Uber Beauty Products Are Here To Give You Lips As Smooth As Your Ride
July 19, 2018
Have you ever hopped into an Uber only to realize you left your balm for your sunburnt and subsequently painfully peeling lips at home? In that situation, there's nothing worse than watching your apartment and the chapstick it contains get increasingly smaller as you drive away. Uber beauty products are here to help cure such woes like the above with maximum convenience, because why wouldn't a mode of transportation logically double as a drugstore. Wait, what?
Today, it was revealed via a press release that Uber and in-car commerce provider Cargo have struck a global partnership that will "delight riders with snacks, beverages, electronics, and beauty products while on a trip." Essentially, Cargo will provide drivers with boxes filled with the aforementioned products that can be strapped onto armrests. When a rider enters the car they can simply scan the barcode on the top of the box with their phones to see what's inside. About 30% of the box's content will be free samples that brands have paid Cargo to distribute, while the remaining offerings will only run riders a few bucks on average.
In other words, getting into an Uber and having a kickass driver offer you free mints or water or, if you're really lucky, candy might be a thing of the past—these boxes will incentivize drivers to have their customers pay for extra goodies. Each time a passenger makes a Cargo box purchase, drivers get 20 percent of the item's cost plus $1 per purchase. Vending machines on the go? What a time to be alive!
As a non-stop snacker I can see myself purchasing chips, Rice Krispies, you name it too often—dangerously often— thanks to this new feature. But having certain beauty offerings available anytime I cruise? That's something I can definitely get behind. According to the press release, the boxes will include Patchology Flashpatch lip and eye masks along with Winky Lux Matcha Lip Balm—products that even the most picky of beauty editors would tell you are legit.
Patchology's Flashpatch eye masks ($15 for five, Patchology) work in five minutes, making them the ideal product to use in an Uber. Whether you had to call a 3:30 am car for a 6:00 am flight or feeling less than fresh before an important meeting, these little guys will help rejuvenate and brighten your skin during your commute.
The brand's lip gel masks, too, will give your pout some much-needed hydration. Remember those flaky sunburnt lips I mentioned earlier? They would be no match for one of Patchology's Super Smooth Talker masks ($15 for five, Patchology), which contain soothing Peptides and Green Tea Extract, while Niacinamide help increase ceramide and free fatty acid levels in skin and prevent skin from losing water."
