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Beauty brand Milk Makeup is selling a $440 lipstick set it made with Wu-Tang Clan, and people can't get past the price

Wu-Tang Clan and Milk Makeup announced a limited-edition line with eight shades of $55 lipstick. The line also includes a $75 Wu-Tang Clan mirror.

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Collaborations are extremely popular in the beauty industry. 2018 alone has seen Colourpop collaborate with Disney, the Museum of Ice Cream work with Sephora, and Crayola create a line for ASOS.

The latest group to join the ever-growing list of collaborators are Wu-Tang Clan and Milk Makeup. On Friday, the hip-hop group and cruelty-free cosmetics brand announced a limited-edition line that features eight shades of $55 lipstick.

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Buying the lipstick in the bundle will not save you any money, but the eight-piece set does feature an exclusive Wu-Tang Clan logo case.

And while there's no word as to what makes these lipsticks so expensive, ingredients can be taken into account. Milk Makeup said on Instagram that the lipsticks were created with " and the brand's products are also 100% vegan.

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The pin set features three pins designed to look like the Wu-Tang Clan logo, the collaboration logo, and a gold infinity sign.

The mirror, however, is particularly striking, as it's shaped to look like the Wu-Tang Clan logo and is plated with 24-carat gold.

Wu-Tang Clan member RZA spoke to Billboard about the collaboration, and said that the lipstick line was inspired by his wife and a shared love for New York City.

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While some were excited to purchase products from the line, others questioned the $55 and $440 price tags.

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Since the group's inception, Wu-Tang clan has frequently drawn inspiration from Chinese culture, and has both been accepted and questioned for doing so. Their collaboration with Milk Makeup followed suit.

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On Instagram, Milk Makeup discussed the logo that is featured on the product packaging, and said "

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Those interested in purchasing products from the collaboration can buy them here.

Representatives for Milk Makeup and the Wu-Tang Clan did not immediately reply to INSIDER's request for comment.

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