What a Vivid Shine! Estee Lauder Cyber Lilac Gelee Powder Eyeshadow & Magnetic Magenta Pure Color Vivid Shine Lipstick

Here’s the thing, people. If Violet Underground hasn’t changed your mind about Estee Lauder, take a look at Vivid Shine. The new Gelee Powder Eyeshadows and Vivid Shine Lipsticks are pieces you have to check out if you like awesome formulas in general! Today I have Cyber Lilac and Magnetic Magenta to show you.

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Raising Breast Cancer Awareness with Estee Lauder Evelyn Lauder and Elizabeth Hurley Dream Lip Collection!

When you think about it from a guy’s point-of-view, I’m sure it’s just as hard for one to live with a female. Case in point: one morning at 820 the doorbell rang. I zoomed downstairs all bleary-eyed in my pajamas and took over a bag from the delivery man. Back upstairs, I opened it to find a brightly-colored box which holds a pink clutch, a pink lipstick, and a pink lip gloss. I oohed and aahed: “LOOK AT THIS, D! Isn’t this the cutest pink clutch you’ve ever seen? And a lipstick and a gloss! Look at it look at it!”

If Dr D’s eyes had not been closed, I’m sure he would have been rolling them way to the ceiling. His precious last moment in bed, and the girl has to ruin it with her silly pink stuff…

Oh wait, pink stuff is not silly, especially not in October because it’s Breast Cancer Awareness Month!

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The Violet Doesn’t End with the Eyes… Estee Lauder Violet Crush Velvet Lipstick & Rebellious Violet Gloss

After we oohed and ahhed about the new Estee Lauder Violet Underground eyeshadow palette and the Bête Noire Nail Lacquer, you didn’t think the nice violet theme would end there right?

No, because Estee Lauder completed the look with the Violet Crush matte lipstick and Rebellious Violet lipgloss! I am going to swatch and review them for you today, and you will get to see them in action soon in another post!

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Blurple is the Word: Estee Lauder Bête Noire Nail Lacquer Swatch, Comparison (& an Update on My Nails)

For fall 2012, Estee Lauder brings out two limited collections of nail polishes. The inspiration behind Beyond Black and Metal Mania is Paris by night. If you’re interested in how the shades came about, you can take a look at this clip. Apparently the purples are based on French pâtisserie. Out of the 10 limited edition shades, only the blurple Bête Noire will make it into the permanent line-up, and today I have the swatch/comparison for you!

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