Provided are lip-based compositions such as lipsticks, lip balms, and lip glosses that have favorable transparency, haze, temperature stability, hardness, taste, payoff, moisturizing effect, feel, and/or resistance to droop and/or shear. In certain embodiments, the lip-based compositions are for use with a container that exposes a substantial percentage of the surface area of the lip-based composition. Also provided are processes for production of such lip-based compositions.