I tested it for a month.
I’m a beauty editor and even I am overwhelmed by all the brands and products in today’s landscape. It can be difficult to decipher and navigate the landscape; to separate the average from the good and the good from the genuinely exceptional. A brand founded by a decades-long veteran of and expert in the industry with celebrity clients, an A-list fanbase, and products loved by editors and shoppers seems too good to be true, right? It would be if it wasn’t for Westman Atelier.
Gucci Westman has been a celebrity makeup artist for decades. She’s worked with virtually every major celebrity you can think of and her current clients include Anne Hathaway and Jennifer Aniston; her celebrity fan base includes Jennifer Garner and Michelle Pfeiffer. Her entire line is all hits, no skips, and today it introduces a new member — meet Westman Atelier’s Lip Suede Lipstick.
Buy on Westman-atelier.com $50
The lipstick is available online starting today, but it’s already made its way onto the pouts of Nicole Kidman, Anne Hathaway, and Naomi Watts. I’ve also been using it for a month and can personally attest to it being in a league of its own. It’s a matte lipstick but it doesn’t feel like one; It glides on with buttery smooth ease. It feels hydrating, doesn’t make my lips crack, and lasts at least four hours. The matte finish is also subtle, it looks like your lips in their natural state just with more color. There is none of that early 2000s two-dimensional paper-looking effect here. It’s another product made in the image of Westman’s iconic aesthetic — natural yet polished, chic, and high-quality.
Lip Suede Matte comes in 10 shades pink, berry, red, and versatile nude shades. I would like to tell you that there is one definitive must-shop shade, but I actually have five favorites; So instead I’ll share with you what a few of the celebrities have been wearing. Naomi Watts wore Ma Biche, a royal slightly dark red, and Anne Hathaway wore Pique at the Versace Fall 2024 show.
But wait! That’s not all. Like all Westman Atelier products, Lip Suede Matte is also formulated with skincare ingredients; moisturizing and humectant hyaluronic acid, volumizing and wrinkle-reducing peptides, and antioxidant-rich and brightening vitamin C.
Head to Westman Atelier to shop the new and already celebrity-used Lip Suede Matte Lipstick. See more shades and other hero products from the brand below.
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