I tried a £4 dupe of Clinique’s £24.50 Black Honey lip balm – it’s so hydrating & ‘flatters every face’

A WOMAN has caused outrage in the beauty community after announcing she found the perfect dupe of Clinique’s Black Honey lip balm.

Ash, from the UK, took to social media to film her shopping trip in Boots and came across the lip product.

She said: “Apparently these lip butters from Seventeen Cosmetics are meant to be a dupe of the Clinique Black Honey ones.

“They are £4, and they’ve got this in the shade, Deep Honey, which does actually look like it.”

Clinique’s Black Honey product has been a cult-favourite since it was released in 1971.

It delivers a sheer slip of transparent pigment that works with the natural tone of your lips to create a customised shade to complement any skin tone.

The colour has a mix of purple, brown and red tones that seamlessly blend into everyone’s lips, so, was the dupe just as good?

Ash revealed that the colour looked pretty much identical to the designer version despite the £20.50 price difference.

The lip balm costs just £4 and Ash said it was super hydrating and easy to apply, just like Clinique’s £24.50 version.

She added: “I feel like this is such an incredible dupe for £4.

“I love the consistency, it does feel like a lip balm, it feels really, really hydrating.

“I feel like it has that pigment that went absolutely viral.

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“If you want an affordable alternative for the Clinique Black Honey Lip Balm, then I would definitely go try this one out.”

The clips soon went viral with over 400k views on her TikTok account @makeupbyash.x.

People were quick to comment, and while many thanked Ash for showcasing the affordable dupe, many were annoyed she had revealed their secret.

One person wrote: “I’ve been gatekeeping them for a couple of months now I’m obsessed and now they are gonna sell like mad.”

Another commented: “Nooo I love the lip butters they gonna sell out.”

“Nooo I hope it doesn’t get sold out, I love it,” penned a third.

Meanwhile a fourth said: “Need to try this, Black Honey lasts minutes on me.”

“They are so good,” claimed a fifth.

Someone else added: “I hope they are better than the real one. As soon as you start speaking that comes off the lips.”

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