The Lip Bar Simply Launched a Skincare Line—And We Tried It

When Melissa Butler began making lipsticks in her kitchen in 2012, she by no means imagined she’d at some point be operating a multi-million greenback magnificence model. Nevertheless, her model, The Lip Bar (also referred to as TLB), has reached numerous milestones—like securing over six million in funding, touchdown partnerships with Goal and Walmart, and securing inventive collaborations with folks like Michelle Obama.

Having dominated the make-up house, Butler is now setting her sights on skincare. Enter: TLB Skincare. “Any product we launch actually comes from our prospects,” Butler tells me. “Each time I am going into our downtown Detroit retailer, I ask folks, “What do you like?’ or ‘What do you suppose we’re lacking?’ Over the previous a number of years, some folks would outright ask, ‘When are you creating skincare?’ So having these conversations is what led us to launch skincare.” 

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“I wasn’t ready to like TLB’s skincare as a lot as I do, however I’m hooked. I’ve been utilizing the cleaning balm adopted by the gel cleanser to take away make-up and sebum from the day. My pores and skin at all times feels clear after however not taut or dry. The moisturizer may be my favourite of the trio, although. It’s tremendous hydrating however not greasy and layers fantastically on prime of serums and beneath make-up. Plus, it simply makes my pores and skin really feel tremendous radiant. It’s simply certainly one of my new favourite must-have skincare merchandise.”