The day had to come, it was inevitable. The newest collection from spring from Estee Lauder is my least favorite of the whole season. It is named Orange Crush and I hate orange makeup shades, I can barely live with many of the coral shades that have been taking over the beauty world this season. My skin is much too cool to work with any of these tones so I will not be adopting this look or anything close to it for the rest of the season. This may not be my style, but the orange eye makeup in this new collection is very popular and was all over the runway collections. I might be in the minority with my dislike of these shades but I will try to keep an open mind about the collection itself and see if the lip shades that are used to offset the orange eye might still work in my favor. "A flash of bold orange on lids offset by soft neutrals for the face", is the description of the new collection from the Estee Lauder website. The soft neutrals I can certainly live with, depending on how warm-toned they are. When looking at the individual products, I found out that this look was created by Tom Pecheux for the Spring/Summer 2011 Derek Lam show. A quote from Pecheux about the look itself; "The key to wearing vivid color is to create balance. Wear bold color on the eyes or lips, but not both. Balance the strong intensity woth soft, warm neutrals." Time to find out if any of this collection will work for me.
Orange Crush...
Bronze Goddess Soft Matte Bronzer - Give yourself a heavenly glow with this silky, luxurious powder bronzer. Works with virtually any skintone. Sweep it on and the smooth, oil-free powder gives face, shoulders, and decolletage a seductive bronze look. Unique oil-control complex keeps skin shine-free and comfortable. Works for all skintones.
Silky Powder Blush - Feather-light powder blush sweeps on silky sheer, builds to full color. Easily goes from barely blushing to full intensity, just like your natural cheek color. Highlights and defines your face with a bloom of fresh color. Never looks heavy or streaky. Natural-looking shades give cheeks a soft, healthy glow. Buildable, extended-wear color stays true. Make great color your signature.
- Nude Rose - neutral dusty medium rose
Pure Color Eye Shadow - Orange Crush Collection - Eye shadows inspired by the look created by Tom Pecheux for the Derek Lam Spring/Summer 2011 Show for New York Fashion Week. Get the look with a flash of bright coral on eyelids offset by white to frame the eye. The look gives new definition to modern beauty with intense, strong color worn in unexpected ways. The direction is clear. Take your color vibrant. Wear it bold. And always make a statement.
- Sugar Cube - pale shimmery white
- Orange Brush - bright warm coral
Sumptuous Extreme Lash Multiplying Volume Mascara - Lashes seem to multiply, magnify, grow to extremes. Three different high-volume fibers create audacious false-lash effects. Extreme Bold Volume formula is a blend of three high-volume fibers in a mousse-light base. Acts like lash extensions multiplying and growing the look of lashes. Fortified with conditioning Lash-Advancing Vitamin Complex. The three fibers: unique interlocking fibers build volume and length; hollow fibers create massive volume without weight; ball fibers fill in and fill out even the sparest lashes. Oversized Brush Comber Extreme with two types of bristles-flexible fibers carry maximum formula; solid fibers comb and separate for clump-free definition. Prismatic pearls intensify pigment and luster. Eyes look brighter, wider, more seductive. Outrageous volume, lift, and curves for an audacious, false-lash effect.
- Extreme Black - black
Pure Color Long Lasting Lipstick - Color so incredible, it leaves your lips wanting more. True Vision technology takes ordinary color and makes it extraordinary. In a seductive spectrum of shades, from sublime to vivid. True Vision Color: maximized color impact; magnified vibrancy, clarity, and dimension; amplified brillance. Indulges your lips in seductive finishes: sating, lasting creme and lasting, lustrous shimmer. Medium-to-full, buildable coverage.
- Beige - nude rose beige
So we all know that the orange eye shadow is not for, I am just moving on to the other parts of the collection. I love that lipstick shade, I could wear this one everyday. The bronzer is a preview to the summer collection, Bronze Goddess, a huge hit in previous years for this company. I am very happy that companies have been releasing matte bronzers instead of the usual shimmer-spiked products that tend to look very unnatural on me. The Bronze Goddess collection is up on the website already so I need to visit my counter and start trying these out.
The spring look from this company is not my style so I might just be jumping into summer a bit early this year!
photo courtesy of Estee Lauder
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