Estee Lauder Bronze Goddess

Estee Lauder's new range of palettes and varnishes under the Bronze Goddess colletion has got me a little bit excited about the arrival of summer. As a young journalist writing my beauty pages, I used to be sent a jiffy bag of treats almost every day - filling my weekends with tons of reviews for my pages in the magazines. Estee Lauder always sent gorgeous products, but it was the Bronze Goddess range that stood out for me one summer. The scent on every product was mesmerising and the oil especially left my skin glowing and smelling gorgeous.
The latest collection looks just as promising. Inspired by "hues from the surf and sand" the new LE Bronze Goddess Island Oasis EyeShadow Palette contains six shades that will suit every skintone. Each contains iridescent pigments to add radiance and shades include: copper, bronze, gold and coral, turquoise, seashell pink, silver and seaweed.
Personally, I am a big fan of the seaweed...green and purple shades bring out the colour of my hazel eyes, so this will be applied with care followed by a tonne of mascara. Can't be having piggy eyes.
The collection also includes Limited Edition Bronze Goddess ShadowStick Duos in Gold Bronze and Pink Teal. These are water resistant pencils - perfect for the pool. Or a nice sweaty workout in the gym. Think I know where I would rather be...
Try the newest lipgloss for the summer - Pure Color Gloss, Limited Edition Sun Burst Sparkle. Cutie lips - this is also one of the only lip glosses that delivers shine without stickiness. A nice juicy fly does spoil ones look. Especially if you're on a date....bugalicious...

Guerlain AW

I marvel as the genius that is Guerlain. Beautiful packaging, elegant concepts and fabulous make-up that lasts, which (in my head)= the amount you paid for it.
The new AW 10 range is no exception.
Sometimes, in fact a lot of the time, I am sent beautifully packaged products, which I carefully arrange on my table and stare at. Weird yes. But slight logic to my madness. I like to take in the quality and the creativeness behind every element of the products before me. Guerlain is a pretty aspirational product for many people. Not like your accessible Rimmel's, Bourjois's and Maxfactor's of the world, which are available in most Superdrug or Boots stores, no Guerlain is department store quality and something you might like to receive from your other half on your birthday or as an exceptional Mother's Day gift.
So with the mentalness in mind, I do enjoy simply stroking the goodies before I open them up and play with them. I guess like someone who might have a rare Barbie and after years of resisting, finally give in and play with the leggy blonde. That was, afterall, her purpose in life. (Her perfect plastic life..)
The new Guerlain AW 10 range is pretty simple, but the colours are classics that will suit every skintone, something I think is important when purchasing a product that costs more than £50 and at a price that could well feed a couple for a week.
There are four ranges in the collection, with six shades in each palette and each featuring moonstone, a natural highlighter that will add a subtle shimmer. I am enjoying Sevres and Passy. I would probably use the subtle tones of brown and pearl on my lids and accent with the electric shade in the centre of the palette, under my bottom lashes to add a flash of colour. YUM.
Grab in stores like House of Fraser from August. Prices start from £51.

Beautiful eyes

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