• Celebrity
    • Daniel Kaluuya Digital Cover
    • Digital Cover Method Man
    • Digital Cover Zazie
    • Celebrity News
    • ‘Yes, Girl!’ Podcast
    • Entertainment
    • Black Celeb Couples
    • Celebrity Moms
    • Red Carpet
    • If Not For My Girls
  • Fashion
    • ESSENCE Fashion House 2022
    • Fashion News
    • Street Style
    • Accessories
    • Fashion Week
  • Beauty
    • Black Beauty Awards 2022
    • ESSENCE Hair Awards 2022
    • AVEENO Skin Health Startup Accelerator
    • Beauty News
    • Skin
    • Makeup
    • Nails
    • Girls United: Beautiful Possibilities
  • Hair
    • Hair News
    • Natural
    • Relaxed
    • Transitioning
    • Weave
    • 4C
  • Love
    • Love & Sex News
    • The Solve Podcast
    • Weddings
    • Parenting
    • Relationships
  • Lifestyle
    • Black History Month
    • ESSENCE Gift Guide 2022
    • ESSENCE + smartwater Live Well Challenge
    • Build Your Legacy 2022
    • Dream & Plan with Confidence Prudential
    • AMEX Platinum Travel
    • Homecoming Season 2022
    • Lifestyle News
    • Health & Wellness
    • ESSENCE Eats
    • Money & Career
    • Entrepreneurship
    • Travel
    • Food & Drink
    • Black Travel Guide
  • News
    • Paint The Polls Black
    • Sponsors Recognition Page 2022
    • Latest News
    • Raise Your Voice
    • Culture
    • Politics
  • Video
  • Festival
    • 2023 ESSENCE Festival Of Culture
    • 2023 ESSENCE Film Festival
    • 2022 Fest Videos
  • Events
    • 2023 ESSENCE Film Festival
    • 2022 Girls United Summit
    • 2022 ESSENCE Fashion House
    • 2022 Black Women In Hollywood
    • 2022 HOLLYWOOD HOUSE
    • 2022 Homecoming Season
    • Wellness House
    • She Got Now
    • Dear Black Men
    • I Am Speaking
    • Power Tools
  • Studios
  • Girls United

WHERE BLACK WOMEN COME FIRST

Every day we're serving Black women deeply. Come get a plate of goodness! Sign up for daily content and exclusive offers you'll love!

Your email is required.
Your email is in invalid format.
Confirm email is required.
Email did not match.
By clicking Sign Up, you agree to our Terms of Use and that you have read our Privacy Policy
Skip to content
SUBSCRIBE
  • MAGAZINE
  • NEWSLETTER
  • Celebrity
    • Daniel Kaluuya Digital Cover
    • Digital Cover Method Man
    • Digital Cover Zazie
    • Celebrity News
    • ‘Yes, Girl!’ Podcast
    • Entertainment
      • Paint The Polls Black
    • Black Celeb Couples
    • Celebrity Moms
    • Red Carpet
    • If Not For My Girls
  • Fashion
    • ESSENCE Fashion House 2022
    • Fashion News
    • Street Style
    • Accessories
    • Fashion Week
  • Beauty
    • Black Beauty Awards 2022
    • ESSENCE Hair Awards 2022
    • AVEENO Skin Health Startup Accelerator
    • Beauty News
    • Skin
    • Makeup
    • Nails
    • Girls United: Beautiful Possibilities
  • Hair
    • Hair News
    • Natural
    • Relaxed
    • Transitioning
    • Weave
    • 4C
  • Love
    • Love & Sex News
    • The Solve Podcast
    • Weddings
    • Parenting
    • Relationships
  • Lifestyle
    • Black History Month
    • ESSENCE Gift Guide 2022
    • ESSENCE + smartwater Live Well Challenge
    • Build Your Legacy 2022
    • Dream & Plan with Confidence Prudential
    • AMEX Platinum Travel
    • Homecoming Season 2022
    • Lifestyle News
    • Health & Wellness
    • ESSENCE Eats
    • Money & Career
    • Entrepreneurship
    • Travel
    • Food & Drink
    • Black Travel Guide
  • News
    • Paint The Polls Black
    • Sponsors Recognition Page 2022
    • Latest News
    • Raise Your Voice
    • Culture
    • Politics
  • Video
  • Festival
    • 2023 ESSENCE Festival Of Culture
    • 2023 ESSENCE Film Festival
    • 2022 Fest Videos
  • Events
    • 2023 ESSENCE Film Festival
    • 2022 Girls United Summit
    • 2022 ESSENCE Fashion House
    • 2022 Black Women In Hollywood
    • 2022 HOLLYWOOD HOUSE
    • 2022 Homecoming Season
    • Wellness House
    • She Got Now
    • Dear Black Men
    • I Am Speaking
    • Power Tools
  • Studios
  • Girls United
Home · Beauty

