Yesterday I managed to squeeze in a visit to the Nordstrom beauty department, and the first thing I did was hit up the Estee Lauder counter to swatch the new Estee Lauder Bronze Goddess Soleil summer collection. I’d only seen bits and pieces of the release before yesterday and had been itching to see the whole shebang in person.
Estee Lauder has been having fun with this theme for the past few years (here’s a look at what they did for it back in 2008, 2009 and 2010), and after seeing this year’s colors up close and personal, I can say I’m not tired of it yet.
Estee Lauder Bronze Goddess Soleil Collection for Summer 2011: Swatches
For reference, I’m an NC35 in MAC foundations.
Bronze Goddess Island Oasis EyeShadow Palette ($42); for swatches of the palette on lighter skin, check out Gaia’s post over at The Non-Blonde
Shadow Stick Duo in Gold Bronze on left and Pink Teal on Right ($20 each)
From left: Bronze Goddess Soft Duo Bronzer in Amber Bronze Medium ($30), Bronze Goddess Soft Shimmer Bronzer ($30) and Bronze Goddess Sea Star Bronzing Blush ($34)
First row from left: Pure Color Gloss in Blazing Coral ($20), Pure Color Gloss in Sunburst Sparkle ($20), Pure Color Gloss in Blazing Plum Divine ($20), Pure Color Crystal Lipstick in Tiramisu ($24) and Pure Color Nail Lacquer in Shimmering Bronze ($19); bottom row, Bronze Goddess Luminous Liquid Bronzer ($28.50)
Bronze Goddess Luminous Liquid Bronzer ($28.50)
Swatches with the flash…
…and swatches without the flash
For more on Estee Lauder Bronze Goddess Soleil 2011…
Every year around this time when a new Bronze Goddess collection arrives, it’s an annual beauty milestone that reminds me that winter won’t last forever. 🙂
THANK GAWD!
Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,
Karen
Yay swatches! I have a Sea Star Bronzing Blush on hold for me! Loving the shadow stick duos too.
i am LOVING all these colours!
I really need to check out that bronzing blush!
The shadow sticks look great!
yayyy swatches! 🙂 <3 everything im seeing!
the sea star bronzing blush + the shadows look gorgeous!
Oh My , Is this really Estee Lauder
So, this is my first post here ever! I love this blog!
And…I just bought the Bronze Goddess Sea Star Bronzing Blush this afternoon and can’t wait to use it! I’m sure it will be FABULOUS!
Karen, I sent you a note also. Hope you get the chance to read it.
I like the sea star it´s kind of cute and the color is beautiful too.
yay for summer! I got the sea star bronzing blush and it’s so pretty!
Woooweee, those shadown sticks look amazing! That gold and teal are making me magpie-crazy for all things shiny.
I confess I never try out the Estee Lauder makeup since the brand’s been rather mum-sy in my mind, but will definitely stop by a counter sometime soon. Hopefully they’ll have the collection out here in the UK then!
Really love that bronzing blush! Bought it last week and its really nice 🙂
I really really need this bronzer in my life 🙂
Oooh, I really like the look of all the eye products!
This is the summer collection that I will be buying this year. I did like a few items of the Chanel summer collection but this is the one I’m going to buy. I’ll pick up several pieces not quite sure which ones as of yet though. 🙂