The lipstick that Democratic socialist Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez wore during a debate sold out online after her primary victory.
The Stila brand's bright-red “Stay All Day” lipstick got a boost in sales after Ocasio-Cortez shared the name on Twitter on June 17. Following the debate, Ocasio-Cortez beat 10-term incumbent Rep. Joseph Crowley (D-N.Y.) in the New York primary on June 26.
Quartz shared that the lipstick had subsequently sold out on Stila and Sephora websites after Ocasio-Cortez won. The lipstick was later restocked on Stila and Ulta's websites, per CBS News.
Crowley—who is the fourth-most powerful Democrat in the House—was defeated by the 28-year-old community organizer and first-time candidate Ocasio-Cortez. As a member of the Democratic Socialists of America, the Bronx native ran in New York’s 14th District (eastern Bronx and part of north-central Queens) on a leftist platform that emphasizes housing as a human right, fighting climate change, criminal justice reform, immigration justice, abolishing ICE, a federal jobs guarantee, and Medicare-for-all.
Crowley received only 42 percent of the vote, while Ocasio-Cortez earned 58 percent, the New York Times reported. She is favored to win her forthcoming race in November, where she could very well become the youngest woman ever elected to Congress.
