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I bet you thought what with all the coding, designing and writing for my new blog, She Loves, I wouldn’t take a beat to show you my most coveted item from the Dior Bird of Paradise Summer 2013 collection. Now you know I wouldn’t do that to you!
This beautiful work of art (I really can’t use it’s technical name, Blush-Bronze Duo, because it’s worthy of being referred to as so much more) is but one of the show-stopping items in the peacock inspired collection. And since I have a small crush on the flamboyant bird, I couldn’t wait for the release.
Take a peek…
I’ve liked the direction Dior has taken with their bronzer compacts – so sleek. Plus, the addition of a small kabuki brush makes this even more elegant, and practical.
Diorskin Nude Tan Paradise Blush & Bronzer Duo in Coral Glow (002)
Diorskin Nude Tan Paradise Blush & Bronzer Duo in Coral Glow (002): It also comes in the shade Pink Glow. I got mine from Nordstrom for $56 – that’s steep but you know my love affair with Dior makeup knows no bounds!
Now I ask you, does it get any better than this?!
Each of the four shades swatched lightly. The texture is smooth, the shades are buildable and it leaves the softest glow to the skin without glitter or too much shimmer. I don’t care what it sounds like, I’m puffing my feathers and showing off when I wear this. 
Of all the Summer 2013 collections I’ve looked at (so far) this one is my favorite. It’s well edited, has loads of summer-time pizzaz and the promotional imagery is captivating.
Are you picking anything up from the Bird of Paradise collection? I was a tad late in getting my items but it was so worth the wait.
Until next time…
❤Liz
PS. I’m sharing the next installment of my Love List tomorrow – lipsticks!
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There must be something in the air…I’m sure of it because cosmetics companies that I usually wouldn’t glance at twice are stepping up their game in the color category.
Take for instance Chanel. If you’re a Chanel maven don’t hate on me it’s just that up until recently, their collections and color stories in general have been blasé.
But, the last few collections have had me singing a different tune!
When I peeked the summer collection (inspired by garden flowers) I was curiously captivated and after swatching a few of the items I contacted my trusty rep (Eric) and with one swipe of my card I was the proud owner of a bouquet of summer goodness.
The item that first caught my eye was the buzz worthy Mimosa nail polish. All I can say is yowza – that is some kinda’ color! Chanel does make a good polish and although this color can be duplicated by less expensive brands I couldn’t pass up on this one.
I then toyed with the eyeshadow quad, Lilium. There’s something about bright yellows, greens and yellow-green combos in particular that have me going wild this year…what’s up with that? Anyway, I fell head over the yellow-green slight frost shade in the quad along with the metallic blackened green (great for a smoky look).
The shadows are well pigmented – enough so that what you see in the pan is what you get on the eye. However, I especially like applying these wet for a more intense look. What I like about this quad is that it offers you a combination of frosts and metalics with varying degrees of texture intensities.
In virtually any collection I pick up I bee line for lips. There were two shades from the Rouge Coco line and I chose Gardénia – a rose tone lipstick with gentle hints of gold shimmer (refreshingly pretty).
The Rouge Coco formulation is creamy, wears for hours (about 4 hours on me) and has a semi-opaque application with a hint of frost. If you like your lipsticks sans fragrance you might be bothered by the slight rose aroma. I happen to love it and it does dissipate within minutes.
As much as I’m enjoying the items I’ve mentioned so far the real steel magnolia from this collection has to be the Soleil Tan de Chanel in Bronze Rose. When swirled together you’ll get a peachy pink shade that runs slightly cool due to the cool pink part of the pan.
The product wears well (6+ hours), is buildable, goes on silky smooth and is easy to blend. My recommendation is that fair to medium skin tones consider this one because some of the lightest shades in this palette may turn ashy on darker skins (best to swatch in store to see how it plays against your skin to be certain it works for you).
I’m so impressed with Chanel these days that I’m even considering trying some of their foundations and a few other items from the permanent line.
