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The death of a beloved beauty product brings about a special kind of heartbreak.
Courtesy The Oz of Lip Smacker Land
Thats why it pains me to report thatDr Pepper Lip Smackeris officially gone.
I embarked on a late-night online shopping mission, but my customary Google searches fell flat.
The balm was absent from its usual retailers, like Target, CVS, and even theLip Smacker website.
Vintage Lip Smackers from Bunnycookie’s collection.
I wondered if it was a supply chain issue.
I could feel a wave of panic sweep over me.
In a 2002interviewwithInStyle, Murphy listed Dr Pepper Bonne Bell Lip Smacker as one of her makeup bag mainstays.
Erin Flynn’s Dr Pepper Lip Smacker collection.
“I have, like, 800 of those,” she said.
I wasnt the only one who was influenced.
One reason for its popularity was the subtle, berry tint that it produces.
“It was the first soda flavor that Bonne Bell introduced,” she adds.
“It imprinted with girls early on and stayed.”
Dr Pepper Lip Smacker appealed to everyone, celebrity or not.
Vintage Lip Smackers from Bunnycookie’s collection.
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“Lip Smackers were about being in a secret club with your girlfriends,” says Weingarten.
“We had many [popular flavors].
Watermelon was up there.
But Dr Pepper was always our top selling SKU,” she says.
“It tasted exactly the same, and I’m not sure why.”
When the Secret Sauce Falls Off
Dr Pepper has always been shrouded in mystery.
To many fans, the death of Dr Pepper Lip Smacker already happened seven years ago.
Erin Flynn’s Dr Pepper Lip Smacker collection.
To them, the death of Dr Pepper Lip Smacker already happened seven years ago.
“[They] held strong to that ethos, and the formula was unchanged,” she says.
“We started seeing formula changes to some products.
(Markwins did not respond toAllure’s requests for comment.)
(ThinkRugratseyeshadow palettes and Jojo Siwa lip gloss.)
The differences were like night and day.
After applying it to my lips, I instantly noticed there was no taste, just the waxy salve.
It was almost uncanny how Dr Peppers famous 23 flavors seemed to be totally absent from the lip balm.
