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Estee Lauder holiday '10

Estee Lauder holiday offerings.

I'm sorry, but even the chic Coach bag doesn't tempt me. This just looks like old lady makeup.

 

Estee Lauder Makeup Artist Professional Color Collection for Holiday 2010 includes:

Deluxe Eyeshadow Compact (Includes 18 eyeshadow colors and 2 eyeshadow applicators); Deluxe Face Compact (Includes 4 Estee Lauder Signature powder blushes and a mini blush brush.) Pure Color Lipstick (2 colors); Pure Color Crystal Sheer Lipstick (in 2 shades); Pure Color Gloss – Double-end Type (2 lip gloss shades); Artist Eye Pencil (3 colors); Take It Away Cleansing Milk (97 g); Makeup Brush Set (4 brushes); Makeup Box (Available in Gold and Platinum, check country availability. Size approximately H255 × W310 × D115mm); Cosmetic Pouch (available in Gold and Platinum. Size H145 × W220 × D35mm).

Estee Lauder Silver Gift Set – Limited Edition

• Star Waterfront Perfect Palette
• Pure Color Crystal Lipstick – Compact Edition
• Pure Color Crystal Lip Gloss – Compact Edition
• Creative Professional Eye liner Pen – Compact Edition
• Professional Retractable Powder Brush
• Professional Telescopic Eye Shadow Brush
• Silver Coach makeup bag – Limited Edition

Estee Lauder Golden Gift Set – Limited Edition

• Star Waterfront Perfect Palette
• Pure Color Crystal Lipstick – Compact Edition
• Pure Color Crystal Lip Gloss – Compact Edition
• Creative Professional Eye liner Pen – Compact Edition
• Professional Retractable Powder Brush
• Professional Telescopic Eye Shadow Brush
• Golden Silk Coach makeup bag – Limited Edition

Estee Lauder Red Gift Set – Limited Edition

 

• Star Waterfront Perfect Palette
• Pure Color Crystal Lipstick – Compact Edition
• Pure Color Crystal Lip Gloss – Compact Edition
• Creative Professional Eye liner Pen – Compact Edition
• Professional Retractable Powder Brush
• Professional Telescopic Eye Shadow Brush
• Red Coach makeup bag – Limited Edition

Estee Lauder Gold Gift Set – Limited Edition

• Star Waterfront Perfect Palette
• Pure Color Crystal Lipstick – Compact Edition
• Pure Color Crystal Lip Gloss – Compact Edition
• Creative Professional Eye liner Pen – Compact Edition
• Professional Retractable Powder Brush
• Professional Telescopic Eye Shadow Brush
• Golden Coach makeup bag – Limited Edition

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Estée Lauder | Vivid Garden | Summer '09

Estée Lauder Vivid Garden

A festive garden tea party ... blooming flowers ... delectable petit-fours, decadent layer cakes iced in fanciful butterfly and bloom designs ... soft flowing dresses ... youthful expressions of color in unordinary combinations...

(peony source, cat and peony source, petit-fours source,  
cake source)

The description above comes from Estée Lauder's press release for their new Summer '09 collection, Vivid Garden. I've never heard the word "unordinary" but I get the picture...

The collection features bold and vivid colors paired with more subdued pinks and purples. Think fresh, lovely and feminine.

The highnotes:

• New! LE, Vivid Garden Illuminating Powder
• NEW! 2 LE, Signature Eyeshadow Quads: Jasmine Garden and Orchid Garden
• New! Duo-Tone Eye Pencil
• New! 2 LE Pure Color Illuminating Glosses in Lotus Blossom and Peach Blossom
• New! 1 LE Pure Color Illuminating Lipstick in Sweet Lychee
• 1 repromoted Pure Color Illuminating Lipstick in Crystal Coral
• New! 2 LE Pure Color Nail Lacquers in Peach Blossom and Lotus Blossom

BUT: Note that some of these are only available
 at Saks, Bloomingdales and Neiman Marcus,
 and others are Nordstrom-only shades!

For more info (including what's available where) and pics, read on...

Estée Lauder | Bronze Goddess | Summer '09

Now that it's March, (and there's finally snow on the ground here in Richmond, VA!) it's time to switch gears and think about Summer. How 'bout thinking bronze?

Estée Lauder has already released details of their Summer collection, a reappearance of the Bronze Goddess theme, but with great new products enhancing the collection. 

Collection highlights:

• NEW, LE Sun Blush Illuminator
• 4 bronzers | Soft Matte Bronzer,Soft Shimmer Bronzer, Soft Duo Bronzer (in 2 shades)


• Luminous Liquid Bronzer


• NEW, LE Palette | Sand & Sea


• NEW, LE Duo Tone Eye Pencil
• A NEW, LE shade of Pure Color Lipstick | Golden Goddess


• 3 new shades of High Gloss | Golden Goddess, Coral Goddess, Rose Goddess


• 1 new shade of Pure Color Nail Lacquer | Golden Goddess


• 2 shades of Pure Color Gloss Stick | Orange Poppy, Pop Pink


• A new sun collection featuring an SPF 30 lotion for face and 3 self tanners

• Bronze Goddess fragrance

Look for this collection in March so you can get a jump on your Spring Break or early vacay!

For more details and product images, keep reading!