Paula's Choice Hyaluronic Acid Plus Peptide Lip Booster with Squalane

What the gurus are saying.

Every take we've logged from this product's reviews across YouTube. Click any row to watch the moment they said it.

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✓Nay

"It's the most expensive one on the list, it's 33 bucks, it's very tiny. It's got hyaluronic acid and peptide, and then we've got castor seed oil, cocoa butter, squalane, shea butter, no flavor but has a shiny finish. This one's got a metal applicator. This one's almost as shiny as the other one."

All 2 takes from No BS Beauty

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"The applicator is nice. It does have a cool soothing feeling."

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"It's the most expensive one on the list, it's 33 bucks, it's very tiny. It's got hyaluronic acid and peptide, and then we've got castor seed oil, cocoa butter, squalane, shea butter, no flavor but has a shiny finish. This one's got a metal applicator. This one's almost as shiny as the other one."

Skin Obsessed Mary

33k subs

✓Yay

"It's just so good. It's a clear balm, but I adore the doe foot metal applicator and the feel has just so impressed me. It keeps my lips juicy for longer and it's probably the best so far of the sorts of glosses that I have tried for longevity because my lips just feel great now. [...] I think it's just under 30 bucks for 10ml, and my only wish is that it wasn't clear, that it came in colors, because I like a little bit of color."

The Budget Dermatologist

724k subs

✓Yay

"I do like this nice little metal cooling applicator tip that is really nice on this product. [...] You can put this on a couple times a day morning and night peptides for your lips to maintain that lip volume."

All 2 takes from The Budget Dermatologist

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"I do like this nice little metal cooling applicator tip that is really nice on this product. [...] You can put this on a couple times a day morning and night peptides for your lips to maintain that lip volume."

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"So this one is linked below, it's your next budget swap. So 2023 has been the year of the lips in brands releasing lip products right, so let's find a budget swap for this one by Paula's Choice. It's $33 for just this little tube. It is the hyaluronic acid plus peptide lip booster."

Dr Dray

2.69M subs

✓Yay

"I finished up the Paula's Choice Hyaluronic Acid Plus Peptide Lip Booster and loved this. It's very moisturizing. I liked using this before going to bed at night. It's got shea butter in it, so it's pretty moisturizing. The peptide in it allegedly is going to help with collagen production and whatnot."

All 3 takes from Dr Dray

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"I actually really enjoyed this. I finished this and it got me thinking about the peptides and ingredients in it."

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"It's a good product. [...] When I use this product my lips are softer, they're moisturized, I have less of a tendency towards irritation. [...] When I'm using it consistently my lips stay moisturized in between. I put it on at night, the following morning I have moisturized lips. I can wake up the next morning and my lips are soft and moisturized after a full night of sleep. [...] Paula's Choice snuck in another peptide for us, palmitoyl tripeptide 38."

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"I finished up the Paula's Choice Hyaluronic Acid Plus Peptide Lip Booster and loved this. It's very moisturizing. I liked using this before going to bed at night. It's got shea butter in it, so it's pretty moisturizing. The peptide in it allegedly is going to help with collagen production and whatnot."

Gothamista

683k subs

✓Yay

"This really is a unique treatment for lips because this really is part of their booster collection, so it's a lip serum. It's not one of those occlusive lip masks or lip sleeping masks. There's nothing waxy or buttery about this. It's very much a peptide serum for well-aging lips. I also just love the glossiness of it, so wearing it for daytime is so perfect because it's like wearing lip gloss. This does a good job of really plumping out the fine lines around my lips."

All 2 takes from Gothamista

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"If you're expecting a lip mask or a very occlusive, almost Vaseline-like lip product, then this is not it. This is more of a treatment—it's a hyaluronic acid treatment to hydrate and plump out your lips, but also it's a peptide treatment so it's an anti-aging lip treatment. You know, I hate to say it but the lips are one of the first places it begins to show. Peptides help to keep your lips firm and prevent loss of volume."

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"This really is a unique treatment for lips because this really is part of their booster collection, so it's a lip serum. It's not one of those occlusive lip masks or lip sleeping masks. There's nothing waxy or buttery about this. It's very much a peptide serum for well-aging lips. I also just love the glossiness of it, so wearing it for daytime is so perfect because it's like wearing lip gloss. This does a good job of really plumping out the fine lines around my lips."

What the evidence says.

Independent of what the gurus think, this is what the published research supports about the main active ingredients here.

Alpha hydroxy acids

Alpha hydroxy acids loosen the bonds holding dead cells at the surface. The evidence supports smoother texture and more even tone over time, and they can leave skin more sensitive to sun.

Source: NIH, National Library of Medicine

Humectants and emollients

Ingredients like these draw water into the surface layers and slow how fast it leaves. The evidence is for comfort, softness and hydration rather than for changing the structure of the skin.

Source: DermNet

Peptides

Peptides are short protein fragments meant to signal repair. The evidence for them is thinner than for retinoids or vitamin C, and it varies a lot by the specific peptide, so the category is more promising than proven.

Source: NIH, National Library of Medicine

Frequently asked.

What is Paula's Choice Hyaluronic Acid Plus Peptide Lip Booster with Squalane?

A clear lip treatment with hyaluronic acid, peptides and squalane, sold in a small tube with a metal applicator and designed to hydrate and plump lips.

Is Paula's Choice Hyaluronic Acid Plus Peptide Lip Booster with Squalane worth it?

Mostly yes. 4 of the 5 gurus who reviewed it give it their stamp of approval, for a Guru Score of 80%.

What is Paula's Choice Hyaluronic Acid Plus Peptide Lip Booster with Squalane's Guru Score?

Paula's Choice Hyaluronic Acid Plus Peptide Lip Booster with Squalane holds a Guru Score of 80%. That is our read on how warmly the experts talk about it, based on the verdicts of 5 expert reviewers we have collected.