i got taylor swift’s lipstick

your substack dollars at work

one thing you can say for me is i will never be defeated easily by a mirror

Warning: This post has no reason to exist.

To be clear, by “Taylor Swift’s lipstick” I mean a lipstick she’s known to wear. Outside of that one perfume she did (“Wonderstruck”), Taylor Swift does not have a beauty brand. It’s interesting she’s mostly stayed out of this lane because her “look” is so codified—red lipstick, cat eye, long bangs—but while it’s always chancy to predict future Taylor moves I sort of suspect she won’t launch one in the future. I think she really likes being one of the only major celebs without a beauty or lifestyle brand. It’s a little bit of a flex that I can’t see her undercutting without a good reason.¹

That said, Travis Kelce does love a brand deal. So maybe love will lead her to do something stupid. Always a possibility with her.

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