Home Base: New York
Royal Flush: Poppy King, an internationally renowned trend spotter, creator, colour expert and innovative business leader, is the woman – and lips – behind Lipstick Queen.
The Circle of Life: Poppy started her "lipstick" career with her original and wildly successful brand of lipsticks, launched in her native Australia in 1992, exchanged that for a position as vice-president for creative marketing for Prescriptives in 2002, then returned to her entrepreneurial roots in 2007 with the launch of her new brand, Lipstick Queen.
Did You Know: Poppy won the award for Young Australian of the Year and was named by Time as one of the “Global Leaders for the New Millennium.”
Philosophy: Wearing lipstick is the most glamorous thing a woman can do.
Of Saints and Sinners: Each nondrying, long-lasting shade comes in two strengths: Saint (a.k.a. sheer) with 10 percent pigment or Sinner (a.k.a. opaque) with 90 percent pigment, making it fun for every woman to decide if she wants to be one or the other.
Spring '08: A time to feel romantic with three beautiful shades inspired by the lips of antique dolls. The same shades come in a Saint version and a Sinner version: Saint Pink or Pink Sinner, Saint Rose or Rose Sinner and Saint Natural or Natural Sinner.
By Robin Payne
