Ignore the chintzy, and slightly dowdy, boxes, this is a beautiful, beautiful collection from Elizabeth Arden this summer, I've been very pleasantly surprised with what's in these boxes this year:
Yes, a collection of rose gold compacts, and lipstick. These are gorgeous, and really tactile. What we have here are two bronzers, a highlighter and a lipstick:
You have (clockwise from left), Rose Illumination, bronzer in Soft Radiance, bronzer in Warm Radiance, and lipstick in Rose Aurora.
A closer look in the same order:
And swatches:
I'll be honest, it's been a long, long time since I picked up anything from Elizabeth Arden's cosmetic range (I've been a long time devotee of Green Tea though, and get through a bottle a year), and, I have to say that I've been exceptionally pleasantly surprised by the quality of these products.
The powders are finely milled and very silky, which, despite some sparkles visible in the pans, are very easy to wear, and blend well on the skin. The rose illuminator in particular is very flattering on the skin, and would suit a wide variety of skintones. It was also nice to see different shades of bronzer - I've been using the soft radiance to "warm up" some of my winter foundations, which are just a shade too pale for this time of year. The warm radiance would be a better choice if you've a more olive skin shade than me though.
The lipstick is creamy and emollient and very easy to wear, the shade, if I'm entirely honest isn't entirely right for me, but the formula is lovely. And, I love, love, love the packaging! A slightly better shade for me is Tulip, which is in slightly different packaging, but is a gorgeous bright pink:
And just to show the difference in colours:
I just wish they'd done a translucent powder in that gorgeous rose-gold finish so I could carry it with me year-round!
Think you'll be picking anything up from Elizabeth Arden this summer?
The Fine Print: PR Samples. There may have been a bit of squealing "ooh, it's PINK!" when I opened the boxes. I'm *such* a girl sometimes.
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Loving the bronze deco style of the packaging. x
ReplyDeleteSo pretty! Love the look of the Tulip lipstick xx
ReplyDeleteI love Green Tea the fragrance. I went to have a look at the collection but think I was a bit too early, the counter lady had no idea what I was talking about. The products look lovely.
ReplyDeleteI've got one of the bronzers - it's fantastic. Love it. Am alternating between that and BB Illuminating Powder every day at the moment.
ReplyDeleteOoooh that packaging is divine & loving the look of the Rose Illumination! So pretty it is!
ReplyDeleteLove Aysh xoxo
Oooh I love the packaging! And wow the tulip lipstick looks like a must buy! A much better shade for both you and I :-)
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