Shades swatched on real skin
Lip colors and liners are laid out by undertone, not by brand, and you try them on the back of your hand, your jaw and your lip. No testers that fifty people have touched.
Refillable makeup and skincare · Austin, Texas
Makeup matched to skin, not to a trend.
Oleander Beauty Bar is a sunlit shop on South Congress where a working makeup artist swatches your foundation on three places before you buy, then pours a skincare serum into the bottle you brought from home. Lipsticks click into refillable metal cases, and shades never leave the range because a season ended.
Color matching is free and takes twenty minutes.
The things we do that a chain will not
We built the shop around the questions customers used to ask at department-store counters and never got an honest answer to.
A refill station for serums
Bring any dropper bottle and we fill it with vitamin C, niacinamide or hyaluronic serum by the milliliter. The glass lasts years, and refills cost a third less than a new bottle.
Twenty minutes with an artist
Every purchase over thirty dollars includes a seat at the mirror with a working artist who teaches you to blend, set and fix your own face, not hers.
Lipsticks in cases that last
The brushed-metal case is a one-time purchase. Slide in a new bullet when the color is gone and recycle the plastic tray at the counter.
Oleander in numbers
- Foundation shades matched in store
- 86
- Serum refills poured so far
- 4,300
- Free artist session with a purchase
- 20 min
- Off when you return an empty case
- 15%
From the bar this month
Six favorites from the staff drawer. Prices are in US dollars and every item has a refill or recycling plan.
Rosewater Velvet lipstick
$29Terracotta 04 lip liner
$18Dew Drop vitamin C serum
$46Barrier balm night cream
$38Everyday Skin Tint foundation
$34Peach Fizz cream blush stick
$26Behind the counter
Details from the shop floor, photographed on a Tuesday.
From the mirror
“Four counters had told me I was a shade I definitely was not. Here they swatched three places and found the match in under ten minutes.”
“I refill the same amber bottle every six weeks. It costs less, and I stopped throwing away glass.”
“The artist taught me to blend with my fingers and I have not touched a sponge since. That lesson was worth the lipstick.”
Sample quotes from fictional customers.
The refill club
Pick a pour, bring your bottle or case, and we hold your refills behind the counter so there is never a gap in the routine.
Prepay twelve months and take a fifth off.
Lip refills
One lipstick or liner bullet a month.
$12/ month
- Any shade in the permanent range
- Metal case swap at no charge
- Free color-match refresh yearly
Skin refills
A serum and a cream, poured for you.
$24/ month
- 30 milliliters of serum each month
- 50 milliliters of balm every second month
- Priority for new formulas
Full routine
Lips, skin and one face product.
$39/ month
- Everything in lip and skin refills
- One skin tint or blush refill
- Quarterly session with an artist
Shades, refills and sensitive skin
What if my shade changes with the season?
Come back for a free re-match whenever your skin shifts. We keep your last swatch record, so a return trip takes about five minutes.
Are your products suitable for sensitive skin?
Every formula is fragrance-free except the clearly labeled perfumed range, and we list full ingredients on the shelf card, not only on the box.
How do I recycle empty packaging?
Return any empty case, jar or tube to the counter and take fifteen percent off your next refill. We send the plastic to a facility that handles cosmetics.
Do you test on animals?
No. Every house we carry is certified cruelty-free, and we drop a line the moment a maker loses its certification.
Come in bare-faced.
A color match takes twenty minutes and ends with a printed card of your shades. Walk-ins are welcome, and booked slots never wait.
Visit Oleander Beauty Bar
1409 S Congress Ave, Austin TX
- Tue–Sat 10:00–19:00
- Sun 11:00–17:00
- Mon closed
+1 512 555 0192