I've found the ultimate Christmas gift for her – a customisable lipstick experience

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Quill, H. (2026, October 19). I've found the ultimate Christmas gift for her – a customisable lipstick experience. Evening Standard. https://www.standard.co.uk/shopping/esbest/beauty/makeup/code8-lipstick-christmas-gift-b1301499.html

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Evening Standard · collected 2026-10-19 · by Heidi Quill

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A new boutique called Code8 in Covent Garden and Canary Wharf offers a unique Christmas gift experience: custom lipstick creation. Customers work with a 'Code8 Colour Maestro' to develop a personalized lipstick shade, adjusting aspects like finish, depth, undertone, and texture. This service caters to those looking for bespoke cosmetics beyond standard products available on store shelves.
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Code8, a luxury cosmetics brand, has opened boutiques in Covent Garden and Canary Wharf offering a bespoke lipstick experience. Customers work one-to-one with a 'Code8 Colour Maestro' to create a custom shade tailored to their preferences, considering every aspect from color tone to texture and finish. The company markets this as an ideal gift for those who feel they have everything, catering to both makeup professionals and individuals seeking the perfect lip color. Launched in October 2026, Code8 aims to provide a highly personalized cosmetic product that is unique to each customer's needs and desires.

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Code8 a ‘Code8 Colour Maestro’

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Code8 ORG · 4×

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Whether you’re a makeup or cosmetic professional with something specific in mind that you can’t find on the shelves, or someone who wants one perfect shade that does it all, this experience delivers something totally individual – and totally open to your interpretation.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-10-19
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2026-10-19 · Evening Standard
I've found the ultimate Christmas gift for her – a customisable lipstick experience · assertive framing

Claims (11 extracted, 1 hedged)

By all means, complain that your partner/mother/sister/best friend has everything she could ever dream of, but there comes a point where surely they haven’t got everything. uncertain
they → complain → everything
Should you find yourself taking a wintry stroll through either Covent Garden or Canary Wharf, you’ll stumble across a Code8 boutique. asserted
you → find → boutique
There, a truly tailor-made experience is up for grabs. asserted
experience → make → grabs
But let’s go back to the start; what is Code8? asserted
Code8 → let → start
Code8 stores offer an experience unlike anything else on the market. asserted
stores → offer → market
Here, guests work one-to-one with a ‘Code8 Colour Maestro’ to create a totally custom lipstick shade developed specifically for them. asserted
guests → work → them
Whether you’re a makeup or cosmetic professional with something specific in mind that you can’t find on the shelves, or someone who wants one perfect shade that does it all, this experience delivers something totally individual – and totally open to your interpretation. asserted
experience → ’re → interpretation
That said, the customisation experience doesn’t stop with shade and colour tone – certainly not. asserted
experience → say → shade
Every element of the end-product is individually considered, from finish to depth to undertone to lip feel. asserted
element → consider → feel
So, for the loved one whose needs you simply cannot anticipate, let Code8 do all the hard graft at one of its beautiful boutiques. asserted
Code8 → love → boutiques
Because yet another scented candle or striped scarf-and-beanie set just doesn’t hit quite the same note. asserted
set → hit → note
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