beauty products which remains intact what we are seeing currently is more of a supply crisis than a demand crisis said kavita angre of loreal india with malls cosmetics shops closed and ecommerce being restricted to essential goods only access to beauty products has been a problem during the lockdown said the brands director of consumer market insights media in the short term colour cosmetics categories like lipsticks will have a temporary blip driven by the lack of out of home occasions but once people start socialising again there will be a celebration with a pop of colour she added a nykaa spokesperson agreed saying lipsticks will eventually retain their status as makeup leader some in the makeup fraternity said the mask has not stolen the lipsticks thunder but instead opened opportunities for the industry to be more creative lipstick has seen many wars and histories yet survived it keeps on evolving itself to suit the needs of the current times it will be worn be it a zoom call office online meetings or virtual dates brands will introduce new formulas in the market which will help a mask and a lipstick to coexist happily naidoo said go matte said experts while wearing lipstick and a mask you can end up with a smudgy and messed up mouth if your makeup transfers to the mask it can be unhygienic lipstick trends will go on with slight changes in texture and colour selection women would opt more for nude coloured lipsticks preferably matte liquids said avleen head of makeup training from makeup studio india radhika sharma from the lucullan studios is in consensus matte lipsticks will gain more momentum since they are dry and can be well paired with masks whereas the glossy lipsticks will be less in demand she said makeup brands believe women like delhibased soumita mazumder will keep the lipstick going notwithstanding the pandemic there is no way i will stop wearing lipstick they give me positive vibes i wear the liquid matte ones which dry out pretty fast and whatever little smudging happens on the mask i wash it off there is no conflict between my mask and my lipsticks the 29yearold a phd scholar at the jawaharlal nehru university said and if nothing else the versatile lipstick can take the form of an eyeshadow or a blush makeup is about how you use the products in creative ways and lipstick is one staple product in every womans bag which can be used in multiple ways avleen said so while some experiment with the lipstick many others will probably just wait for the mask times to get over given the uncertain days lipsticks might not tell any tales for some more time pti published on jun 24 2020 at 0125 pm ist telegram facebook copy link be the first one to comment comment now comments comment now read comment 1 all comments post post find this comment offensive choose your reason below and click on