Sunday 4 July 2010

Estee Lauder new Pure Color Eyeshadow by Tom Pecheux

I had all but decided to give up on Estee Lauder as its not a brand I’ve had much luck with, I went innocently into Boots to get my lunch and somehow ended up near the makeup counters, I noticed Lauder had a display out of new Pure Color Eye shadows created by the new creative director Tom Pecheux. On swatching I was immediately surprised and impressed by the buttery smoothness.
The colour palette is mostly neutral with a few more colourful shades (Greens, Berries); the shadows come in Matte, Satin, Shimmer and Metallic finishes, of these I would say the Metallic are not as smooth and I think work better as liners.
I bought 6 shadows, £15 each (I don’t do things by halves) my justification was that Boots currently have a 750 points offer on if you buy 3 premium brand products.
The shadows I bought are (pictured above, top row to bottom row L-R):
Tempting Mocha (cool toned shimmery taupe)
Enchanted Forest (neutral toned complex slightly silvered green)
Polished Platinum (shimmery silver grey)
Sepia Sand (gentle satin beige/brown)
Midnight Star (dark navy, although this is the metallic formula I’d say that the finish is more sparkle/glitter)
Sugar Biscuit (luminous champagne)
Swatches L-R:Sepia Sand,Tempting Mocha, Enchanted Forest,Polished Platinum,Sugar Biscuit, Midnight Star
Although Tempting Mocha and Enchanted Forest are my favourites, I really like all the shadows; they are extremely easy to build and the colours I bought work well together whichever ones I select.

This has definitely changed my mind about Estee Lauder and I’ll be interested to see what else they bring out under Tom Pecheux.

6 comments:

  1. I really like the look of Enchanted Forest and Polished Platinum. I shan't say anything of Tempting Mocha ;). There's been a few collections from EL that I've been interested in this year. I'm looking forward to Blue Dahlia too.

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  2. EL are really lifting their game aren't they?! the swatches look really good :D

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  3. Ok, STOP going into Boots for your lunch!!!! What's wrong with Pret-a-Manger, eh? Better yet, pack your lunch because, frankly, I don't trust you!
    Having said that, Enchanted Mocha looks like it's crying to come home with me...
    Have a great week girl!
    Nina x

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  4. The Boots bonus points thing always gets me too. These do look nice, am quite tempted to have a look myself.

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  5. wow! I love "Enchanted Forest", this kind of green color always looks nice on my eyes. ^-^

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  6. Hi Jane,

    I'm interested in the Blue Dahlia collection as well, the quad has been on quite a few blogs and seems to have gone down well, typical really, think I'm safe from a brand and then this happens :)

    Hi Em,

    Hopefully this is the start of things to come, they are very easy to wear shades.

    Hi Nina,
    Pret-a-Manger, bit lavish for lunch, I have to get cheap sandwiches so I can afford all the pretty makeup!! (although I do get my coffee from Pret....) I don't trust myself, all reason leaves me when I go out on my own :) x

    Hi Grace,

    Yes, I keep telling myself the points was like getting an eyeshadow for free, just glad I like them all as I would have been really peed!

    Hello Beautyontheway,

    I do think Enchanted forest is one of the stand outs from the range, a lot of greens are really warm on me so its nice to find one that is neutral.

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