At first, it looks like a piece of jewellery. A gilded case with 24K gold-plated accents and the Bengal tiger embossed on top. Is it a pendant, a charm perhaps? Neither; what it is, is actually a lipstick from the Estée Lauder X Sabyasachi collaboration. The just launched limited edition collection features 10 matte lipsticks with colours spread across a warm palette, ranging from red and berry to tangerine and brown.
From tea-dyeing processes and the deep hues of gemstones to his personal beauty icons, Sabyasachi Mukherjee says he curated the shades by drawing on individual threads from his aesthetic. “You will glimpse Rekha’s berry pout in Bombay Berry, Frida Kahlo in Pomelo Rose and the spirit of Calcutta in Calcutta Red. I see these 10 shades as completely diverse personalities, through 10 definitive colours,” adds Sabyasachi.
