---
title: Is the Lipstick Index still valid?
description: "Leonard Lauder, chairman of Estée Lauder Companies and creator of the “Lipstick\nIndex,” passed away on 14 June 2025. As the beauty industry reflects on his legacy, is\nhis famous theory still relevant today?"
---

[Slow food for thought](https://blog.syzgroup.com/slow-food-for-thought)

# [Is the Lipstick Index still valid?](https://blog.syzgroup.com/slow-food-for-thought/is-the-lipstick-index-still-valid)

 Written by [Charles-Henry Monchau, CFA, CMT, CAIA](https://blog.syzgroup.com/slow-food-for-thought/author/charles-henry-monchau) | Jun 17, 2025, 12:09:52 PM

<https://blog.syzgroup.com/hubfs/Focus_250617_lipstick-index.pdf?hsLang=en><https://blog.syzgroup.com/hubfs/Focus-Changing%20investment%20preferences%20from%20boomers%20to%20GenZ-31.08.23.pdf?hsLang=en>

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