Any beauty lover will agree that we're spoilt for choice when it comes to deciding which products to fill our make-up bags with, especially when it comes to lipsticks. From bright shades to matte, long-lasting formulas, there are now more options than ever for achieving the perfect pout. So, I’m sure you’ll also agree, any lipstick that’s credited as the number one lip colour in the UK prestige market has to be pretty impressive, especially when you add that the same lip colour has also been around for over 50 years and continued to sell seven every minute from 2022-2023.
Of course, I’m referring to Clinique’s Barely There Lipstick in Black Honey—the sheer lip colour that first adorned lips in the early 1970’s (albeit, in a very different formula than it does now). It was then reformulated in the late 1980’s and quickly became the go-to lipstick for all 00’s it-girls like Drew Barrymore and Courtney Cox. Fast forward to today and Black Honey has had a resurgence thanks, of course, to the font of beauty knowledge that is TikTok. Yes, Gen Z discovered another of our vintage beauty icons, skyrocketing Black Honey back to cult status.
