
WELCOME to the Phatstix Journal
Unhinged balm-based rantings (hopefully genuinely useful brand and industry insights)
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So You Want to Make a Beauty Product?
Remember when I said Phatstix took two years to create? Here's why making a beauty product isn't quite as simple as first thought.
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From Body Shop to Kitchen Table to The Lab to You
After spending nearly 20 years in beauty, you pick up more than a few things. Mainly that the industry is absolutely mad...
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The Feedback So Far: How You're Using Phatstix
When we created Phatstix, we knew we were making something different. A giant lip balm that breaks all the rules might have seemed mad, but your feedback has shown us something remarkable: you're not just using it, you're reimagining what a lip balm can be. -
Why I Created Phatstix
After two decades in beauty, I created Phatstix out of pure frustration with ineffective, tiny lip balms that either disappeared too quickly or felt like rubbing candle wax on your lips. What started as a kitchen experiment to solve my own chapped lips evolved into something bigger - literally. By refusing to compromise on size or ingredients, Phatstix became my answer to the beauty industry's 'nearly-but-not-quite-right' products, offering a genuinely effective, natural solution that lasts.