Every so often research comes out raising concerns about the level of metals, like lead, copper and aluminum, in a range of products we consume every day. A recent New York Times article stoked ...

Emily Ratajkowski, who upgraded her warm neutral makeup with a swipe of copper lipstick. The light-catching shade plays nicely with a couple coats of mascara and a swirl of bronzer, ...

"So I mixed lipsticks to create a copper-gold shade, then put a little gold glitter on top." We’re obviously really into the color, and we’re not alone. Copper seems to be the lipstick of autumn.

Does lipstick still have economic staying power? Historically, when the economy gets rough, sales of lipstick go up. But for luxury beauty brands, that may not still be the case.