Poppy King is the Lipstick Queen

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This Australian lipstick advocate native (now living in New York City) is surely determined to break the cycle of lip gloss domination.

It’s been a good five to six years now that a tube of lip gloss has been the undisputed staple in most women’s makeup bag. Well, Poppy King loves lipstick and she’s bringing it back to the forefront (not that it ever left the stage!).

Since 1992, King has given into her obsession and has been creating beautiful lipsticks (and a few lip glosses along the way) that have a lot of pigments: “I am obsessed with the lips and every possible color, texture, finish and technology there is to make your lips look amazing”.

So what’s different about this line of lipstick?

That was exactly the same question I had. I mean really, do we need more brands of cosmetics? Every time I ask myself that question, I always find a nuance from a new brand that no other brand has created in the past.
This holds true for Poppy King’s new lines of lipsticks. Contrary to many other brands on the market that cater to women who like a more natural look (à la Halle Berry or Jennifer Lopez), Lipstick Queen’s colours are intense (think Christina Aguilera’s new 40s look). In fact, Poppy King created her super intense shades out of frustration: “there were no deep colors or browns and most reds went pink. I wanted lipsticks that gave me the look of the 1940’s.”

Lipstick Queen is a collection of 10 shades and each shade comes in two strengths….sheer or opaque. You get to choose whether you like the shade with just a hint of colour or whether you want full blown intense coverage.

But that’s not all … you also get to choose if you want to be a “Saint” or a “Sinner” … that’s right!! The sheer lipsticks are the Saints and the opaque are the Sinners (how fitting!)

Explore all sides of your personality with these rich lipsticks which are non-drying, long lasting and so gorgeous on they could only come from someone obsessed with perfect lip colour.

If you like to make a statement with your lipstick and if you are looking for a formulation that is rich, opaque and filled with pigments, Lipstick Queen surely has a colour waiting for you.

Poppy King’s lipstick retail cost is $18 USD/$ 23 CDN. You can find a retailer near you by visiting Lipstick Queen’s store locator.