So excited for this new line, I am a huge fan of Mad Men and think this new collection is beautiful. Love the colors and the retro styling of the packaging. 

The Estee Lauder Mad Men Collection is a new limited edition makeup collection inspired by the award winning drama, Mad Men. Estee Lauder partners with Mad Men and will introduce two new limited edition makeup collections that will debut in March just in time for the Season Five premiere. The second makeup collection will coincide with the 2013 Season Six premiere.

The NEW collection features two classic makeup items inspired by the look of the women featured in Mad Men’s ® 1960’s New York City setting. Bold, red lips and creamy, rouged cheeks define this iconic moment in time:

- Estée Lauder Mad Men® Collection Lipstick in Cherry features a cream satin finish and continual moisture delivered to lips for smooth, rich color.

- Estée Lauder Mad Men® Collection Creme Rouge in Evening Rose is an easily blendable and buildable formula that highlights cheeks with a dewy, smooth and natural finish.

 - Estée Lauder Mad Men® Collection Lipstick and Estée Lauder Mad Men® Collection Creme Rouge are packaged in a fluted golden case placed in a leather-like gold pouch, and the outer cartons are a custom design inspired by the Estée Lauder packaging from the 1960’s.

Available for a limited time beginning March 2012 exclusively at Bloomingdale’s stores nationwide, www.bloomingdales.com and www.esteelauder.com.

Estée Lauder Mad Men® Collection Lipstick in Cherry, $25.00

Estée Lauder Mad Men® Collection Creme Rouge in Evening Rose, $40.00

PETA has lashed out at Avon and Estee Lauder after finding the cosmetic companies are paying for animal testing. The People for Ethical Treatment of Animals announced on their website today that the skincare companies are no longer “cruelty-free” because they are being forced to follow regulations enforced by the Chinese government.

According to PETA, Mary Kay was also included in the list of companies that “harm animals” in the Asian country.

British brand Avon, who recently hired Alesha Dixon as the face, branded the claims ‘misleading’ but admit they are forced to conduct testing in China due to health laws.

A spokesperson said: ‘Some select products may be required by law in a few countries to undergo additional safety testing, which potentially includes animal testing, under the directive of a government or health agency.

‘In these instances, Avon will first attempt to persuade the requesting authority to accept non-animal test data.

‘When those attempts are unsuccessful, Avon must abide by local laws and submit the products for additional testing. In 2011, this affected three tenths of one percent of Avon’s products.’

‘There have been some incorrect and misleading claims made by animal rights organisations. Avon neither conducts nor requests animal testing.’

Estée Lauder have yet to comment.

Both brands have been ‘cruelty-free’ for two decades following campaigns by Peta in the late 80′s.

Does this new revelation by PETA make you want to stop using the brands? Does it affect your decision making?

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Estee Lauder’s new Pure Color Cyber Eyes collection features a series of limited edition eyeshadows, each of which is packed into a mini to-go palette. The six new shades—teal blue, bronze, smoky charcoal, mushroom pink, purple, and silver—have been created using a special formula that allows them to be applied, wet, dry, or as a gel. The collection also features a series of eyeliner pencils and mascara tubes, which will quickly complete your eye look.

Pure Color Cyber Eyes eye shadows
New formula creates a shadow that can be applied, wet, dry, or as a gel.

Pure Color Intense Intense Kajal Eyeliner
There will be four LE shades and two permanent – Blackened Black and Blackened Cocoa.

