Aker Fassi Natural Lip and Cheek Stain

Dampen a lip brush or cotton swab with a little water or light oil and rub it inside the terracotta pot to pick up the pigment. Apply to your lips and cheeks and blend. Water gives a deeper red and oil gives a softer tint. Avoid spraying the whole pot or using your fingers, since the stain will tint your skin and you waste pigment.

Usually around 4 to 6 hours on the lips, and often longer on the cheeks. It is buildable, so more thin layers give a deeper, longer-lasting stain. Let it set for a moment before your lips touch anything, and a swipe of lip balm on top helps it last and keeps lips comfortable.

Aker Fassi shows up on every skin tone, it just shows differently. Use less for a soft pink and build layers for a bold red. On deeper skin tones you may want a few more layers on the cheeks, and on the lips, applying over a little oil or balm helps sheer it out if it looks too intense.

Just two plant powders: poppy flower (Papaver rhoeas, the red field poppy, not the kind linked to drugs) and pomegranate bark, plus a little sugar to help the pigment stick to the clay. Our Aker Fassi powder is lab certified lead-free. If you have a poppy allergy, Aker Fassi is not for you.

Each handmade pot holds about 2 to 3 layers of pigment, and since you only need a tiny amount, many people get months out of one. It cannot be refilled with loose powder because the pigment is set onto the clay in a special way. When it is finished, keep the pot as decor or toss it, since terracotta is eco-friendly.