Thread Beauty

Budget

$8 multitasking makeup for Gen Z.

United States·Founded 2022·by Melissa Butler

By Viktoria @vioda.makeup · Published · Updated

Thread Beauty is a budget makeup brand from the United States, founded in 2022 by Melissa Butler. It's best known for its $8 Gen-Z BIPOC-focused makeup, Multi-use complexion and cheek/lip sticks and Vegan and cruelty-free formulas.

Thread Beauty launched in 2022 as the Gen-Z-focused second brand from The Lip Bar founder Melissa Butler, built TikTok-first to reach young BIPOC consumers where they actually hang out. It debuted with three $8 multi-use sticks and bold Tiffany-blue packaging, centering an affordable, minimalist face routine — complexion, cheek and lip color you can swipe on and blend with your fingers.

The range expanded to around 500 Target doors plus DTC, and the brand named rapper Saucy Santana its first celebrity ambassador. Together with The Lip Bar, Thread helped make Butler's company the first Black-owned makeup brand to occupy six shelves of space in select Target stores. At $8 with multitasking sticks, it competes directly as a drugstore-priced alternative to e.l.f., Milk Makeup sticks and Subtl Beauty for a fast, easy, everyday look.

Popular Products

What Thread Beauty is bought for. The ones we've found dupes for link through to the comparison.

  • Face It Complexion Stick
  • Blend It Multistick
  • Color It Lip Color

Known For

$8 Gen-Z BIPOC-focused makeupMulti-use complexion and cheek/lip sticksVegan and cruelty-free formulasPlayful Tiffany-blue packagingTikTok-first affordable line

Brand Philosophy

Affordable, multitasking makeup made TikTok-first for Gen Z — a simple, inclusive face routine anyone can do with their fingers for $8 a product.

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