L’Oréal Paris X Balmain Paris

Last year Balmain’s creative director Olivier Rousteing debuted his first-ever capsule collection of lipsticks with L’Oréal Paris. 12 shades. 12 amazing models and $16 a tube for 0.13 oz.

Rousteing’s mission was to provide his hungry young audience such as myself with access to the bejeweled splendor of the fashion house's runways without hurting the bank account. “With the makeup,” he explains, “it’s a way to invite them to have a piece of Balmain”. And a piece I do have... or 4 to be more precise 😍