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Here's How Lipstick is Made – A Peak Inside Bite Beauty

We took trip to the Bite Beauty headquarters in Toronto, Canada to learn exactly how lipsticks are made and soon realized making one single shade is cooler than we ever imagined.
By Deena Campbell · Updated October 27, 2020
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The Journey of a Lipstick

We took trip to the Bite Beauty headquarters in Toronto, Canada to learn exactly how lipsticks are made. We soon realized making one single shade is more complicated than we imagined. Each and every Bite product is made in a small batch, which allows control and the attention to detail needed when creating with real ingredients.Follow along as we take a tour through the making of its new Amuse Bouche lipstick collection.

Here's How Lipstick is Made – A Peak Inside Bite Beauty
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A Journey of a Lipstick

The first step in the process is combining various shades to get the perfect color. Amuse Bouche consists 34 creamy shades in an array of tones and is takes the exact amount of reds, blues, greens and yellows to create the collection.

Here's How Lipstick is Made – A Peak Inside Bite Beauty
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A Journey of a Lipstick

A perfectly balanced cocktail of twelve edible oils provides optimal hydration and instantly nourished, smoother, softer lips.

Here's How Lipstick is Made – A Peak Inside Bite Beauty
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A Journey of a Lipstick

The Amuse Bouche collection is made of fresh pressed grapefruit, lemon, lime, tangelo, mint and mandarin extracts that provide a uniquely refreshing flavor.

Here's How Lipstick is Made – A Peak Inside Bite Beauty
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A Journey of a Lipstick

Great care (and love!) is put into each batch.

Here's How Lipstick is Made – A Peak Inside Bite Beauty
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A Journey of a Lipstick

Each mixture is poured into small trays to create the actual lipstick.

Here's How Lipstick is Made – A Peak Inside Bite Beauty
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A Journey of a Lipstick

After the lipsticks are created, they are placed in the lipstick containers. Here, we see Bite Beauty’s newest green shade, Kale, that’s set the launch this summer.

Here's How Lipstick is Made – A Peak Inside Bite Beauty
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A Journey of a Lipstick

Now the packaging begins!

Here's How Lipstick is Made – A Peak Inside Bite Beauty
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A Journey of a Lipstick

Once properly packaged, the lipsticks are ready to be shipped to Sephora stores.

Here's How Lipstick is Made – A Peak Inside Bite Beauty
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The Journey of a Lipstick

Amuse Bouche consists 34 creamy shades in 12 nourishing oils perfect for high-impact.

$26 (each), available at sephora.com

Here's How Lipstick is Made – A Peak Inside Bite Beauty