The right lipstick makes a woman irresistible

MANILA, Philippines - If there’s one kind of makeup your face shouldn’t be without, it’s definitely lipstick! Even on the most unpleasant of days, lipstick is your ally.

Elizabeth Taylor gives the best piece of advice, “Pour yourself a drink, put on some lipstick, and pull yourself together.” The pop of a bright or bold color on the lips can save your fashion errs or at least make them more forgivable. The right lipstick makes a woman unforgettable, if not irresistible. On a bad day, putting on makeup, especially lipstick, can take away the cobwebs and the sorrow. It’s true. I can gush all day long about lipstick. Trust me, I’m a lipstick addict. I can’t leave home without lipstick in my purse. In fact, I’m such a doomsday prepper that I always have an extra one in my glove compartment. Fellow lipstick junkies know that there will never be enough shades under the sun to fall in love with. Since this is the case, start making more room in your makeup kit before you feast your eyes on Estée Lauder’s Pure Color Envy Shine Sculpting Lipstick. The latest collection illuminates with 16 feminine shades that define every curve of the lip and sculpts it with a uniform layer of brilliant and fresh hues that last for hours. Best of all, it hydrates lips.

“Every woman needs a lipstick that will provide effortless and luminous color while keeping lips moisturized. With Estée Lauder’s new Pure Color Envy Shine Sculpting Lipstick, women have the choice from a collection of charming and feminine shades developed for an Asian woman’s skin tone,” shares Bobby Wang during his visit to the Philippines. He is a member of Estée Lauder’s Global Makeup Artist Team and Regional Education Team, and his passion for makeup is deepened by a belief that makeup has magic that can change not only one’s looks but also one’s life.

One of Estée Lauder’s ambassadors is the sizzling Brazilian-Japanese model, Vanessa Matsunaga, whom Allure got up-close-and-personal with. She giddily exclaims, “I really love the new collection. I appreciate that they take time out to study the market to look at what Asian women are looking for. I love the shades and the texture. Innocence is the one I like best.” Innocence is a faint sweet pink with a gorgeous sheen that suits the medium tanned complexion of Vanessa.

“There’s a shine to it, but it’s not frosty. I am so fascinated with this one because there is still a shine and there’s some glitter (but it’s very subtle).  And it makes your lips more (prominent). When it’s matte, your lips tend to be dry. But this, it feels like it nourishes the lips,” she tells me ever so elated that I can’t help but feel just as thrilled…until I tried it on myself. And she was right!

The secret to Estée Lauder’s new collection lies in its unique formula. It features a new and exclusive Time Release Encapsulated Moisture Complex with micronized Hyaluronic Spheres that locks in hydration. Also, its Multi-Faceted Color Pigments create shape, definition and volume. The lipstick easily glides across the lips and has that shimmer that isn’t over the top, but enough to capture attention. No need to add lip gloss! Also, if I haven’t mentioned yet, the innovative magnetic closure always clicks the case perfectly into place.

I observe how the thin lips of Vanessa are highlighted by the lipstick and how her smile seems brighter with it. “I really appreciate the philosophy behind the brand — ‘to make every woman look beautiful.’ It’s something (that resonates with me). With makeup, you can be a better version of yourself,” she shares with child-like glee and with eyes as sparkly as her lips. There is a kind of magic that happens when you view yourself as someone suddenly more attractive with the touch of a little makeup. Your confidence is bolstered, and a spark of happiness lights up your face going beyond all the colors of the makeup.

Sometimes you have to wonder if you’re really obsessed with makeup or if what you’re really after is that very empowering feeling that makeup can bring when it enhances the face. So if you have to choose just one piece of makeup, let it be lipstick, and let that lipstick be Estée Lauder’s Pure Color Envy Shine Sculpting Lipstick, because with a shine like that, it’ll only be a matter of time before those lips are kissed!

(Estée Lauder is available at Rustan’s Makati, Shangri-La Plaza, Alabang, Gateway and Cebu and Essenses Rockwell and Mall of Asia. For more information, visit www.esteelauder.com.ph.)