Introducing the Cocktail Collection

Long before those Manolo-wearing girls from The City made Cosmopolitans the cocktail-du-jour, sophisticated urbanites were drinking Grasshoppers - a creamy green cocktail made with mint liqueur. Our Grasshopper lip balm captures that creamy, minty flavor, so you can indulge without getting a hangover.

Grasshopper is the first in what will be a collection of lip balms based on popular cocktails.

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Lippy Charms - They're Magically Liplicious

Introducing our new lip butter. Creamy moisture, yummy flavor, and a barely-there hint of color - Lippy Charms are a triple threat (and a triple treat). Our lip butter recipe is handmade, and has a higher concentration of shea butter than our lip balms for richer, creamier moisture. They're perfect for winter or if your lips are extra dry. And they taste great!

* Cola is a sheer, shimmery brown color.
* Bubble Gum is a sheer, soft pink.

Lippy Charms make great party favors for weddings, showers, birthdays, or other special occasions.

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Newest Flavor - Goth Girl Lip Balm

Licorice as black as her nail polish!

Come over to the dark side with our Goth Girl lip balm. Don't be afraid, it's only licorice. And you won't have to dye your hair black or wear too much eye makeup to enjoy it. Although love of a good Bauhaus album certainly wouldn't hurt.

We're particularly proud of this one. It really tastes like black licorice. If you love licorice, or black jelly beans, you'll love Goth Girl. You don't have to be a goth girl (or boy) to enjoy it, however.

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A Blog is Born

Congratulations, it's a blog! We're starting our blog to coincide with our new etsy shop. It's called Lippy. We started out making lip balms and are quickly progressing to other items. So far we've branched out into solid perfumes, and we're working on soy candles too. But our main passion remains lip balms. Let us explain.

We are twin sisters originally from Long Island, NY who moved to the North Shore of Massachusetts for the fresh ocean air and the fried seafood. Although we're fraternal twins, we're identical in many ways, including sharing an addiction to lip balm. It all started in 6th grade with Lip Smackers (remember when they came in HUGE tubes?). From there our addiction progressed to Lip Lickers - the original lip balms in slider tins. Sadly, they went the way of disco, pet rocks, and mood rings, but they helped fuel what remains to this day an unbreakable addiction. We can't go anywhere without lip balm. One of us, and we're not saying which one, even carries a tube (or two) of lip balm in the pocket of every coat she owns. We make all of our lip balms from scratch rather than pre-made bases because we wanted quality lip balms for ourselves that condition and moisturize lips. And we've decided to share them with YOU!

Lippy is a joint venture. Lyn is the mixologist, and Lee is the graphics go-to-gal. Our lip balms are inspired by childhood favorites, as well as treats we enjoy today. When you purchase a Lippy product, you're getting a fun yet beneficial treat for your lips, and you're supporting a woman-owned business. You're also putting Lee through Grad school, one tube at at time (and she thanks you)!

We make our lip balms by hand from scratch, not from pre-made melt-and-pour lip balm bases. And we use only natural ingredients in our base, including beeswax, shea butter, cocoa butter, and avocado oil. All of these are terrific moisturizers for your lips. But our lip balms don't just moisturize, they taste great, too. Many commercial lip balms use so called "flavor/fragrance" oils. In other words, these oils aren't really flavored. When you use a commercial lip balm, the fragrance oils trick your mind into thinking you taste the flavor when in fact, you don't. But we use food-grade flavor oils that give real flavor to our lip balms.

So please visit our etsy shop at http://lippy4u.etsy.com. The widget on the right side of the screen displays our newest items, but please check back often, as we're constantly adding new products. We have so many ideas!