How about you? Does your makeup garden consist of any Chanel? What’s your favorite item that you recommend I try? Would love your thoughts!
xoLiz
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From time to time I’ll be sharing a few how-to’s with you from eye looks, lip looks (my favorite so stay tuned…) and more!
However, my Beauty Black Book also includes tutorials and other creative ideas from makeup artists, style warriors and everything (or should I say everyone) in between.
Today, I wanted to share not only a fantastic way to wear the Estee Lauder Bronze Goddess collection but also introduce you to a wonderful musician and artist.
I discovered Dusty Hunter by accident (as is how we often find one another on the Internet) after reading about him on the Temptalia website. Anyway, I think at the time he was doing a comparison of MAC foundations – and a rather thorough one at that.
In late March, Dusty filmed a tutorial using the Estee Lauder Bronze Goddess collection of colors but he put his own rock and roll spin on it – who knew Estee Lauder was this hip?! (after watching Dusty’s incredible use of the eye palette I was pushed over the edge and into Nordstrom to give this collection a closer inspection).
Well, after watching Dusty’s video you’ll be head slammin’ and raising your lighters in agreeable unison (people still do that, right?).
Watch Dusty’s video below and discover a modernly cool way to wear a classic collection. Oh, and be sure to visit his YouTube channel and send him some love (and subscribe!).
xo♡Liz
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What you might not know about me is that I love rituals. I don’t know but there’s something relaxing, almost soothing about going through the motions of a ritual.
Take for instance my ritual of meditation. I’ve been up and down – sometimes meditating daily and other times doing anything but finding the stillness within.
The other day I was taken through a beautiful meditation with the intention of discovering my inner goddess. I honestly didn’t know what to expect and kept anticipating her grand entrance.
What would she look like, sound like, say to me? So many questions which – as you can imagine – interrupted my flow of ohs and ohms. When my great goddess finally made an appearance what I recall was amazing color. Turquoise, robins egg blue, bright yellow…she was wrapped in a rainbow of color!
And when I came out of my meditation I was immediately reminded of the Estee Lauder Bronze Goddess summer collection.
The eyeshadow palette in particular makes my inner goddess want to don a brightly colored tunic, head wrap and gladiator sandals.
Estee Lauder has really stepped up their game (I suspect their creative director Tom Pecheux has much to do with this) in the color arena. I admit, I rarely gave Estee Lauder a second glance as I strolled down the cosmetic aisles but today, I often make a quick stop at EL.
If you like saturated eyeshadows you’ll love the eye palette. Every one of the six shades are rich in color and silky in texture. Blending is gorgeous and whether you like to combine shades or sweep a single color on your lids you won’t be disappointed.
And don’t pass up on the Shadowstick duo – a double ended eye pencil. I chose Pink Teal (a duo chrome pink with hints of gold on one end and a beautiful teal on the other) and was completely delighted with the color pay off. It applies smoothly and “sticks” to the skin – no movement, no transfer, no creasing. The Shadowstick duo is great as a shadow base, an eyeliner or on the lids as shadow itself. Love!
But the golden trophy of this collection has to be the Bronze Goddess Sea Star Bronzing Blush (insert big sigh). This product is visually gorgeous! An illuminating blush that is buildable, the shade is peachy pink and gives the prettiest sun-kissed glow. I would suggest using this product as a true blush but hey…give it a go as an all over touch of color (makeup is meant to inspire your creativity so experiment and have fun!).
Each of the last few years it seems Estee Lauder releases a Bronze Goddess collection. This is the first year I’ve bitten on the collection so I can’t share how this years product assortment compares to years past.
What I can say is that I will anticipate next years release with a bindi on my forehead and bells on my toes ;-D
How about you? Have you connected with your inner goddess lately? And, how will she adorn herself with the Bronze Goddess goodies? Share your inner goddess story with me below!
xoLiz
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