Zoe Kravitz Shares Details On Her New YSL Lipstick Collection And The Women Who Inspired It

YSL to release six new lipstick shades as gorgeous as the actress.
Zoe Kravitz Shares Details On Her New YSL Lipstick Collection And The Women Who Inspired It
By Jennifer Ford · Updated October 23, 2020

“Addictive,” “seductive,” and “intoxicating,” –and one might even describe Black Opium, the feminine fragrance from Yves Saint Laurent as “fascinating.” So it’s no wonder why the latest makeup launch from YSL Beauté comes in the same packaging as the fragrance. The collection was created by Zoe Kravitz, who is regarded by many as all of the above.

In an armchair inside Kravitz’s Hotel suite in New York City, I sit in awe listening to the strikingly beautiful Big Little Lies actress tell me more about the inspiration for the exclusive lipstick collection launching this month. Kravitz leads with the shade range.

 “I wanted to start with the basics. I think nudes and reds are the foundation of makeup. You know like the base. Those are the two kinds of colors that I would wear daily, and I wanted to find shades and textures within that world that would work for all different kinds of skin tones, all ages, and all genders,” she says.  

View this post on Instagram

@YSLBEAUTY #YSLBEAUTYXZOECOLLECTION …comin soon 💋

A post shared by Zoë Kravitz (@zoeisabellakravitz) on Aug 12, 2019 at 12:32pm PDT

Although the colors are “really simple,” the lipsticks are “very special and specific. I’ve named them all after loved ones in my life. It feels very personal to me,” Kravitz says. “The packaging was inspired by a combination of the Black Opium bottle and a few of my favorite YSL bags.”

On Kravitz’s lips is “Arlene’s Nude,” a beautiful mauve shade named after her late grandmother, and the first to be released from the six-piece collection on August 20.

View this post on Instagram

YSL x ZOË mad shades. coming sooooooon. 💋 @yslbeauty. #121 Arlene’s Nude drops tomorrow. available at YSLBeauty.com

A post shared by Zoë Kravitz (@zoeisabellakravitz) on Aug 19, 2019 at 2:15pm PDT

Kravitz paused to reflect on her first memory of lipstick, which she attributed to her other grandmother, Roxie Roker. “She was a classy woman, and she wore red lipstick almost every day—It became a part of her face. She let me put some on when I was quite young.”  

Zoe Kravitz Shares Details On Her New YSL Lipstick Collection And The Women Who Inspired It

Kravitz shared that she draws her beauty inspiration from her grandmothers, her mother Lisa Bonet, and all the women in her life who surrounded her growing up. “When you’re growing up, the women surrounding you will always have a huge influence on who you are. “Watching these women be fierce, and unapologetically themselves helped shape who I am,” said Kravitz.

The YSL X Zoe Kravitz collection releases in homage to the influential women who’ve inspired the entertainer’s confident, sassy, flirty, and badass persona, so you can expect the lipsticks to inspire same and whatever that looks like for you.

The lipsticks retail for $38, and a new shade will be available on the YSL Beauté site every day until August 25.

TOPICS:  beauty launch Black Opium lipstick Roxie Roker YSL YSL BEaute Yves Saint Laurent Zoe Kravitz
COMPANY INFORMATION
  • Our Company
  • Customer Service
  • Essence Ventures
  • Change Your Address
  • Contact Us
  • Job Opportunities
  • Internships
  • Media Kit
  • tag
SUBSCRIBE
  • Newsletters
  • Give a Gift of ESSENCE
  • Magazine Tablet Edition
FOLLOW US
MORE ON ESSENCE
  • Home
  • Love
  • Celebrity
  • Beauty
  • Hair
  • Fashion
  • ESSENCE festival

ESSENCE.com is part of ESSENCE Communications, Inc.

Essence may receive compensation for some links to products and services on this website. Offers may be subject to change without notice.

©2023 ESSENCE Communications Inc. All Rights Reserved. | Privacy Policy | Terms of Use | Essence.com Advertising Terms

Get The ESSENCE Newsletter and
Special Offers delivered to your inbox

By clicking Sign Up, you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.

Get The ESSENCE Magazine
by subscribing below
subscribe now