- I compared Summer Fridays’ lip butter balm to its supposed dupe from Trader Joe’s.
- Trader Joe’s package came with almost twice the product for less than half the price.
- They were so similar that I’d rather save money by getting the Trader Joe’s balm.
Summer Fridays is perhaps best known for its viral lip butter balm. The non-sticky formula has been praised in beauty publications and on TikTok since 2020, and it’s supposed to leave a glassy, glossy look.
Unfortunately, it costs $24 a tube, which is a little too much for me to regularly spend on lip balm.
Luckily, as a professional makeup artist, I have found plenty of so-called dupes on the market that use similar ingredients and formulas but cost less. One that recently caught my eye is Trader Joe’s two-flavor pack of lip butter balm for $7.
To see how similar the products really are, I bought both and put them to the test.
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