it's my Boudoir.

They say diamonds are a girl’s best friend. I disagree. It's the right shade of lipstick. Because here’s the secret no one tells you, the right colors have the power to make you look like you’ve just returned from a week in Capri — or like you haven’t slept in three days.

I’ve been dreaming about a Paddington of my own for years — that soft, slouchy Chloé bag with the big lock that everyone carried in the 2000s. I remember seeing it in old fashion editorials and thinking, one day, I could have one of my own.

Every lipstick has its secrets. And more often than not, the real star isn’t the lipstick at all — it’s the liner. Think of lip liner as the architecture of seduction: the pencil that sketches the blueprint before the color takes center stage. Done right, it’s the invisible corset of your lipstick, giving structure, symmetry, and a little drama to your smile.