The history of red lipstick is a winding tale of power, death, rebellion, and bawdiness. Some smeared it on despite the stigma, while others literally poisoned themselves with toxic lipstick formulas in order to look beautiful. Powerful women used it to assert their space, and others used it to build courage and flirt with the idea of coming out of their boxes.
Read More“The Better Business Bureau reported 134 complaints have been logged against Kylie Cosmetics, 70 of which involve delivery issues and 55 of which involve issues with a product or service. Six out of seven customer reviews of the brand on the organization’s web site are negative.” Read more at WWD.
Read More“The beauty review site Influenster polled 5,000 millennial shoppers in the U.S. about their beauty buying and using habits, and 19 percent said M.A.C. was their favorite lipstick brand. NYX and Kat Von D shared the second spot, followed by CoverGirl and Urban Decay. The poll also revealed that millennials are kind of makeup hoarders.” Read more at Allure.
Read More“From matte liquid lipsticks to sheer washes of color, lip products are perennial favorites because they can change your look quickly and with minimal effort. And while some new brands, like Milk Makeup and Fiona Stiles, have opted to launch with a full range of cosmetics, five-year-old Bite Beauty’s business model involves being really, really good at one thing: lipstick.” Read more at Fashionista.com.
Read More“Liquid lipsticks, despite their appearance, are usually not glossy. They apply as a liquid because they contain more oils and polymers (and less wax) than a traditional bullet lipstick, then they dry down to an opaque, almost chalky, matte finish. It’s hard to pin down exactly when this formula became popular, but NYX’s OG Soft Matte Lip Cremes have been around since 2010 and are still a customer favorite.” Read more at Fashionista.com.
Read More“One of the most popular guys this year is Drake, a metallic violet-burgundy shade named for the rapper. The nod to Drake sold out in minutes not only online at tomfordbeauty.com and Net-a-porter’s U.S. Web site, but also at Ford’s freestanding boutiques on Madison Avenue in New York and on Oak Street in Chicago.” Read more at WWD.
Read More“MAC Cosmetics is looking to a celebrity from its past to add a jolt to its holiday business. The color cosmetics brand has inked a deal with burlesque star Dita Von Teese to launch a new lipstick shade bearing her name on Dec. 9 in all MAC locations, including maccosmetics.com.” Read more at WWD.
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