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Sonakshi Sharma: You already brought Indian fashion to the world, what made you move into beauty?
Tell us about the inspiration behind this collaboration.
Sabyasachi Mukherjee:I wanted to create something that was trend-less.
We decided to create the lipsticks because of their power to transform.
Courtesy Estée Lauder X Sabyasachi
A quick swipe across lips creates an instant wash of color in shades of pink, beige and red.
There is a colour for everybody.
The limited collection is also sustainably minded.
You know how the saying goesbuy less, but buy better.
That was the real premise of this collaboration.
It took four years to create these formulas, but Im happy with the outcome.
SS: The nomenclature of your shadeslike Rouge Bengal and Bombay Berryrepresent an inherent Indian nature.
Is this your way to take Indian beauty to the world?
Theres a reason they took us so long to create.
SS: How does this collection set stand out in a highly saturated beauty market?
He kept saying, Lets add 2 percent more blue to it?
Can we reduce the brown by 1 percent though?
in our ongoing conversations, until we arrived at a shade we all agreed on.
SM:Since we didnt want to create anything disposable, the answer is yes.
I just wanted to ensure that either we did it right, or we didnt do it at all.
SS: With conversations around inclusivity and self-acceptance in beautywhat was your vision when crafting these lipsticks?
Do you think you achieved what you set out to?
SM:I wanted to create a band of universally-liked colors above everything else.
I will think of it as a job well done.
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Available to purchase at select Estee Lauder counters and esteelauder.com beginning 4 March 2024.
