Guacamole coloured Lipstain – they’re trying to tell us, at least – is the latest thing for Tex-Mex-Loving lovlies. Don’t believe it! It MAY, in fact, be the downright craziest thing to hit cosmetic shelves in ages…
This product is not only – IMHO – overly ‘out there’, and over-hyped: it’s also overly complicated and over-priced.
Officially dubbed limited edition ‘Lipotle’ Wonder Blading Peel & Reveal Lip Stain Kit, the stuff applies in what I can only call a limey-lizard-skin hue that is revealed after curing as a nude-pink lip stain. Originally launched on National Avocado Day 2024, it sold out almost immediately. It’s billed as re-application-free and smudge-proof.
Following deafening fan demand and millions of views on social media, the brands have relaunched their, limited edition Lipotle Wonder Blading Peel & Reveal Lip Stain Kit. The company received over 10,000 email and comment requests to re-launch it.
“Fans couldn’t get enough of ‘Lipotle’ the first time around, and we heard them loud and clear,” said Stephanie Perdue, Vice President, Brand Marketing, Chipotle. “Bringing ‘Lipotle’ back with Wonderskin is a celebration of our communities’ passion for flavor and self-expression.”
Wait for it!
When you first apply the product, it comes up sharkskin, metalic green. And you think: Gach! What have I done! Relax… All you did was apply a colour-changing peel (common facial peel tech, now-a-days). And it will reveal a ‘wearing’ colour which is actually quite pretty (see photo, above centre), especially for summer and early fall.
The product is billed from beginning to end, as a wearable, fruity hue, which offers not only a peachy base anyone can get away with (and which makes some gals positively glow! even better, certain skin times actually blend naturally with Lipotle to yield a yummy-looking, ultra-subtle, peachy-golden edge ‘contouring’ effect.
Not prophet, just a lipstain…
You’d think that some long-long long-awaited religious prophet had returned, rather than a simple lipstain… “We are thrilled to collaborate with Chipotle again to bring back this limited-edition shade of our viral Wonder Blading Lip Stain,” says Marina Kalenchyts, Brand Director at Wonderskin.
“This partnership is a perfect blend of two trailblazing brands, both passionate about delivering exceptional quality, desirable products, and building loyal communities. By merging Chipotle’s bold, flavorful essence with Wonderskin’s revolutionary beauty tech, we’ve created a one-of-a-kind product that enhances both solo and shared eating experiences.”
Alas, Kalenchyts fails to reveal what sort of ‘one-of-a-kind’ smooching experience Lipotle delivers.
My take
Obviously a fun, summer thing for the younger set, this product seems over-complicated as well as over-hyped. And at $29 per ‘kit’, it definitely strikes an ancient prophet-type like yours truly as over-priced…
~ Maggie J.