Louboutin in taking a new step into the beauty business

The new Louboutin cosmetics line will enter the luxury beauty market in the summer of 2013 and is being produced by New York-based beauty company Batallure Beauty, an enterprise that specializes in the creative development of beauty brands.

The 49-year-old French fashioner, stated that "the beauty adventure is the natural extension for someone like me, who likes to empower women," according to The Daily Mail.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Louboutin was first inspired by a bottle of bright red nail lacquer to tinge the soles of his giddy high-heel designs. And now, Louboutin is empowering women through an inspiration that came from the bust of Nefertiti at the Neues Museum in Berlin.

The cosmetics line will include "multiple, unspecified classifications," according to The Huffington Post, and by "multiple, unspecified classifications," Louboutin is referring to anything from nail polish to eyeshadow.

Nonetheless, what the designer did confirm to The Hollywood Reporter is that there will be one or more fragrances accompanying the beauty line, fragrances that most likely will include a "leather note."

Louboutin in taking a new step into the beauty business and joins Batallure Beauty's exclusive client list, which also includes Material Girl by Madonna, and Justin Bieber fragrance.