When I set out to create Veloutée Complexe, I wasn't thinking about gloss, shine, or even color.

I was thinking about treatment.

I wanted something I could apply to the lips and the lip line that would absorb fully—leaving no residue—so I could follow with color if I wanted to. I wanted it to address the issues at the root: fine lines, loss of firmness, and the way the delicate lip tissue is often the first to reveal stress, age, and environmental damage.

As a formulator, I challenged myself: 
Could I create a natural product with truly advanced technology?

The answer was yes—and Veloutée Complexe is proof.

The Formulation Challenge

"I set out to create a natural lip treatment with advanced technology—and solved one of beauty's biggest formulation challenges." - Julie Elliott.

One of the biggest frustrations in natural formulary is stability—how to create a product with high-performance botanicals that remains effective, elegant, and consistent over time.

We solved it. Veloutée Complexe is 99.13% natural origin according to ISO standards, preservative-free, and protected by plant-derived antioxidants, all while maintaining a 36-month shelf life.

How It Works

Veloutée is built around actives that do more than nourish the lips—they communicate with the skin:

• DPHP Collagen Amino Acids
  An oil-soluble form of hydroxyproline that signals the skin to repair its support structures, visibly reducing fine lines.

• Antioxidant Lipids
  Jojoba, milk thistle, squalane, sunflower, and vitamin E to replenish the barrier and maintain elasticity.

• Green Tea Polyphenols (EGCG)
  20x more potent than vitamin E in neutralizing free radicals, providing photoprotection and energy to aged cells.

• Ginseng + Pink Peppercorn + Rosemary
  Microcirculatory actives that revitalize tissue and restore vitality.
  
  

More Than Skin Deep

"Psychospiritually, the lips carry a deep set of themes that connect to expression, nourishment, intimacy, and energetic exchange." - Julie Elliott.

Expression & Truth

• The lips are the final gateway of communication—they shape the words we speak into the world.

• They are linked to the Throat Chakra (Vishuddha), but also touch the Sacral Chakra through sensuality and creativity.

• When the lips are tense, dry, or lined, it can symbolically reflect suppressed expression, withheld truth, or self-censorship.

• Soft, hydrated lips can symbolize openness, receptivity, and ease in self-expression.
  

Nourishment & Receiving

• The lips are the first point of contact for nourishment—where food, drink, and breath enter the body.

• They also carry maternal and primal imprints, recalling the bond of nursing, the act of being fed, and the emotional safety of receiving care.

• In TCM, the lips correspond to the Spleen/Stomach (Earth element) and reflect how we receive and digest life physically and emotionally.
  
  

Sensuality & Intimacy

• Lips are among the most nerve-rich and energetically sensitive areas of the body, amplifying touch, taste, and sensation.

• They are central to kissing and intimate connection, holding the energy of affection, passion, and bonding.

• Psychospiritually, they can symbolize the ability to connect without words—to communicate through presence and closeness.
  
  

Boundaries & Exchange

• The lips are a threshold—deciding what crosses in or out.

• In energetic terms, they can signify our discernment in what we allow ourselves to "take in" from the world—be it words, energies, or substances.

• Cracked or compromised lips may symbolically suggest overexposure, vulnerability, or depletion of protective boundaries.
  
  

Breath & Life Force

• Every inhale and exhale is shaped by the lips, influencing Prana/Qi flow and the nervous system.

• Practices like pursed-lip breathing or chanting show the lips' role in modulating energy, calming the mind, and directing life force.
  
  

How to Use It

Morning + evening on lips, lip line, and even the eye contour

As an eye mask or protective layer for severely dry, slow-healing skin

Layers seamlessly under color—no pilling, no interference

Veloutée Complexe is not about covering—it's about healing, strengthening, and preparing the skin to look and feel its best.

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