Peptide Lip Tint is rhode's tinted lip balm: a sheer-but-buildable formula with palmitoyl tripeptide-1, shea butter and vitamin E that the brand says hydrates and visibly plumps lips while leaving a glossy finish. It costs $20 for 10 ml in nine shades, from sheer pink Ribbon to rich brown Espresso, and six shades also come unscented. Creators have swatched the range heavily since 2023. Reddit users praise the hydration, but some find it grainy, dislike the scent or say a tube turns after a few months.

Best for

A hydrating everyday lip with a hint of color
Layering over lip liner or blush for a glossy lip combo

What we love

Sheer, buildable color with a glossy finish in nine shades
Peptide, shea butter and vitamin E formula users say hydrates
Six shades are also sold unscented
Vegan, cruelty-free and dermatologist-tested

Worth knowing

Some users find the texture grainy or the scent off-putting
One user says tubes start tasting and smelling off within months
Very pale users say only a couple of shades suit them

How it scored

The breakdown.

Five factors, weighted for makeup. Here’s our working.

7.6Good

Beauty score out of 10. Brands can’t pay for placement — ever.

Payoff & performance30%7.9
Swatch videos from Tina Engeo and Amanda Benko show a sheer, glossy wash of color, and Reddit users say it hydrates without feeling thick, though one calls it grainy.
Wear time15%6.6
As a tinted balm it gives sheer color rather than long wear; one Reddit user says Pretzel stays a long time and another rarely reapplies, but rhode makes no long-wear claim.
Shade range & inclusivity15%7.4
Nine sheer shades from pale pink to rich brown, six of them also unscented, though a very pale Reddit user says only a couple of the pink and purple shades suit her.
Value20%7.4
$20 for 10 ml is fair for a prestige tinted balm, but one user reports tubes start tasting off within about four months and cheaper peptide tints are widely sold.
Community love20%8.3
It has been heavily swatched since 2023, with Tina Engeo's and Amanda Benko's videos each passing 100,000 views, while Reddit opinion ranges from fans to users who find it grainy or oddly scented.

Beauty profile

Inside the bottle.

Texture

Sheer-but-buildable tinted balm that the brand says melts onto lips with a glossy, high-shine finish

Format

Lip tint

Finish

Glossy

Coverage

Sheer

Shade range

9 shades

Size

0.3 fl oz / 10 ml

Key ingredients

Ingredient encyclopedia →

What’s in it: Palmitoyl tripeptide-1, which the brand says hydrates, smooths and plumps lips; shea butter, babassu seed oil and cupuaçu seed butter; tocopherol, tocopheryl acetate and tetrahexyldecyl ascorbate. The scented Ribbon formula lists fragrance, vanillin and benzyl benzoate.

How to use

Swipe on day or night: one swipe gives sheer color, or layer it over rhode's Pocket Blush and Peptide Lip Shape for a lip combo.

Free from (brand-stated)

gluten

Claims & certifications

Vegan
Cruelty-free (brand-stated)
Dermatologist-tested

Full ingredient list (INCI)35 ingredients · key actives highlighted · as listed by the brand

Ribbon (scented): Hydrogenated Polyisobutene,
Diisostearyl Malate,
Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Butter,
Polybutene,
Microcrystalline Wax (Cera Microcristallina) (Cire Microcristalline),
Synthetic Beeswax,
Synthetic Wax,
Octyldodecanol,
Polyglyceryl-2 Triisostearate,
Hydrogenated Poly(C6-14 Olefin),
Dimer Dilinoleyl Dimer Dilinoleate,
Glyceryl Behenate/Eicosadioate,
Fragrance (Parfum),
Triethyl Citrate,
Tocopherol,
Tocopheryl Acetate,
Tetrahexyldecyl Ascorbate,
Palmitoyl Tripeptide-1,
Orbignya Oleifera Seed Oil*,
Theobroma Grandiflorum Seed Butter,
Lactic Acid,
Tribehenin,
Stevioside,
Ethylhexyl Palmitate,
Sorbitan Isostearate,
Synthetic Fluorphlogopite,
Disteardimonium Hectorite,
o-Cymen-5-ol,
Benzyl Benzoate,
Vanillin,
Titanium Dioxide (CI 77891),
Red 28 Lake (CI 45410),
Red 7 (CI 15850),
Yellow 5 Lake (CI 19140),
Blue 1 Lake (CI 42090). *Certified organic ingredient.

Formulas change. Always check the packaging, and patch-test if your skin is reactive.

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Creator video reviews

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What people say

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Verbatim from Reddit, forums, blogs and the beauty press — linked, so you can read the whole thread.

5 verbatim quotes · 2 positive · 2 mixed · 1 critical

r/BeautyGuruChatter

… the Pretzel lip tint. It smells amazing and stays a long time.

u/Outrageous-Bus-3918r/BeautyGuruChatter · 2026-1041Source

r/Sephora

I wasn't a Rhode person, so I resisted it, but when I finally tried a tint, I found it really works for me. I don't even have to reapply much.

u/SlowandSteady93r/Sephora · 2026-111Source

r/BeautyGuruChatter

I personally like the tinted lip peptides as I feel like they actually hydrate my lips and also aren’t super thick. … But huge caveat, the Rhode ones start tasting and smelling a bit off within about 4 months.

u/LCorinaSr/BeautyGuruChatter · 2026-1018Source

r/Sephora

I love the Peptide Lip Shape and Peptide Lip Tints, though I don't love the colour range (I'm super pale, so only the couple of pink/purplish colours work on me)

u/NVSmallr/Sephora · 2026-106Source

r/beauty

The rhode lip tint was nice to receive as a gift but I would never buy it myself. It’s grainy and smells weird!

u/evilestcaker/beauty · 2026-062Source

Price & value

Is it worth it?

Typical price

$20.00

for 0.3 fl oz / 10 ml

Per ounce

$59.15

DrugstoreMid-rangePrestigeLuxury

About 40% less per ounce than the typical lips we review. Our value score: 7.4/10 for a mid-range pick.

Price checked November 2026 at a non-Amazon retailer. Prices change — retailers show the current one.

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Community

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FAQ

Good questions.

Is rhode Peptide Lip Tint scented?

All nine shades come scented; rhode says Ribbon smells like vanilla soft serve. Six shades, Ribbon, Toast, Salty Tan, Raspberry Jelly, PBJ and Espresso, are also sold unscented.

What shades are available?

rhode lists nine: Sweet Pea, Jelly Bean, Ribbon, Pretzel, Toast, Salty Tan, Raspberry Jelly, PBJ and Espresso. They range from sheer pinks to a rich brown, and Sweet Pea, Jelly Bean and Pretzel are pearly or shimmery.

Where can you buy rhode Peptide Lip Tint?

rhode sells it on its own site, and its FAQ says the brand is available in all free-standing Sephora stores in the US, Canada and the UK and on Sephora.com.

How do you wear it?

rhode suggests swiping it on day or night for sheer color, or layering it over its Pocket Blush and Peptide Lip Shape liner for a fuller lip combo.

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