No one wants to be as pale as alabaster during the summer months. I’m all for porcelain, white swans and Snow-White complexions but the truth of the matter is most fair-skinned goddesses (and I swear I went through a phase in my childhood where I would have traded anything — ANYTHING –to be fair) want bronzed skins. Especially in the summer.
Estee Lauder launched a Bronze Goddess Summer collection in 2009. Remember this?
But this year, they will be offering a coral swirl variation of their 2009 compact. Take a look at the Bronze Goddess Summer 2010 compact:
I think the idea of pairing bronze and pink tones is a particularly great idea because the skin doesn’t look too artificially tan (I also think all skins can wear this compact, even darker skin tones). This is great because even though I adore Estee Lauder I still find the company makes palettes that are much more beneficial toward fairer skin tones (especially their eyeshadows).
Update:
As you can see from the picture above, this bronzed look is island lidded, and pink/ coral lipped. The pinup looks like a segment out of Blue Lagoon.
I cannot imagine, live, breathe a summer without color. So, thank you Estee Lauder for adding such a pop of color with the Exotic Orchid Collection (also part of Bronze Goddess Summer 2010):
Shown above are the Color Stick in Cherry Ice, lipgloss and nail lacquer in Wild Orchid and the liquid eyeshadows in Ultra Violet and Molton Bronze.
There’s the Exotic Coral version of this too:
The above shows the Bronze Goddess lipstick in Wild Plum, lipgloss in Wild Coral, Liquid Eyeshadow in Aqua Flash and Sand Shimmer. Nail lacquer in Ultraviolet.
From Wendy:
This collection is currently for sale in most of the department stores – I’ve seen it at Macy’s, Nordies, and NM.
It’s not on EL’s website yet.
From Charu Suri:
Wendy, thanks for the great update! Obviously I haven’t been outside yet!!