Kiran Meeda, acting beauty assistant:

“As someone with an appetite for the not-so-pretty foods, I’m always on the lookout for a lipstick that will last. Clarins Lip Comfort Oil Intense in Intense Pink (available in the UK on 29 March) seemed like a good place to start out. It’s really lightweight, but still has a highly pigmented colour with a dense applicator. On top of that, the sweet cherry scent automatically made wearing the oil that much more enjoyable.

“Bearing in mind this is a nourishing lip oil that leaves a long-lasting stain, it’s hard to compare it to lipsticks - but the first few bites looked hopeful. The colour seemed to stay on my lips, however, the glossy shine became more subdued as I continued to eat.

“Weirdly, the even spread of lip oil only seemed to disappear from my bottom lip. Maybe because that’s where my food touched my lip most. My top lip looked untouched as I got halfway through the burger, something which doesn’t often happen for me when tasked with eating messy foods.

“By the time I finished eating, the pink colour stain was still there, a little more muted post-burger, but there was definitely colour that lasted throughout. For the more natural-looking lip looks that leaves a subtle, yet pigmented stain, this lives up to its name.”

We tested 3 different lip products by eating burgers, and this is what happened