Pepper Pout
Mid-Range“A little bit spicy, a little bit pouty.”
By Viktoria @vioda.makeup · Published · Updated
Pepper Pout is a mid range makeup brand from the United States, founded in 2026 by Elysia Chen. It's best known for its Hot Take Plumping Lip Liner, Sweet Spot Glossy Lip Stain and Clean, vegan and cruelty-free lip formulas.
Pepper Pout is a Los Angeles lip-focused beauty brand founded by Chinese-American entrepreneur Elysia Chen and selected for Sephora's 2026 Accelerate cohort. Rooted in a theme of contrast and balance — the name plays on something spicy and something soft — the brand makes clean, vegan and cruelty-free lip products designed for personal expression rather than a single 'correct' look.
The two hero products define the range: the Hot Take Plumping Lip Liner, an ultra-blendable liner with vitamin E that adds definition and a subtle volumizing effect, and the Sweet Spot Glossy Lip Stain, a hybrid that opens with a glossy shine and settles into a long-wearing tint. Sold direct-to-consumer and on Amazon with an early Sephora presence in 2026, Pepper Pout has built momentum on TikTok and Instagram around the plumping liner and the gloss-to-stain finish, and its drugstore-adjacent lip formulas sit squarely in dupe-comparison territory.
Popular Products
What Pepper Pout is bought for. The ones we've found dupes for link through to the comparison.
- Hot Take Plumping Lip Liner
- Sweet Spot Glossy Lip Stain
Known For
Brand Philosophy
Lip products should be personal and expressive — clean, vegan formulas built around contrast and balance rather than one 'correct' look.