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Founder and CEO of #TheLipBar, Inc. #MelissaButler announced that her company is Target’s largest Black-owned makeup company.
The “Lip Bar” and “Thread Beauty” now occupy six space shelves in select stores.
“Y’all may not know how MAJOR this is. We are the first black-owned makeup company to take up this much space,” Butler shared in an Instagram post.
As previously reported by AfroTech, she and her business partner appeared on “Shark Tank” in 2015. They didn’t walk away with an investment, however, Butler took the “no” as fuel to keep going.
In February 2022, the company had billboards in Detroit, Atlanta, Houston, Chicago, and Washington, D.C. that read:
“‘Shark Tank’ told me to quit. 10 years and 2 million units sold. Thanks, Mr. Wonderful.”
Congratulations to you all! This is monumental! And during Black History Month?! PLEASE 🙌🏾👏🏾 #BWLM💕
