Philippine Tatler – August 2019

Vegan and microplastic-free beauty brand La Bouche rouge launches the world’s fi rst

sustainable lipstick. Founder Nicolas Gerlier reveals why his lip line is the one every woman

should be using

BY annie darLinG

Lip Service

STYLE / Beauty

THATTHERE’S

MICROPLASTICIN

NEARLYEVERYLIPSTICK?

WHENTHEYWERE

FIRSTINTRODUCED 50

YEARSAGO,INDUSTRY

EXPERTSTHOUGHT

MICROPLASTICS

WEREA MIRACLE,

BUTNOWWE

KNOWTHEYAREA

HUGEMISTAKE.

WhYIsItA

MIstAKe?

Theaverage

womanconsumes

10 kilosof

lipstickinher

lifetime—

that’salotof

microplastic!

WhoWouLDYouMostLIKeto

DesIGNALIPstICKfor?

“Ihavethisdreamtocreatealipstickcolour

thatmatchestheFrenchflagdepictedina

EugèneDelacroixpaintingcalledLiberty

LeadingthePeople.It’sondisplayatthe

LouvreandIhopeonedaytospeakwith

themaboutwhetherit’sapossibility.”

What’s harmful about

microplastic?

Microplastics are some of the biggest causes of water

pollution affecting Earth today—83 per cent of water

is contaminated with plastic, and cosmetics is one of

the most polluting industries. More than one billion

lipsticks are thrown away each year, and we can’t

recycle the microplastic that goes into making them; it’s

far too small.

teLLusABoutLA

BouCherouGe

“Launchedin2016,we

producetheveryfirstvegan

andcruelty-freelipstick.

Ourrefillable,engraveable,

French-madeleathercasesand

eco-refillsdon’tcontainany

beeswaxormicroplastics.”

WhYLIPstICK?

“Becauseeverywoman

hasahandbagand,within

it,everywomancarriesa

lipstick.Lipstickismorethan

justaluxury;itallowsusto

showcaseourpersonality.”

IS BEAUTY

BECOMING

MORE

SUSTAINABLE?

“I hope other brands follow

in our footsteps. It’s in our

planet’s best interest.”

DID You

KNoW...

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