Gold
Face Compact: Pure Color EyeShadow (Safari Green, Hot Cinnamon, Kenyan Copper, Sugar Biscuit, Nude Fresco, Pretty Penny), Bronze Goddess, Pure Color Lipstick inTiger Eye, Pure Color Gloss in Wired Copper,Double Wear Stay-in-Place in Onyx, brushes for eye shadows and blush.
Gunmetal
Face Compact: Pure Color EyeShadow (Intense Violet, Lilac Whimsy, Sepia Sand, Ivory Slipper, Wild Truffle, Smoky Ember), Bronze Goddess, Pure Color Lipstick in Crystal Pink, Pure Color Gloss in Brazen Berry, Double Wear Stay-in-Place in Onyx, brushes for eye shadows and blush.
Platinum
Face Compact:Pure Color EyeShadow (Candy Crave, Sandbar Beige, Iridescent Violet, Sugar Cube, Pink Flash, Polished Platinum), Signature Silky Powder Blush in Pink Kiss, Pure Color Lipstickin Pink Parfait, Pure Color Glossin Star Pink, Double Wear Stay-in-Place in Onyx, brushes for eye shadows and blush.
Navy Clutch
Estée Lauder Pure Color EyeShadow and Signature Blush Deluxe Compact. Pure Color EyShadows in Tempting Mocha, Pink Flash, Peacock Blue, Silver Bell, Ivory Slipper, Amethyst Spark; Signature Blush in Pink Kiss), Pure Color Lipstick in Rose Tea,Pure Color Gloss in Magnificent Mauve, Double Wear Stay-in-Place in Onyx.

The Holiday 2011 Collection will also include mascaras and some great compacts. The Pure Color Cyber Eyes collection will be available at Estee Lauder counters, as well as online at EsteeLauder.com, in November. Prices start at $23.

In recognition of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, here are some amazing beauty products that will donate a percentage of their profits to breast cancer awareness! Shop pink!

$55, available at Estee Lauder counters in the United States and esteelauder.com (20 percent of the retail price of each jeweled pink ribbon compact sold will go to The Breast Cancer Research Foundation)

$38, available at Ulta and philosophy.com ($5 from every purchase will go to The Breast Cancer Research Foundation)

$16, available at Sephora and sephora.com ($1 from each product sold will benefit The Breast Cancer Research Foundation)

$14.99, available at Target and target.com (15 percent of the purchase price benefits The Breast Cancer Research Foundation)

$14, available at stilacosmetics.com (a total of 10 percent of proceeds will go to a variety of breast cancer awareness charities, including The Breast Cancer Research Foundation)

ESTÉE LAUDER LAUNCHES OFFICIAL YOUTUBE CHANNEL WITH 35 VIDEOS
The First Beauty Brand YouTube Channel Featuring a Two-Way Mirror

Estée Lauder announced today the launch of the brand’s new official YouTube channel. The Estée Lauder channel, Your Source for Expert Beauty Advice (www.youtube.com/esteelauder) houses 35 original videos showcasing Creative Makeup Director Tom Pecheux, and global spokesmodels Hilary Rhoda, Constance Jablonski, Liu Wen, Joan Smalls, Carolyn Murphy and Elizabeth Hurley. Featuring original content that is highly interactive, viewers will be engaged in a visual, tactile way that gives a new and insightful look into the Estée Lauder brand. The Estée Lauder YouTube channel is a self-contained platform where consumers can see product information, read ratings and reviews, get beauty tips, comment and share – all without having to leave the channel.

“We are thrilled to offer viewers an inside look at the Estée Lauder brand, with a behind-the-scenes view of our products, personalities and so much more,” said Charisse Ford, Senior Vice President of Global Marketing, Estée Lauder.

Videos are curated into various sections to allow for easy navigation of content including:

- How-To Videos
- Interviews with Creative Makeup Director Tom Pecheux
- Behind-the-Scenes Access
- Signature Services Videos
- Beautiful Skin Demonstrations

Instructional how-to videos are a focal point of the channel. Viewers can easily follow along to learn how to create a simple smoky eye, get fuller lips, achieve a bold brow look, and so much more. To make the experience seamless, there are simple instructions below each video that also correspond to a product. If a viewer would like to purchase a featured product, there are ratings and reviews featured in the video as well.

