International Lipstick Day, celebrated annually on July 29th is as we’re sure you’ve deduced, all things lipstick. It is the icon and the moment. Lipstick for many is a shining beacon of personality that we put forth to the world, whether that be our boldness or perhaps a softer show of face. Each year new trends emerge or reemerge from our not so distant past. Tried and true lipstick is the ultimate accessory adorning our physical beings. As lipstick enthusiasts, we’ve selected some of our favorites in this playful editorial lensed by Harvey Jackson and styled by Damien Vaughan Shippee.
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We hope you have a vibrant International Lipstick Day!
Chanel Rouge Coco – 446 Etienne
This dual ended lip brush from Chanel is a must have in every lipstick lovers makeup bag. While straight from the bullet and a smudge of the finger can give you a perfect pout, sometimes when that bullet wears down you need a little extra help from a precision lip brush to achieve more detailed application. Use the angled brush seen here to line the lips and the flat brush to fill. Best of all, both ends have caps so you can toss in your bag on the go.
Les Pinceaux de Chanel – N300 $32.00 and Chanel Rouge Coco – 446 Etienne are available for $45.00 at chanel.com.
Marie Hunter – Mastermind
Marie Hunter, a small black owned business founded by KéNisha Ruff, offers a range of high quality beauty and home products like the lipstick featured here. Mastermind is a super matte non reflective plum neutral shade featuring a blend of nourishing oil that keep the lips hydrated and plump. This long wear lipstick is sure to keep a permanent spot in your purse.
Marie Hunter – Mastermind is available for $40.00 at mariehunterbeauty.com and it’s vegan and cruelty free.
Fenty Beauty – Icon Lipstick in Crowd Surf’r
Boss Babe Rihanna’s beauty line Fenty Beauty has been taking the makeup world by storm. One of their latest additions to the lineup is the Icon Lipstick, a refillable, vegan & cruelty free, collection of reds and neutrals. We love Crowd Surf’r, a pomegranate berry shade, housed here in the red Icon Case (sold separately).
Fenty Beauty – Icon Lipstick in Crowd Surf’r is available for $19.00 at fentybeauty.com and it’s vegan and cruelty free.
Valentino – Rosso Valentino Shade 600R Unconventional Babe Satin
We love a good shade name, and this one is truly for the Unconventional Babe. Housed in it’s red case with a mirror finish gold backing for application on the go, this refillable lipstick features Valentino’s proprietary Roma-Light Complex™ which uses light-reflecting and color boosting pearl to deliver high pigment with little effort. Valentino offer’s 45 different shades both Satin and Matte ranging from eclectic purple shown here, to reds and neutrals.
Valentino – Rosso Valentino Shade 600R Unconventional Babe Satin is available for $45.00 at sephora.com.
Rituel de Fille – Forbidden Lipstick in shade Hex
Based in Los Angeles, Rituel de Fille makes all of their products in house, by hand, using only natural ingredients. Their Forbidden Lipsticks are the ultimate clean beauty luxury, offering high payoff pigment, effortless application and balmy creme semi matte finishes. Hex, featured here is a rose-quartz beige shade, featuring a light scent of lavender and natural beeswax.
Rituel de Fille – Forbidden Lipstick in shade Hex is available for $25.00 at ritueldefille.com.
TOM FORD in shade 03 Casablanca
If you’re looking for the ultimate luxury look no further than Tom Ford’s Lip Color in shade Casablanca. It delivers 8 hours of color true hydrating wear and features Soja Seed Extract and Murumuru Butter for super smooth application. The shade itself a deep pink mauve for the nuanced but sultry lip.
TOM FORD in shade 03 Casablanca is available for $59.00 at tomford.com
r.e.m. Beauty On Your Collar in Shade – Roller Skates
This formula glides on super smooth like a balm with rich nude-peach matte color payoff in just one swipe. For an ombre effect, line the edges of your cupids bow and outer edges of the lips using Roller Skates and fill the center of your lips with Bubbly a nude pink shade.
r.e.m. Beauty On Your Collar in Shade – Roller Skates is available for $19.00 at rembeauty.com and it’s vegan and cruelty free.
Photographer Harvey Jackson – @_harvey_jackson
Prop Stylist Damien Vaughan Shippee – @damienvaughanshippee
