My lip glosses have been neglected lately because I do agree, as you, that they seem to be dated. I have this orangey lip gloss that I still like and wear but on rare occassions (when I'm going for the glowy natural look). However, I've been using lipsticks with lip-balm underneath--more opaque as a stain or darker for more pigment. I never knew how much I would love lipstick because I've been a lip gloss girl forever.