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Estee Lauder must have heard how much I love cream eyeshadows (LOL!) because they just released a new line of 10 called Double Wear ShadowCremes ($17.50 each).

All of the Double Wear ShadowCreme swatches with flash

The 10 colors include…

• Blue Velvet: A shimmery indigo-blue
• Antique Gold: A shimmery bronze
• Ivory Lace: A shimmery golden beige
• Silver Leaf: A shimmery taupe
• Vintage Violet: A shimmery deep purple
• Sea Mist: A shimmery teal
• Lilac Petals: A shimmery cool lilac
• Golden Apricot: A shimmery golden orange
• Pink Blush: A creamy, peachy pink
• Precious Jade: A shimmery greenish gold

The entire Double Wear ShadowCreme family without flash

When I checked them out today I had some serious MAC Paint Pot ($16.50) de ja vu/vu ja de.

If I were to close my eyes and touch a Double Wear shadow, I’d probably mistake it for a Paint Pot. They have a similar medium-weight feel to them, and they even look like Paint Pots, too, having a rich pigmentation that, like Paint Pots, lasts for hours without budging a bit. They’re like MAC Paint Pots in almost every way beyond the packaging and that they cost a buck more.

I was swatching the colors at a counter when a few of the shades reminded me of last year’s Paint Pots from the MAC Fafi collection.

I think Pink Blush looks like a lot like Perky, Sea Mist resembles Rollickin’ and Vintage Violate bears a striking resemblance to Nice Vice. If you missed the Fafi Paint Pots last year, this might be a great opportunity to score some near-dupes.

And this isn’t a Fafi dupe, but doesn’t Estee Lauder’s Precious Jade remind you of MAC Fluidline gel liner in Sweet Sage (a shimmery greenish gold)?

MAC Fluidline in Sweet Sage, MAC Paint Pot in Perky, MAC Paint Pot in Rollickin’, MAC Paint Pot in Nice Vice

Blue Velvet
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The summer collections are trickling in, hooray! Yup, winter’s days are numbered, and spring’s almost here. Just imagine how great all those summery shades of bronze, gold, coral and teal will look with your upcoming tan.

After class today I swung by the Estee Lauder counter to see Bronze Goddess, one of the first summer releases so far.

It’s a fairly large collection of summery eye and lip makeup, bronzers, self-tanners, a fragrance and even a nail polish thrown in for good measure.

Even though it was pouring down rain outside, the collection made me daydream of surfing and beaches… and beach dudes.

The Sand & Sea Eyeshadow Palette ($40) and Duo Tone Eye Pencil in Aqua and Teal ($18.50) are gonna be keepers.

Sand & Sea features six shimmery shadows, most of which apply surprisingly cool on my tanned skin.

Both of the uber-shimmery colors in the Duo Tone pencil have incredible staying power. I swatched ’em five hours ago, did the dishes, and can still see them both on the back of my hand.

Duo Tone Eye Pencil in Aqua and Teal swatches on top row, Sand & Sea Eyeshadow Palette on bottom

What do you think of the two High Gloss lipglosses, Golden Goddess and Coral Goddess ($17 each)?

Pure Color Lipstick in Golden Goddess ($18.50) reminds me of MAC High Tea lipstick…

Golden Goddess Lipstick

From left to right: Golden Goddess Lipstick, Coral Goddess High Gloss, Golden Goddess High Gloss

In a collection called Bronze Goddess, there has to be at least a few bronzers, right?

Holla!

From left to right: Soft Matte Bronzer ($30), Soft Shimmer Bronzer ($30), Soft Duo Bronzer ($32)

Luminous Liquid Bronzer ($28.50)

And then there’s SunBlush Illuminator ($32), the collection’s one lonely blush…

Self-tanners ($22 to $28.50)

Pure Color Nail Lacquer in Golden Goddess ($18)

Estee Lauder is also launching a new line of plumping summer stick lipglosses called Gloss Sticks ($18.50). I swatched the ones that caught my eye — Summer Melon, Pop Pink and Nude Almond.

Gloss Sticks

Pop Pink: a creamy hot pink

Summer Melon: a creamy coral

Nude Almond: a shimmery light tan

Luminous Liquid Bronzer swatch on top; Gloss Stick in Summer Melon, Pop Pink and Nude Almond on bottom

What say you about Bronze Goddess?

I really like the Sand & Sea palette, Duo Tone pencil and Coral Goddess lipgloss.

Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,

Karen