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How We Help Groups Fundraise With Lip Balm
Have you ever seen anyone fundraising by selling lip balms? Probably not, which is what makes Eclair Lips such a fun and unique option for schools, groups, and non-profits. By registering with our fundraising program, organizations can order lip balms...
Do My Kids Think I'm Cool?
Someone asked if my kids think it's cool that we run a lip balm business. And, the answer is no. It's pretty much the only thing that they've ever known because we've been doing this for so long, so they...
What Helps Me Stay Passionate About My Job
Making and selling a product that I love sure helps keep me passionate. But knowing that each day I can push the limits of what others, and even what past versions of myself, have thought were possible for me is what...
Do I Prefer Making Scraping Videos or Voiceovers?
Oh, this is an interesting question. Do I like making the scraping videos or the voiceovers more? Well, it might surprise people, but it's actually the voiceover part. About 15 years ago, I discovered that I really loved writing and...
Why I Respond to Criticism
One of the things that I'm criticized for is making videos responding to criticism. Some of it comes from people who want to encourage me and tell me to ignore the trolls. And of course, some of it comes from...
How Often Do I Make Lip Balm?
So how often do I make lip balm? That has changed a lot through the years. At first, I made a few dozen tubes every month or so because I was just starting out, and I really didn't sell that...
Why Do We Make Our Own Lip Balm Base
I've had some people asking why we make our own lip balm base when we could just buy a premade from a supplier. So, there are some pros and cons to both buying premade base, and making your own. When...
How Long Have I Been Making Lip Balm?
Someone asked me when I started making lip balm and how many hours I work. So, I started making lip balm at home for myself and as gifts for friends and family in 2013. All the while thinking it might...
What Happened After Our Price Increase?
We had our first price increase in over three years not long ago. In that time, the cost of our ingredients and packaging had gone up an average of 66%. Most of our customers were super supportive, and though we did...
Why We Haven't Invested in Machines
SyI get a lot of suggestions from well-meaning folks who want to improve my production processes, and they frequently tell me that I should buy some machines. Now, there are some amazing machines out there that could automate pretty much...
Pep Talk of the Day: February 28
Pep talk of the day for February 28: We all have our moments of self-doubt, but today let's remember to be gentle with ourselves. We're doing the best we can, and that's enough. So if you're feeling overwhelmed or insecure,...
Pep Talk of the Day: February 27, 2023
Pep talk of the day for February 27: Sometimes life gets so busy that we forget to play. But reconnecting with our sense of play is essential for our mental health and happiness. So today, let's take some time to...
How We Advertise
How do we advertise? And how has that changed as our business grew? In the early years, there was one big requirement for any type of advertising or marketing that I wanted to do, and that was it had to...
Why Our Build Your Own Bundle Event Is Limited Time
We’re having a 25% off Build Your Own Starter Bundle event for our email subscribers the week of February 20th, 2023, but some people are wondering why we don’t just do that all the time instead of limiting our first-time...
How Many Lip Balms Do I Own?
People often ask how many lip balms I have in my personal collection, and it might surprise you, but I only have about a dozen of them, which I don’t think is all that many considering I run a lip...
Is Good Customer Service a Business Cost?
I got a really interesting question on a video where I was talking about business costs that a lot of folks don't consider. The viewer was wondering why I consider customer service to be a cost - am I just...
What Was One Of My First Challenges?
Someone asked me a double whammy of a question: What was one of my first challenges when starting this business, and what made me stand out? And what's funny is that one of my very first challenges was that I...
Let's Talk Business Costs
People often speculate in the comments about how much they think it costs us to make a tube of lip balm, and give their verdict on whether or not the price is fair. I think it's kind of an amusing...
We Love Your Comments!
I get comments every once in a while from people who are in a country that we don't ship our lip balms to (which is basically any country outside Canada and the US) saying that they love my videos and...
How Long Does It Take For Lip Balm To Harden?
I shared some footage recently where you could see lip balm solidifying as I was working in the background and people were surprised to see that it sets up so quick! It actually just takes about three minutes for the...
Does All Of The Money From Each Sale Go Straight Into My Pocket?
Does all money that people pay for a lip balm go straight into my pocket? I had this conversation with my kids recently and spoiler, but they were kind of bummed out by the end of it! There are a...