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Beauty lovers who want to try Hayley Bieber’s cult Rhode Skin lip balm have to beg, borrow or invest in an overseas ticket to buy it.
But now, Designer Brand Cosmetics (DB) have stepped up to fill the gap in the local market, launching an affordable product that will rival Rhode’s viral peptide lip treatment.
The Pep Up Peptide lip treatment from the Australian brand It’s a rich, deeply restorative formula packed with peptides to leave lips nourished, soft and plump, and it’s almost half the price of the original.
It’s already earning rave reviews from buyers and influencers, the $16.99 product It promises to lock in moisture with its key ingredients vitamin E and carnauba wax, plus peptides, which help prevent lips from drying out and protect that precious skin barrier.
Priced at $18USD for the Rhode treatment, which is over $27AUD, plus keep an eye on shipping costs as the US range is not currently available from local stockists, the affordable DB product is being well received by Australian beauty lovers.
Australian beauty shoppers are ‘obsessed’ with DB Cosmetics Pep Up Peptide Lip Treatmenthailing it as a dupe of the cult brand Rhode, and almost half the price
Expensive: The Rhode Lip Treatment costs over $27 and that’s without overseas shipping costs.
Beauty influencer Lauren Ilord praised the similarities between DB Cosmetics Pep Up Peptide Lip Treatment and its high-end counterpart: ‘Even the packaging, it looks very similar!’
‘I’m already absolutely obsessed with the applicator! “It is very easy to apply and is the perfect size,” he added. ‘My lips already feel more hydrated and nourished. I’m really impressed.’
‘All about This is giving Rhoderight down to the applicator,” the Make Up by Lucy makeup artist shared on social media.
‘It is the thicker and moisturizing rich lip balmbut nothing sticky. Run, don’t walk to pick up one of these, you won’t regret it.’
DB Cosmetics has launched its Christmas Collection with beauty products inspired by luxury brands such as Charlotte Tilbury, Drunk Elephant and Sol de Janeiro
Just in time for the holiday season, the lip treatment was released in a gift set, the Pep Rally Lip Treatment Duo with a lip scrub to really enhance your lip care by softening them before locking in moisture for $24.99. It’s perfect for any beauty fanatic who likes to be on the cutting edge.
DB Cosmetics has launched a range of products inspired by iconic brands such as Drunk Elephant, Charlotte Tilbury, Sol de Janeiro and more in time for Christmas.
From makeup to skincare, ‘luxury for less’ brand products Christmas Collection They are priced between $9.99 and $29.99.
Sol de Janeiro creams are at the top of many teens’ wish lists, but at $75 each, the cult products come with a hefty price tag. He The I Go to Rio trio is only $19.99 for three summer fragrances
D.B. The Glow Up Radiance Drop Duo, $29.99is inspired by Drunk Elephant’s iconic shine and sunshine drops, which sell for $60 each.
Teenagers across the country have Sol de Janeiro creams at the top of their wish list, but at $75 each, the cult products come with a hefty price tag. He The I Go to Rio trio is just $19.99 for three summery fragrances.
All DB Cosmetics products are available online and in the main pharmacies.