Hermès, the luxury French fashion house behind the iconic Birkin bag and logo jewellery collection, has announced its first foray into makeup with the launch of Rouge Hermès, a brand new lipstick line. Leaping into makeup for the first time in its 183-year history, with lipstick colours drawn from an archive of 75,000 silk swatches and packaging made from the same metals it uses for handbag hardware. Hermès is set to unveil this 24-strong lipstick collection in intense shades such as deep red, rose and coral. Manufactured in Italy, the lipsticks will be available in two popular finishes – matte and satin – with the latter said to take inspiration from the sumptuous leather finish of Hermès’ world-famous Kelly bag.
