Style Makeup 8 Food-Inspired Beauty Products That Are (Almost) Good Enough to Eat Although some real food might be better if you’re that hungry. By Madison Yauger Madison Yauger Instagram Twitter Website Madison Yauger is a journalist of all trades, having covered stories with news and lifestyle tilts in a variety of subject lanes. Real Simple's Editorial Guidelines Updated on October 22, 2022 Share Tweet Pin Email Wander through any mall, and you'll probably notice the smells designed to lure you into each store. That's no accident: Retailers know that scent is the most powerful of the human senses. And since scent is closely linked to memory, they commonly use a practice called scent marketing to make their products more attractive. Beauty companies have long used this practice with body scrubs and lotions. But nowadays, more makeup brands are doing the same, creating products that take on the smell and/or the appearance of food. Companies are creating vegan products that are solely made of organic materials, utilizing those strong scents. Some of their flavored products are even safe enough to eat. Although we don't advise actually consuming them, here are some of our favorite food-inspired beauty products. 7 Different Fragrances That Let You Travel Without Actually Going Anywhere 01 of 08 TooFaced Sweet Peach Eyeshadow Palette This versatile palette features 18 pigmented shades of brown and peachy hues. Fun fact: Each shade is intended to represent the different layers of a peach—nectar-filled center, fuzzy ombre skin, and everything in between. Even sweeter? The shadows actually smell like peaches—one bold reviewer said it tastes good, becoming the first literal "consumer" of this product. 02 of 08 Bath & Body Works Gingerbread Latte Super Smooth Body Lotion From its candles and soaps to its body sprays and lotions, Bath & Body Works is probably the grandmaster of mouthwatering scents. Gingerbread Latte is a seasonal favorite and contains a blend of tantalizing smells, including warm spiced gingerbread, frosted pear, and brown sugar. 03 of 08 Lush Cup O' Coffee Face and Body Mask $13, lushusa.com Need a kickstart to your day? This face and body mask is made entirely from freshly ground coffee beans, so you can trust that sweet roasted cocoa aroma is 100 percent authentic. The mask also contains kaolin, a naturally-occurring clay, which cleanses beneath the surface level of pores for a deep clean. One application will leave your skin bright, smooth, and glowing, which is how most of us feel after that first cup of morning coffee. 04 of 08 Sinful Colors Sweet & Salty Nail Polish Collection $3, walmart.com This savory limited-edition collection features six nail polish colors that look and smell like their food inspirations. Take Taco Tuesday, which has a golden base and flecks of red, green, white, and yellow. There's also Cheese Puff, which is, you guessed it, flaming orange. Chocolate Cake and Cookies & Cream are followed by Donut Even and Pizza Party, all of which represent their respective food pairings honorably. 05 of 08 100% Pure Fruit Pigmented Lip Gloss $22, 100percentpure.com 100% Pure creates products that are made solely from food products. You can actually eat them, and when you do, they taste good. This Fruit Pigmented Lip Gloss is made with restorative vitamin E and real fruit pigments, so instead of a generic "berry" flavor lip gloss, it's made of actual berries. 06 of 08 Lush Honey Trap Lip Balm $13, lushusa.com We all know we're not supposed to eat our lip balm, but there's something so satisfying about applying a good-tasting lip balm. This honey, white chocolate, and vanilla-filled lip balm is formulated with cocoa and shea butter for a hydrated (and delicious) pout. 07 of 08 100% Pure Fruit Pigmented Ultra Lengthening Mascara $26.00, 100percentpure.com Mascara probably isn't the first thing that comes to mind when you think of food-inspired products, but this waterproof mascara uses natural pigments from black tea, berries, and cocoa to help you achieve luscious lashes. Even the four shade names are food-inspired: blueberry (denim blue), black tea (midnight black), blackberry (deep neutral purple), and dark chocolate (deep cocoa brown). 08 of 08 Edible Beauty Essentials Set $113, us.ediblebeautyaustralia.com Why does Edible Beauty use edible ingredients in its age-defying skincare? As founder Anna Mitsios says, "You absorb 60 percent of what goes on your skin." This ideal starter set includes cleansing milk, serum, and night cream, all of which are completely vegan and organic. Was this page helpful? Thanks for your feedback! Tell us why! Other Submit