12 Daring Beauty Products to Try in 2012

Bobbi Brown Sheer Color Lip Gloss in Ultra Violet and Yves Saint Laurent Rouge Volupté Perle in Spellbinding Violet

We challenged lip balm wearer and senior Web editor Tiffany Sun to try something brighter: an orchid-colored Bobbi Brown gloss. "It looks neon in the tube, but on my lips it's a sheer purple," says Sun. Although she always believed that dark lipstick was drying and emphasized her chapped lips, the moisturizing and glossy formula from Yves Saint Laurent changed her mind. (Pair this kind of lipcolor with barely-there eyeshadow to keep your look office-friendly.)

Lip gloss, $23, BobbiBrownCosmetics.com
Lipstick, $34, YSLBeautyUS.com