There is a particular confidence to a lip that refuses to choose one mood. In the new Louis Vuitton Beauty story built around LV Rouge 715 Monogram Infrarouge Satin Lipstick and LV Baume 099 Galactic Veil Topper Lip Balm, the point is contrast presented as craft, a blackcurrant satin base sharpened by a holographic veil, credited to a beauty look by Pat McGrath and Nicolas Ghesquière.
Louis Vuitton Beauty, by name and by finish
Louis Vuitton positions this drop as the Dame Pat McGrath x Nicolas Ghesquière Collection, a co signed edit that pairs a saturated dark berry lip colour with a topper balm engineered for light play. The naming does a lot of work. “Monogram Infrarouge” links the lipstick to the house’s codes, while “Galactic Veil” makes a clear claim about effect, not shade.
Two product callouts anchor the look. LV Rouge 715 is described as a “rich blackcurrant tone” in a satin finish. LV Baume 099 is framed as a holographic topper, intended to layer rather than replace. In practice, the order matters. The lipstick creates the clean block of colour, the balm changes how it behaves in motion, catching highlight at the centre and along the cupid’s bow.
Why Pat McGrath and Nicolas Ghesquière make sense together
McGrath’s name has long been a bookmark for backstage level pigment and editorial shine, while Ghesquière has spent over a decade steering Louis Vuitton’s women’s collections through a future facing, silhouette driven language. Put them in the same sentence and you can see the logic: a lip idea that feels designed, not merely “done.”
The caption credits the finished face to both, which matters. This is not a celebrity tie in or a one off shade cameo. It is presented as a house signed beauty proposition, with two identifiable authors, one from makeup’s most influential stratosphere, one from the brand’s fashion engine room.
How to wear the contrast without losing the plot
The fastest way to make blackcurrant and holographic reads like costume is over applying the second step. Treat LV Baume 099 Galactic Veil as placement, not coverage. Tap it where the light naturally hits and leave the edges to the satin base. The look stays graphic, the shift stays intentional, and the blackcurrant tone remains the first impression.
The finish story is the real headline
What makes this Louis Vuitton Beauty pairing feel considered is that it is not chasing one texture. Satin gives the mouth a velvety density on camera, while the topper introduces dimensional flicker without pushing you into full gloss territory. Wear it at night with minimal eye, or in daylight with bare skin and a defined brow. Either way, the lip does the talking.
For the brand’s own framing of the collaboration and product names, see Louis Vuitton. Pat McGrath’s wider body of work and brand universe is documented at Pat McGrath Labs.
If you have been watching beauty houses treat finishing products as equal partners to colour, this Louis Vuitton Beauty lip pairing lands as a clean example: one shade to hold the structure, one topper to make it move.
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