Beauty companies predict lipstick sales will skyrocket now that masks are coming off

-- MEREDITH: NEW AT 4:00, PUCKER UP. THE MASKS ARE COMING OFF, AND LIPSTICK IS BACK. STEWART: SINCE THE CDC CHANGED MASK GUIDELINES FOR THOSE FULLY VACCINATED, BEAUTY COMPANIES ARE EXPECTING LIPSTICK SALES TO SKYROCKET. MEREDITH: WESH 2’S MICHELLE MEREDITH SHOWS US HOW SOME WOMEN ARE HOPING TO MAKE UP FOR LOST TIME. MICHELLE: ONE THING THAT BECAME CLEAR DURING THE PANDEMIC IS WE FIGURED OUT PRETTY QUICKLY WHEN YOU WEAR A MASK YOU DON’T WANT TO OR YOU DON’T HAVE TO WEAR LIPSTICK. BECAUSE THIS IS THE KIND OF GROSSNESS YOU GET WHEN YOU DO. THE SMUDGED FACE MAKEUP IS A BONUS. WELL, NOW THAT THE CDC HAS SAID NO MASKS IN MOST CASES IF YOU ARE VACCINATED, WELL, THERE COULD BE A RUN ON LIPSTICK. WHAT DO FOLKS THINK? IT’S A VARIED AS LIPSTICK SHADES. YOU HAVE TO DIG IT OUT, HUH? >> IT’S SOMEWHERE IN HERE. MICHELLE: MARLOWE MARION HASN’T WORN IT IN SO LONG AT FIRST SHE COULDN’T FIND HER TUBE. AND WITH MISSION ACCOMPISHED DECLARED WITH HER NEW MASK FREE LIFE SHE NEEDS NEW LIPSTICK. YOU HAVE TO GO GET SOME LIPSTICK? >> DEFINITELY. IT’S ON MY LIST TO GO SHOPPING TODAY. MICHELLE? : SERIOUSLY. >> SERIOUSLY. MICHELLE: HER FRIEND ANNE TOOK THE FRESH APPROACH. >> YOU WOULD PUT MAKEUP ON AND IT WOULD BE ON YOUR MASK SO I KIND OF GOT TO THE POINT THAT YOU JUST DIDN’T BOTHER. SHE’S LIKE HOW CAN YOU PUT THAT ON WITHOUT A MIRROR AND I SAID BECAUSE I KNOW WHERE MY LIPS ARE? MICHELLE: ANNE GRADY CONFESSED SHE WORE LIPSTICK UNDER HER MASK, THE WHOLE TIME, EVEN IF IT WAS A MUSS SHE LIKED THE FUSS >> I KNEW I HAVE LUSCIOUS LIPS AND BESIDES AS I HAVE TOLD YOU I LOOK LIKE A CORPSE WITHOUT MY LIPSTICK. MICHELLE: AND FINALLY, SHARON MITCHELL SAYS SHE AND HER LIPS ARE BACK. DURING THIS WHOLE PANDEMIC DID YOU MISS NOT WEARING LIPSTIC >> YES, BECAUSE IT’S ME. I REALLY MISSED WEARING MY LIPSTICK. MICHELLE: SO HERE’S LOOKING AT YOU, KID. >> PUT ON THAT LIPSTICK. WATCH ME WORK. MICHELLE: KISS TO THE CAMERA. YES I’M READY FOR MY CLOSE UP . MICHELLE MEREDITH, WESH TERMS -- WESH 2 NEWS. STEWART: MICHELLE CONFESSES THAT SHE HAD A BUY A NEW TUBE OF LIPSTICK TO DO THIS STORY. MEREDITH: I GET IT. IT FEELS GOOD. IT’S GOOD TO GET SOME PEP IN YOUR STEP. STEWART: IT’S ONE OF THOSE THINGS THAT I DID NOT THIN

Pucker up: Beauty companies predict lipstick sales will skyrocket now that masks are coming off

Updated: 11:43 PM EDT May 14, 2021

Due to the CDC changing guidelines for those who are fully vaccinated, beauty companies expect that lipstick sales will rise soon.Many beauty companies are saying sales are about to skyrocket because more people will be able to go without a mask at certain times and in specific places. During the pandemic, some people still wore lipstick underneath their masks while others opted not to wear it at all and avoid any chance of lipstick and makeup smearing on their masks.Sister station WESH 2 in Florida spoke to women about if they will be puckering up soon.Watch the video above to learn more about this story.

Due to the CDC changing guidelines for those who are fully vaccinated, beauty companies expect that lipstick sales will rise soon.

Many beauty companies are saying sales are about to skyrocket because more people will be able to go without a mask at certain times and in specific places.

During the pandemic, some people still wore lipstick underneath their masks while others opted not to wear it at all and avoid any chance of lipstick and makeup smearing on their masks.

Sister station WESH 2 in Florida spoke to women about if they will be puckering up soon.

Watch the video above to learn more about this story.