Matching the color and finish of the tile to the new lip gloss shades took a lot of trial and error, but clé’s Guild Manager Eric VanderMolen was intent on getting the shades right. “We probably did 300 or so variations of the colors just to get to the right hue,” he estimates. To balance the delicate translucent color and deep sheen of the glosses, Eric continued to tinker with the formula and firing temperature.
“That’s what’s so magical about what was created,” says clé founder Deborah Osburn, “ When you look at those tiles, it is not comparable to any other tiles out there because of the way they were fired.”