Estee Lauder Lilly Pulitzer Shadow Floral Pure Color Palette

This lovely little palette was part of the Estee Lauder Shadow Floral GWP that was offered at Bloomingdales earlier this month.  I've never tried any Estee Lauder eyeshadows, but am a huge fan of their Pure Color blushes.  This eyeshadow colors included in this palette is the duo Waves, the shimmer finish Tempting Mocha, and the satin Sugar Cube.  The Pure Color Blush is called Lover's Blush and is in the shimmer finish.

 Waves is actually a Pure Color shadow duo retails for $32 on it's own.  The lighter color is a sheer gold and the darker a peacock blue.  Both of these apply sheer, but can be built up in color.  Tempting Mocha is a lovely taupe that was nicely pigmented and applied nicely.  It was the best performing of the four in terms of color, as the others were more sheer.  Sugar Cube is a nice highlight shade for the inner eye or brow bone, depending on your coloring.  Both Tempting Mocha and Sugar Cube are available as single eyeshadows and retail for $21 each.  Pricey, I know.  I wasn't impressed with any of these enough to pay to want to pay those prices, although I think they are decent shadows. 

Lover's Blush almost looks like a light colored bronzer in the palette, but the gold shimmer in it did leave a bit of peach cast which moved it more into blush category, IMO.  It also applied sheer but can be built up in color.  A few swipes yields some gold flecks, whereas buffing on repeatedly built up color.  A highlight of the Pure Color blushes is that they look so natural on, and it is difficult to overdo them.  At first your think "these are poorly pigmented", but I actually don't think that's the case.  Their sheerness allows the color to build without looking cakey and I always end up thinking "wow, my skin looks better" when I use them. 

I saw this palette on ebay for $10, which would be totally worth it to me for the blush alone.  The shadows are a nice bonus and I like how they looked on, but are not something I would spring for on their own.

Disclaimer:  I received this as a gift with purchase.

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Estee Lauder Spring 2013 Lilly Pulitzer Shadow Floral Gift Set Preview

I picked up another of the Estee Lauder & Lilly Pulitzer gift sets, this time from Bloomingdales.  If you were not aware of these, Estee Lauder teamed up with the Lilly Pulitzer company to offer a series of gift sets from various department stores over the spring and summer.  I got the first one, called Summer Nights, from Lord & Taylor back in December.  I found a couple of products from it that I loved, such as the double-ended concealer and mascara.

The set I'm showing you today is called Shadow Floral and was available at Bloomingdales with any $45 Estee Lauder purcase.  It contained the same double-ended concealer/mascara, plus an eyeshadow and blush palette that is seriously pretty.  Sadly, Lilly Pulitzer died the week that I received this, which made the GWP a bit poignant.  I realize that her prints have probably not been in the mainstream consciousness for a while now.  Or maybe I'm wrong, as a commentary on the recent Mad Men premiere noted Megan's wearing of Pulitzer prints throughout the show, so maybe there will be a revival.  Ah, the '60's :-)  And poor Megan - little does she know that all is not right in the Draper marriage.

So, without further adieu, let me show you the Shadow Floral set.  There were different options to chose from, and I selected the Bold makeup collection:

The palette features the Shadow Floral print and is cardboard with a magnet closure.  It has a nice heft to it and feels quite substantial for cardboard.  Featuring four eyeshadows and a blush, it's the highlight of the GWP for me.  I'm seriously in love with Estee Lauder's Pure Color Blushes, and was excited to get another one as part of a palette.  I'll have a separate review on this lovely soon.

The Pure Color lipstick is Rubellite, a pinky red with shimmer.  It's nicely pigmented and leaves a bit of stain behind.  The other makeup item is a Pure Color Intense Kajal eyeliner in Blackened Sapphire.

The skincare items I chose were the Daywear moisturizer and the Idealist serum.

Shadow Floral makeup bag

Lastly, I'll leave you with this interesting article on Lilly Pulitzer's life from the New York Times.  There are 3 more Lilly Pulitzer gift sets left in the series, which you can see here. 

Disclaimer:  I purchased this. 

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Estee Lauder Spring 2013 Lilly Pulitzer Summer Nights Gift Set Preview

Estee Lauder has teamed up with equally iconic Lilly Pulitzer for a series of limited edition gift with purchase makeup bags filled with Estee Lauder skincare and makeup items.  I've been wanting to try the Pure Color blushes, and this offering from Lord & Taylor included a face makeup compact that included the Pure Color Blush in Pink Kiss.  Score!

Lilly Pulitzer's designs are inspired by tropical beach culture, specifically tony Palm Beach.  I've seen them described as preppy, but anyone who has grown up near the coast is at least somewhat familiar with the style:  bright colors, coastal and floral motifs, busy patterns, and a happy feel.  The print for this particular bag is called Summer Nights, and inside are 6 Estee Lauder products.  I'll have more in depth reviews later on:

• Advanced Night Repair Synchronized Recovery Complex
• Resilience Lift Firming/Sculpting Face and Neck Creme SPF 15 
• Resilience Lift Firming/Sculpting Eye Creme 
• Deluxe 3 Well Face compact which includes Double Wear Stay-in-Place Powder Makeup SPF 10, Bronze Goddess Soft Matte Bronzer and Pure Color Blush

• Pure Color Crystal Lipstick

• Double-ended Sumptuous Bold Volume Lifting Mascara and Double Wear Stay-in-Place Flawless Wear Concealer

This set launched on December 26th and appears to already be sold out online at Lord & Taylor.  Perhaps it is still available in store?  If so, it is free with any $45 Estee Lauder purchase. 

Fear not, however, as this was just the first in a series of releases throughout the spring and summer at several different department stores.  For pictures and descriptions of each bag, it's contents and release dates, check out Chic Profile.  The Shadow Floral bag being released in April at Bloomingdales looks like another good one to me!

Disclaimer:  I purchased this.