To practice creating a look on yourself in real time, viewers can activate the on-screen mirror and watch the tutorial while trying the application method on themselves. This feature initiates your webcam which allows you to follow along easily. You can see both yourself and the video on the screen at once so you can apply the techniques on yourself.

Check it out here.

Until Estee Lauder I really doubted high end nail polishes were worth the extra money. Many I’ve tried chipped faster than my drugstore brands.  That is to say until the wonder that is Estee Lauder Nail Lacquer waltzed into my life.

I’m always running around like a mad woman so the fact that the EL nail lacquer dries so quickly is a huge bonus. What makes it worth the time and money is how shiny and great this polish dries and that it’s super fade and chip resistant.

NEW from Estee Lauder’s Pure Color line , I just had the chance to check out two new amazing colors  – Purple Passion and Hot Coral (major spring trend)! The full Spring lineup is as follows:

Pure Color Nail Lacquer

• Chocolate Crave (Limited Edition) (Nordstrom Exclusive)
• Enchanted Garnet (Permanent)
• Fuchsia Flame (Permanent)
• Frozen Fantasy (Permanent)
• Hot Coral (Permanent)
• Mega Fuchsia (Limited Edition) (Nordstrom Exclusive)
• Oyster Cult (Limited Edition) (Nordstrom Exclusive)
• Perfect Storm (Limited Edition) (Nordstrom Exclusive)
• Pure Red (Permanent)
• Purple Passion (Permanent)
• Rosa Rosa (Permanent)
• Sizzling Taupe (Limited Edition) (Nordstrom Exclusive)
• Ultra Violet (Permanent)
• Violet Diva (Limited Edition) (Nordstrom Exclusive)
• Wicked Green (Limited Edition) (Nordstrom Exclusive)
• Wild Blue (Limited Edition) (Nordstrom Exclusive)

Turn your fingertips into fashion statements with a wardrobe of sensational shades to add definition, polish, and style to your fingertips.

Designed by Tom Pecheux, world-renowned makeup artist and Estée Lauder Creative Makeup Director.

Tom combined today’s top trends with timeless classics-all the colors he prefers for photo shoots and fashion shows.

Formulated with True Vision™ technology to transform ordinary color and make it extraordinary.

• Rich, glossy with an intense, mirror-like high shine.
• Fast-drying. Long-wearing.
• High-pigment, high- impact brilliance in 3 effects: creme, pearl and shimmer.
• True Vision™ technology takes ordinary color and makes it extraordinary.
• Choose from a multi-faceted spectrum of modern and timeless shades.
• Resists chipping-even in water.
• High coverage that won’t fade, dull or streak, even in strong sunlight.

($19)

I have been a gloss girl for awhile but lately the lipstick is starting to pull me back in. The new Estee Lauder Pure Color Lipsticks have me drawn me in even farther. The colors are beautiful and with a great depth of color and apply like a dream. The staying power is truly remarkable, I might just be a lipstick girl now!
Estee Lauder Pure Color
Long Lasting Lipstick
Looks and feels incredible
It leaves lips wanting more

Color so incredible, it leaves your lips wanting more.

True Vision™ technology takes ordinary color and makes it extraordinary.

In a seductive spectrum of shades, from sublime to vivid.

TRUE VISION™ COLOR
Maximized color impact
Magnified vibrancy, clarity and dimension
Amplified brilliance
INDULGES YOUR LIPS
In 2 seductive finishes:
Satin, Lasting Creme
Lustrous, Lasting Shimmer

Medium-to-full, buildable coverage.
Long-lasting wear
Fade-resistant
Enriched with lip-loving ingredients, including apricot kernel, shea butter and murumuru butter that leave lips soft and creamy smooth.

“Lipstick makes a woman sensual, powerful and kissable.”
-Tom Pecheux, Estée Lauder Creative Makeup Director

$24

Disclosure: Complimentary samples of the above mentioned items were sent to me for an honest review.