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How This Lipstick-Brand Founder Gets Her Skin So Good
Ten years ago, Melissa Butler started making vegan lipsticks in her Brooklyn kitchen while she was working on Wall Street. They weren’t your average liquid lipstick; they were bold, vibrant, and daring, in colors that evoke confidence, and they were made especially for Black women. Since 2012, her sideline has grown into a successful beauty business called the Lip Bar. The vegan cosmetics company has since expanded to include other offerings, such as tinted moisturizer, highlighter, and blush. Butler’s mother is a licensed aesthetician, and Melissa grew up doing face masks every weekend with her. But does that mean she’s going to follow social-media beauty trends? Absolutely not. “We come…