Cosmetics Business Picks: 5 delicious collabs blending food and beauty

By Nyima Jobe | Published: 2-May-2025
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Beauty gets a flavour upgrade as brands team up with food favourites from chocolate mascaras, matcha lip balms, and latte-scented body washes

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From cult-favourite mascaras with a cocoa twist to SPF skin tints inspired by buttery donuts, beauty brands are proving that flavour is the new frontier in formulation.

This season’s most buzzworthy launches are less about lab coats and more about latte drops, burrito-proof lips, and body washes that smell good enough to eat.

Brands like NYX Professional Makeup, Dove, and Too Faced are teaming up with unexpected partners – from Randy’s Donuts and Chamberlain Coffee to Chipotle.

These playful launches are as indulgent as they are innovative, keep reading to find out what stand out beauty and food collabs have launched recently.

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