Maybelline Lifter Gel Oil: Every Shade Scored for Your Color Season

You can pick up the Maybelline Lifter Gel Oil at any drugstore for $9.99. Eight shades, one formula. The catch: depending on your color season, some of those shades score 96% and others drop below 30%. Strawberry Shake hits 96% for True Autumn — the highest score in the entire lineup. Sugar Spritz peaks at 85% for Light Summer. Berry Twist lands at 85% for True Winter. Same product, wildly different results depending on who is wearing it.

That spread is exactly why lip oil by color season matters. A shade that earns a YAY on a warm autumn color palette can score NAY on a winter palette makeup look. You need the numbers, not just the swatches. Below, you will find every shade scored across all 12 seasons with exact percentages from TruHue's v3.12 scoring engine.

How We Scored These Shades

Each shade was scored using the actual hex color value extracted from the product. TruHue's v3.12 scoring engine analyzes undertone, depth, chroma, and contrast against each of the 12 color seasons in the Sci/Art system. The result is a percentage: 70% or above earns a YAY, 35–69% lands at OKAY, and below 35% is a NAY.

You are looking at real color data, not opinion. The same engine powers the TruHue app, where you can scan any product barcode and see your score instantly.

Your Season, Your Shade — Warm Seasons

Warm seasons — True Spring, Bright Spring, Light Spring, True Autumn, Soft Autumn, and Deep Autumn — share a yellow-warm undertone base. Most of the Lifter Gel Oil lineup leans warm, which means you have more options than cool seasons do. Here is how each shade breaks down.

Strawberry Shake (#CB5F66) — The Warm MVP

This is the standout shade for warm seasons. A warm rose with enough depth and chroma to score YAY across six seasons. If you are a True Autumn, this is a 96% match — about as high as a lip oil can score.

Season	Score	Verdict
True Autumn	96%	YAY
True Spring	82%	YAY
Bright Spring	81%	YAY
Soft Autumn	76%	YAY
Deep Autumn	74%	YAY
Light Spring	71%	YAY

Vanilla Horchata (#C4614B) — Warm and Earthy

A warm terracotta-leaning shade with an orange-brown base. You will see this one score well on seasons that can handle depth and warmth together. True Spring leads at 94%.

Season	Score	Verdict
True Spring	94%	YAY
Bright Spring	80%	YAY
True Autumn	79%	YAY
Deep Autumn	79%	YAY

Melon-Ade (#FC0019) — Bold Warm Red

A vivid warm red with high chroma. This shade demands coloring that can handle intensity. Bright Spring, True Spring, and Deep Autumn all score 85%. True Autumn comes in at 70% — still a YAY, but the chroma is at the edge of what muted autumn coloring comfortably wears.

Season	Score	Verdict
Bright Spring	85%	YAY
True Spring	85%	YAY
Deep Autumn	85%	YAY
True Autumn	70%	YAY

Passion Juice (#FED1B2) — Warm Sheer Peach

A light, warm peach with low depth. This shade works where light + warm intersect. Light Spring scores 88% — the warm undertone and airy depth align perfectly. Bright Spring picks it up at 72%.

Season	Score	Verdict
Light Spring	88%	YAY
Bright Spring	72%	YAY

Your Season, Your Shade — Cool Seasons

Cool seasons — True Summer, Light Summer, Soft Summer, True Winter, Bright Winter, and Deep Winter — need blue-pink undertones. This lip oil line is mostly warm, so you have fewer YAY options. But the ones that work, work well.

Sugar Spritz (#FFAEC4) — Cool Pink

A medium-light cool pink — the friendliest shade in the lineup for summer and winter palette makeup. If you are doing soft summer color analysis and wondering whether this line has anything for you, Sugar Spritz is the closest fit (though it lands OKAY rather than YAY for Soft Summer specifically). Light Summer leads at 85%.

Season	Score	Verdict
Light Summer	85%	YAY
True Summer	72%	YAY
Bright Winter	70%	YAY

Blue Boba (#D1E9F3) — Icy Blue Sheer

A pale icy blue tint. This is a novelty shade — sheer, cool, and very light. Light Summer scores 76%, making it the only season where Blue Boba crosses the YAY threshold. On most other seasons, the lack of depth and chroma means it reads as barely-there.

Season	Score	Verdict
Light Summer	76%	YAY

Berry Twist (#5B1216) — Deep Cool Berry

A dark, cool-toned berry-wine shade. This is the only shade in the lineup that works for deep winter palette makeup. If you are True Winter or Deep Winter, this is your pick from the Lifter Gel Oil range — everything else in the line leans too warm for your coloring.

Season	Score	Verdict
True Winter	85%	YAY
Deep Winter	79%	YAY

Mintini Mintini (#FDFDFD) — Universal Sheer

Nearly colorless. Mintini Mintini is a clear, sheer formula with minimal pigment — essentially a lip treatment with shine. Because there is almost no color to score, this shade is not meaningfully scorable by the engine. You can wear it regardless of your season. It will not clash, but it also will not do any color work for you.

Shades to Skip by Season

The warm-leaning shades (Strawberry Shake, Vanilla Horchata, Melon-Ade, Passion Juice) all score NAY or low-OKAY on cool seasons. If you are a True Winter, Deep Winter, True Summer, or Soft Summer, avoid those four — the warm undertone will clash with your cool-toned coloring.

Going the other direction: Berry Twist scores NAY on most warm seasons. The deep, cool-toned pigment fights warm undertones. If you are a Light Spring or True Spring, Berry Twist will look harsh against your natural warmth and lightness.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the difference between Maybelline Lifter Gel Oil and Lifter Gloss?

Lifter Gel Oil has a thinner, oil-based formula that feels lighter on the lips and gives a glossy, non-sticky finish. Lifter Gloss is thicker with more traditional gloss texture. Both contain hyaluronic acid. The Gel Oil delivers more shine with less weight, but has slightly less color payoff than the Gloss in most shades.

Which Maybelline Lifter Gel Oil works for warm autumn color palettes?

Strawberry Shake is the top pick, scoring 96% for True Autumn and 76% for Soft Autumn. Vanilla Horchata also works well — 79% for True Autumn and 79% for Deep Autumn. Both have warm undertones that harmonize with autumn coloring.

Can cool seasons wear Maybelline Lifter Gel Oil?

Yes — two shades score YAY for cool seasons. Sugar Spritz works for Light Summer (85%), True Summer (72%), and Bright Winter (70%). Berry Twist scores YAY for True Winter (85%) and Deep Winter (79%). The rest of the line leans warm, so cool seasons should stick to those two.

Is the Maybelline Lifter Gel Oil worth it at $9.99?

If you pick the shade that scores YAY for your season, you get a lip oil that actually harmonizes with your coloring for under $10. The key is picking the right shade — a NAY shade at any price is a waste of money and drawer space.

Why does the same lip oil shade score differently across seasons?

Each color season has a specific undertone, depth, chroma, and contrast profile. A warm shade like Strawberry Shake harmonizes with warm seasons because the undertones align. That same warm base clashes with cool seasons because the yellow-red pigment fights their blue-pink undertone. The scoring engine measures this alignment across all four dimensions.