MAKEUP: This Is The Best Reason To Launch A Lip Gloss We've Ever Seen
By Megan McIntyre
Mar 26, 2013 1:40 PM EDThttp://www.refinery29.com/2013/03/44755/occ-transgender-lip-tar-january-rising
January HuntUsually when a brand launches a new product, it's pretty easy to guess its motive: profits. But cruelty-free beauty line Obsessive Compulsive Cosmetics has never been one to play by the rules, which is why this amazing, heartwarming endeavor makes such perfect sense. The brand has released a limited-edition Lip Tar with the sole purpose to raise funds to help one of its own complete her gender transition surgery.
January Hunt, a long-time employee with OCC, was assigned male at birth, but identifies female. In 2010, she decided to begin her transition.
Unfortunately, three years after she started hormone replacement therapy, Hunt has encountered a huge roadblock in the form of health insurance.
The January Rising Lip Tar... was created by Hunt and the creative team at OCC. It is available exclusively through Hunt's fundraising site... and 100% of that money goes directly to Hunt's fund — no profit or production costs are taken out by OCC. The Lip Tar is only available for sale for 14 more days, and so far she has raised $19,471 for her surgeries.
"It is incredibly terrifying to put myself out there with such intimate details of my life and body. Asking for help is hard," she says.
