Last week while trying out new makeup I stumbled upon beauty brand The Lip Bar and fell in love!

There is no standard! You are the standard.

Besides the bomb affirmations on the site, the products are vegan & cruelty free and easy to use, which for a person like me who isn’t use to applying makeup this is a plus…………and of course it’s owned by a Black woman!

The site offers shoppers the ability to virtually try on makeup to make sure it’s the right shade and you can also take the Complexion Quiz which I found very helpful. I’m considered Cinnamon and the product suggestions were perfect for my “barely there” look… because that’s my goal!

Melissa Butler launched her beauty brand in 2012 because everywhere she looked, the media was telling women that beauty looked a certain way.

I hated it! So I started making lipstick in my kitchen because I believed beauty shouldn’t compromise health and because I was determined to change the way people thought about beauty. There is no standard! You are the standard.

Sold at Target as well as online. The prices are affordable ranging from $8 to $22.00