Poppy King Lipstick Australia

Ten years ago lipstick entrepreneur poppy king just 22 and already head of a multi million dollar.

Poppy king lipstick australia. Melbourne was poppy mad in the 1990s so where is she now writes janice breen burns. In 1990 18 year old poppy went up to a beauty counter in melbourne s bourke street myer store and she asked the beauty assistant for a matte lipstick in deeper shades of red and burgundy think 1940s old hollywood. Ms king launched poppy. I could only buy very 80s corals and pinks.

When i was 18 i started my first lipstick brand in australia called poppy. After all the rise and fall and rise of poppy king is as well documented as her red matte hues and forms part of the story told in her 2009 book lessons of a lipstick queen. She had no experience in makeup or manufacturing but the teenager saw a gap in the market and she knew exactly what she wanted to create a truly matte finish lipstick that was unlike anything the big cosmetic companies were selling at the time. Poppy king photographed by emily weiss in new york on august 2 2013.

Lipstick queen is exclusive to mecca. Mac and bobbi brown had just launched in the us but they weren t in australia yet. It s been 27 years since poppy king first launched her lipstick line in australia and the new york based entrepreneur is preparing to make a comeback with her own business. With a shade texture and finish to suit every woman lipstick queen has the perfect lipstick no matter the mood or occasion.

Once young australian of the year king s realm tumbled dramatically before she left melbourne. Lipstick queen invites you to break beauty barriers and lead the way with lip. Lipstick queen is the result of a lifetime dedicated to finding the perfect lipstick invites everyone to experience the magical adventure of self discovery that it brings. In 1991 when she was just 18 years old poppy king started her own cosmetics company.

Fast forward 27 years and new york based poppy king the lipstick queen is a household name. Australian beauty entrepreneur poppy king s reason for starting her own business is surprisingly simple. Poppy king is australia s first ever female entrepreneur and it s all thanks to a gap in the beauty market more specifically the lipstick market. From colors that transform and textures and formulas that are moisturizing and feel comfortable we have a lipstick for everyone and every occasion.