Who is Shelissa and why did she decide to develop My Sexy Lips lip balm?

As a designer and international fashion model, the creative director Shelissa Kemplin Kearney, was in dire need of a lip balm that hydrates and is long-lasting! Backed with a background in science from the University of Maryland and Harvard University, Shelissa applied her knowledge about skin care and developed the first product of many naming it the tongue-in-cheek name "Sexy Lips." Shelissa's experience in the beauty & fashion industry along with her academic background led to the creation of more than fourteen product lines. Since 2001, Shelissa's Lip Balm Company continues to develop and blossom paving the way for additional lip balm products in various flavors and formulas. She embraces eco-minded products at home as well as in her skin care choices and parlays her passion for natural skin care and fashion into each new product. Shelissa appears in ads and runway shows at Hawaii's Ala Moana Fashion Center, Max Mara, Saks, Chanel, and Bebe. She has even made an appearance at the LPGA Tour in Honolulu, Hawaii!

Fashion Bio: Shelissa has walked the catwalk for world-famous designers including Reem Acra, Hanae Mori, Betsey Johnson, Pamela Dennis, Chanel, and Vivienne Westwood. Her face has graced the covers of nationwide fashion and beauty magazines and has appeared in print ads for Goldwell Hair Care, Sebastian Hair Care & Cosmetics, Head Tennis Corporation, Nextel, Mikimoto, the DuPont family, Wireless, American Salon, Honolulu Star, DC One, Lucky, Washingtonian, and Baltimore magazine. Shelissa has received several prestigious awards in modeling including two IMTA awards in New York City. Her work in film and television include: HBO, HGTV, Lipton, and Warner Bros. productions.

"I feel that style and function go hand in hand. I'd like to encourage others to be conscious of incorporating products in their daily skin care regiments that have ingredients that benefit the skin in addition to looking great. Clients have comfort knowing that our lip products are fossil-fuel and animal-cruelty free. My personal motto is you should be able to read the ingredients on a product and know what they are...Instantly." Pucker Up! --Shelissa