Monday, April 23, 2012

Lancome Summer 2012 Collection - Bronze Diva

One of the best known summer collection is that from Lancome, this company always creates a great collection of bronzers and the complimenting makeup shades.  Over the past few years, Lancome has been known for creating fantastic bronzers that sell out quickly every single year.  Since this is the year that I need to do major bronzer comparison shopping, I am looking at this collection early one and then deciding what to do before everything good is sold out at my local Macy*s counter.  This collection is named Bronze Diva, it combines several wonderful bronzers and pink shades to complement.  I am really excited about the pink shades for lips and eyes, the eye palette is all about the rose gold eye look and I am going to be adding more of these shades to my collection.  I really see myself with a fake tan, rose gold eyes, and light pink lips this summer...

This collection is relatively large, it contains 10 new choices for the season.  Some of bronzers appear to be brand new, other products appear to be new shades of their best sellers.  Personally, I am very excited for some new Juicy Tubes as I haven't bought these glosses in forever but I love them to pieces. 

Lancome's newest summer collection!

Color Design Pink Safari Palette - Infinitely luminous.  Sensationally smooth.  All-in-one 6 shadow palette to brighten eyes.  Indulge in a limited edition compact with shades of golden pinks mixed with orange, copper, and brown.  Inspired by the desert sun and exotic mirages, this new versatile all-in-one palette conveniently creates a full eye look for day or night. 
- Desert Sunset - pale pink shimmer/medium pink shimmer/warm orange shimmer/pale champage gold shimmer/medium bronze shimmer/deep brown shimmer

Le Stylo Waterproof - Formulated for an intense eye look to withstand everything from tears to inclement weather, this waterproof eyeliner has a unique twist tip that never needs sharpening.  Won't skip, smudge, or streak.  The easy-glide, creamy texture helps you create any look you like.
- 102 Bronze Riche - deep warm bronze
- 103 Cafe Noir - deep brown black

Artliner Waterproof - Emphasize your eyes with this easy-to-handle, liquid pen featuring a uniquely shaped foam tip that lets you line, shape, and define eyes to create any look you like.  Rich, deep, luminous pigments offer the most intense, dramatic color.  Glides on smoothly without scratching, tugging, or skipping and lasts all day.
- 103 Gold Passsion - deep true metallic gold
- 104 Bronze Desire - deep warm metallic bronze
- 200 Pink Luxe - clean bright shimmering pink

Juicy Tubes - This ultra shiny gloss sweeps on a sheer, sexy wash of color in a variety of browns, corals, pinks, and peach shades.  You'll love the ultra glossy formula that glides on easily with its tube-tip applicator.  Perfectly portable, this essential gloss discreetly slips in a pocket or purse for a quick fix of fabulous anytime.
- 210 Vanilla Sand - creamy vanilla with a hint of sparkle
- 262 Bronze Cocoa - light pastel bronze
- 3351 Pink Hibiscus - bright strawberry pink
- 114 Peach Nectar - sheer coral

Color Design Hydra Balm - New limited edition super-hydrating lip balm to enhance lips with a tint of popping, fresh sheer color.  Pamper your lips with long-lasting comfort with this shine-boosting lip balm that smoothes on deep replenishing moisture, and a veil of SPF sun protection.
- 559 Lotus Blossom - deep sheer rose cream
- 505 Desert Primrose - light pastel pink
- 561 Cactus Flower - bright orange

Star Bronzer Bamboo Bronzer - All over powder bronzer great for face, body, and decollete with a limited edition bamboo design.  Inspired by the desert sun and exotic mirages, accents of gold, copper, and pink come together for a glowing, sun-kissed complexion.
- Spice Island - metallic blend of gold, copper, and pink

Star Bronzer Aqua Stick - Discover the new limited edition Star Bronzer Aqua Stick.  Revitalizing stiock releases a smooth wave of sheer color onto the skin with gliding, intensely refreshing applicaton and a soothing effect.  Gently blend gel bronzer onto your skin over your cheeks, all over your face and/or decollete.
- Diva - rust copper metallic

Le Vernis - Add a soft touch to your fingertips with two limited edition Le Vernis colors in bright tangerine and pink, inspired by the desert sun and exotic mirages.  As Lancome's most technically-advanced nail polish, your fingertips and toes will love the boost of color and shine that lasts for up to seven days.  It's cutting edge, soft-sculpt brush embraces the shape of each nail for perfectly even coverage in one coat with no clumps.  It's small, portable bottle makes it easy to travel.
- 361 Cosmopolitan Pink - medium pink
- 134 Tangerine Tint - medium orange

Blush Subtil - This luxuriously silky powder blush glides on with its own brush to color and contour for flawless application every time.  Color stays true for hours; versatile powder finish never looks dry or dull, thanks to moisture-balancing ingredients that keep skin feeling completely comfortable.  Oil-free and oil-absorbing.  Ideal for all skin types.
- Aplum - matte rose-y mauve

Star Bronzer - This silky-sheer powder delivers a natural sun-kissed glow in any season.  Exceptional light-reflecting pigments ensure a radiant tanned makeup result.  Smooth and comfortable texture blends effortlessly and evenly into skin.  Skin feels silky soft and even toned.  Result - Radiant yet natural-looking, for a bronzed complexion that stays fresh and colour-true throughout the day.  Suitable for all skin types.  Oil-free.  Fragrance-free.  Available in a wide range of bronze shades to suit all types and tones.

My favorite piece of the collectiom is the one that I have pictured, the Star Bronzer Bamboo Bronzer.  This formula is a bit on the much side for everyday life, it has a shimmer finish and will work very well for the night but it is too much for casual situations.  For most times during the summer, I will buy a matte shade of the Star Bronzer.  It is available in both matte and shimmer shades, I would buy a matte shade first since I would actually get a lot of wear from it.  If I only purchase one item from the collection, it would be a matte shade from the Star Bronzer.

After I purchase a bronzer, there are another series of products that I want to buy too.  I love the eye shadow palette that was made to compliment the bronzer shades, you all know that I have been raving about the rose gold eye look for the past few weeks and this product will give me many more options to help create it.  Next on my shopping list is the pink shade of the Juicy Tubes, I love the bright strawberry pink shade.  I want two of the liquid eyeliners, the gold and bronze shades will work well all summer and I know that I will keep using them well into the fall months.  Lastly, I want the bright pink nail polish shade.

I love that Lancome has decided to break with the tradition verison of the bronzed look and added pinks and golds into the look.  I love that I have more options that the bright blues that I have been seeing in the some of the summer collections, this is one of my top five favorites of the season!

photo courtesy of Lancome

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