either—it’s balanced out by lemon, grapefruit, and nectarine. —M.W.

Irene Forte Bio-Peptide Lip Treatment

This is the perfect ultra-lightweight hydrating gloss. It’s filled with green pea peptides, upcycled raspberry extract, and shea butter, all sourced from a farm in Sicily. As a bonus, it also tastes amazing. —A.S.

C.O. Bigelow My Favorite Lip Balm No. 303

I always come back to my trusty C.O. Bigelow shea butter lip balm, which I’ve been using since my best friend introduced me to it in seventh grade. It’s been around for at least two decades and for good reason. No. 303 is moisturizing, shiny, and sleek without being too sticky, and best of all, it smells delicious—even without any artificial fragrance or colorants. (It’s also not tested on animals.) More to love: the slanted-tip applicator, the soft matte feel of the bottle itself, and the fact that it can be worn both under and over lipstick. —Claire Valentine McCartney

Sulwhasoo Perfecting Lip Color

K-beauty has always been a step ahead, and Sulwhasoo’s wrinkle-targeting tinted lip balm is no exception. It’s luminous, velvety on application, and packed with collagen and other fine-line-smoothing ingredients. The sinuous sculptural case makes it a product you can leave on display. —A.S.

Just when you thought it was safe to wear polyester, The Devil Wears Prada is back. Nearly two decades after the original film first strutted into theaters, a sequel is headed to theaters, even if Anne Hathaway once completely swore off the possibility.

The follow-up has been a topic of discussion for years now—really, since the original came out in the mid-aughts—and has received varying degrees of excitement from its stars. But in 2024, Hathaway and co-star Stanley Tucci confirmed the official announcement with an Instagram post memorializing some of the original film’s most quotable lines. Later, Hathaway posted a TikTok saying that she was heading to “werk.” Her outfit of choice? A knit sweater in cerulean blue, of course.

Last summer, photographers caught Hathaway during her first day on set. Holding onto what appeared to be a newspaper, she wore a long, ankle-length skirt in light denim, black open-toe sandals, and a white tank top. Coupled with the pinstripe suit set shared to Instagram, it looks like Andy Sachs is leaning into her “Office Siren” side. (And Just Like That... designer Molly Rogers—who also worked under Patricia Field on the first film—will be behind the film’s costumes.)

Here, everything to know about The Devil Wears Prada 2:

What is The Devil Wears Prada 2 about?

It’s an understatement to say a lot has changed in the magazine industry since 2006—the days of expense accounts and black cars are long gone. The Devil Wears Prada 2 will certainly lean into that difference and is set in the cutthroat world of modern digital media, with a wiser (and older) Miranda Priestly at the tail end of her career.

According to Variety, the sequel “follows Priestly as she navigates her career amid the decline of traditional magazine publishing and as she faces off against Blunt’s character, now a high-powered executive for a luxury group with advertising dollars that Priestly desperately needs.”

This diverges from Revenge Wears Prada: The Devil Returns, Lauren Weisberger’s sequel to the original novel. That story centers on Andy Sachs's wedding, now the EIC of a bridal magazine.

Given that Anna Wintour, whom Miranda has always been rumored to be based on, recently stepped down from her role as Editor in Chief of American Vogue after 37 years (though not from Vogue entirely), the timing of the film couldn’t be better.

Is there a Devil Wears Prada 2 trailer?

The final trailer for The Devil Wears Prada 2 was released on April 6, and gives the most insight into the plot yet. Miranda is going through some sort of scandal, and Andy can either help her through it or use the moment to write a tell-all exposé about her old boss. It’s soundtracked by a new original song, “Runway,” by Lady Gaga and Doechii. Watch below:

On March 12, 2026, a new teaser dropped that sees Miranda show up at a sleeping Andy’s apartment and demand that she get back to work, just like old times. At the end of the clip, the Runway boss delivers a vaguely inappropriate line about a photoshoot gone wrong, prompting her younger workers (Simone Ashley, for one) to cringe in embarrassment.

The first official trailer for the film dropped on February 1, 2026 and features Andy returning to visit Miranda and Nigel at the Runway offices, where Miranda appears not to recognize (or at least to acknowledge) her former assistant. Watch below:

The first DWP2 teaser was released on November 12, 2025. While not an official trailer, it still gave fans a glimpse of Andy and Miranda 2.0. It starts with a view of Miranda’s heels (Valentino, surprisingly) as she struts her way through the Runway office to an elevator. Once inside, she’s greeted by her former employee. “Miranda,” Andy says to the frosty fashionista. “Took you long enough,” she replies.

Aptly soundtracked to Madonna’s “Vogue,” the short teaser also features short looks at scenery from the film, including a photoshoot fitting and the cameo-filled Met Gala moment.

Will Adrian Grenier return as Nate?

No, Grenier will not be returning as Andy’s college boyfriend, sous-chef Nate Cooper, Entertainment Weekly confirmed. Even though the original film ends with Hathaway’s Andy choosing her personal life over work as she chucks her work phone into a fountain in Paris (and then has breakfast with Nate, who says he’ll be pursuing his dream of becoming a chef in Boston), it’s still hard to imagine she and Nate would have stayed together forever.

And though Nate was originally received as a victim of Andy’s ambition, that reading of the film hasn’t aged well, and both fans and Grenier himself have since agreed that Nate, with his insecure neediness, was the actual villain of the film.

In a previous interview with EW, Grenier said, “When that whole thing [about Nate being the ‘real villain’ of the film] first came out, I couldn’t get my head around it. I didn’t understand it. Perhaps it was because I wasn’t mature as a man, just as Nate probably could’ve used a little growing up. I was just as immature as him at the time, so I couldn’t see his shortcomings, but, after taking time to reflect and much deliberation online, I can realize the truth in that perspective.”

Who else is in The Devil Wears Prada 2 cast?

Bridgerton fan-favorite Simone Ashley plays Miranda’s newest assistant. The rest of the cast is rounded out by a slew of characters, played by both famous faces and newcomers, including: Lucy Liu, Justin Theroux, B.J. Novak, Pauline Chalamet, Broadway stars Helen J. Shen (“Maybe Happy Ending”) and Conrad Ricamora (“Oh, Mary!”), and comedian Caleb Hearon.

Two other characters will be returning, too: Tracie Thoms will reprise her role as Andy’s best friend, Lily, and Tibor Feldman, who played the chairman of Runway’s parent company, will also be back.

When will The Devil Wears Prada 2 be released?

The Devil Wears Prada 2 hits theaters May 1, 2026.