Buy it now: Estee Lauder Bronze Goddess Shimmering Nudes
How to look like you’ve just come back from a week in the Balaerics in under ten seconds. Open Estee Lauder Limited-Edition Bronze Goddess Shimmering Nudes Allover Illuminator (£33). Twist up stick. Stroke on tops of cheekbones and bridge of nose. blend with a finger. Voila!
This stick comes in one deep peachy-pink shade with just the right amount of golden highlights. It’s less pink than my holy grail Tory Burch Lip & Cheek Tint, and less matte than Chanel’s new Les Beiges Healthy Glow Sheer Colour Stick (blog post coming soon). I guess it’s the Estee Lauder version of a Nars The Multiple stick, but with more of a sun-blushed finish. You can also use it on decollete and shoulders (do people do this?). It really does remind me of that moment when you come back from the beach, all sleepy but nicely sun-kissed.
Also in this Limited Edition Bronze Goddess Shimmering Nudes Collection, is the Limited-Edition Bronze Goddess lluminating Powder Gelée (£32) – a non-powdery powder that gives a lovely ‘uplighting’ effect. It’s designed to be used as a highlighter but I like it as a light, all-over illuminating veil. Either way, it’s very subtle and easy to use. I do find the packaging terribly 70s though…
Then, there’s the Bronze Goddess Shimmering Body Oil Spray (£29). This is scented with Estee Lauder’s Bronze Goddess Eau Fraiche Skinscent; it’s clean, floral and suitably summery with the perfect ratio of floral and fruity notes with a hint of vanilla and coconut.
I adore this; it’s just the kind of happy but sophisticated scent you’d expect from Estee Lauder, with added skin-conditioning properties. Scent aside, this is a very similar product to the Tom Ford Shimmering Body Oil, right down to the identical shaped bottle and placing of the type on the bottle. Who am I to say if it’s exactly the same formula inside? Tom Ford Beauty is produced by Estee Lauder though so it wouldn’t be surprising. This is a smaller and thus less expensive bottle and the fragrance is just as good as Tom’s so it’s a great pre-holiday buy. (That’s if you can track it down – I’ve had to link to the U.S Estee Lauder site because it seems to be sold out in the UK.)
WORDS AND IMAGES: Disneyrollergirl/Navaz Batliwalla
