Tinted Lip Balm

THE ESSENCE:  An iridescent ribbon, pink with subtle glimmers of icy mauve, evokes the fascinating patterns of the aurora borealis.  THE PIGMENT: The roots of MADDER - Rubia tinctorum - have been used throughout the Mediterranean Basin since the second millennium BCE for their strong tinctorial powers and their incredible medicinal properties. These pigments are an ancestral beauty ritual used by Queens and Empresses through the ages to paint their cheeks and lips with infinite variati