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Quelle Surprise! Estee Lauder Goes for the BOLD with Bronze Goddess Liquid Eyeshadows

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Heya, bronze (and not-so-bronze) goddesses. 🙂 After several days of near-freezing temps, it’s a balmy 58 degrees here in Northern California today, YES!

Since I know it won’t last, I’m taking advantage of the freak warm weather front with a little summertime makeup.

Put your paws up for warm weather, ladies!

I’m totally J-WoWW-ing over Estee Lauder’s latest extraordinary creations for summer, the Bronze Goddess Liquid Eyeshadows ($17.50, available in four shades). We’re talking crazy intense colors (particularly for EL) here that are eye-catching enough to stop even the most hardened MAC girl in her tracks.

Today I chose to go with Aqua Flash, an intense, shimmery turquoise. Estee Lauder describes the texture as a liquid, but I’d say it’s more like a cream shadow, which is to say that it’s not quite as watery as something like Chanel’s Ombre D’Eau Fluid Eyeshadows.

Aqua Flash’s intensely rich color applies super smooth. A little goes a long way, too, and the shadow builds easily and blends like a dream.

Estee Lauder doesn’t claim these eyeshadows are waterproof on their website, but they may as well because they deserve the label. These beauties resist creasing and color loss exceptionally well, even when sweat’s up in the mix. Perfect for color fiends who can’t resist a long-wearing, bright technacolor pop on their lids, or ladies living in states of winter denial (like yours truly). Makeup and Beauty Blog Rating: A+

Joe, you traitor!

You know how I love Trader Joe’s grocery stores, right? Best. Frozen. Food. Section. Ever!

Their frozen stuff’s quite affordable (much less than Safeway, for example), and generally everything’s either organic or lower in preservatives than usual for prepared foods.

Completely random act of weirdness for the day: sometimes I like calling Trader Joe’s grocery stores “Traitor Joe’s.” There’s no particular reason; I just think it’s kinda funny.

Last night the Traitor helped me put dinner on the table in less than 10 minutes thanks to his frozen Chicken Chow Mein, and, HOLLA, it’s the shizz.


Ahhh, cook it. Cook it good… cook it REAL GOOD!

Just dump the noodles, chicken and veggies in a pan (I use a non-stick one so I don’t have to add extra oil), stir for seven minutes and add the pre-made sauce. Done — in less time than it takes to get takeout. 🙂

Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,

Karen

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  4. That looks awesome on you, and I think probably most people with dark hair. I would feel like Barbie in that bold a blue though, lol! I do love it, sigh.

    I am SO with you about Trader Joe’s! Ours just opened about a year and a half ago and I am literally spending 50% less or more on food now. I love their frozen aisle and pre-cooked meat section. I can cook a delicious, fresh, healthy meal in 10-15 minutes. I have to try that chow mein, looks tasty!
    .-= Kelly’s last blog post… Desolation =-.

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  10. Ooh, your eyes are all like BLING! and SHABAM! You’re practically shooting mermaid laser beams from your eyes! (Totally mean that as a compliment, btw.)

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  11. that color is absolutely phenomenal on you!!! i had an estee lauder cream eyeshadow in brown eyes 8+ years ago and it was amazing & lasted forever….wish i could find it! if this formulas anything like the old, its got to be a great product!

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  12. Haha, my best guy friend’s name is Joe and when he’s pissing me off, I call him Traitor Joe 🙂

    And I totes agree their frozen food section is AMAZING! Have you tried the orange chicken or french onion soup? SO SO SO GOOD

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  13. I wish I had half the courage I’d need to try such a bold eye color. I am really fair-skinned so bold colors are that much more bold on me. I always feel as if they overwhelm my face.

    I love Trader Joe’s. They have great frozen naan and a makhani simmer sauce that makes quick and easy dinners. Have you tried their frozen chocolate croissants? You take them out at night and not only do they defrost, they rise and are ready to bake when you wake up. Killer.

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  14. Karen-
    I have looked at these and put all four colors in my online cart at least three times now. Do you think it’s worth buying them? Does the 17.50 price justify the purchase? Did you get a chance to look at the other colors? They have a poppin’ purple and the two neutrals look like an o-so-easy “OMG I’m late” kinda look.

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  19. Wow… I’m something of a colourphobe when it comes to eyes, as I am (a) a klutz, (b) SUPER pale and (c) in love with strong, bright lips, but holy cats WANT! That colour looks stunning on you, Karen. I wonder what it would look like on (much, much, much) paler skin tones.

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  20. I bought one but I’m going to return it. I love the color, and it really clings to the eyelid. So well, in fact, that I couldn’t work with it at all. Their violet was fine, but the turquoise just didn’t do it for me.

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  25. that is BEAUTIFUL! i really want too buy it. do you think it would look ok on a pale person?

    trader joes is AMAZING. i literally go there just for the frozen food section. thank god there is one a minute from my house. i go there once a week and stock up 🙂

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  29. as a “porcelain princess” as I like to call myself, It sounds much better than pale in my opinion, pulling off a color that bright is quite a statement. But it’s possible! I encourage all the other porcelain princesses out there to give the bright color a shot. For University, I usually wear turquoise eyeliner for that pop of color, with this, I’d try using a eyeliner brush and apply it like a liquid eyeliner to ease your way into it. I suggest the rest of the porcelains try it! We don’t need a lot to get that color pay off, but with enough confidence, soon you’ll be walking around with eyes similar to Karen’s!

    Plus I see that Tabs likes to help with your makeup like my Indie does. And in comparison, they look eerily similar 🙂

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  32. off topic, but what is your favorite mascara? i have long thick lashes that sound fantastic, but i only have about 10 on each eye. 🙁 i need something that can separate those puppies as much as possible!

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  33. Oh my god, Karen, that looks amazing with your ksintone and hair colour!
    I wasn’t really interested untill now, but I still fear it would look only ok on my very pale skin, most definately not as fantastic as on You!
    But I may attempt purchasing it, that’s how enviously good it looks. 😛

    And I adore the paw picks and the chewing of the tube – everything is much better when you insert a cat. 🙂

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    • Isn’t that the truth! Adding a feline into the mix makes everything better.

      Even though you’re much paler than I am, I bet you could still pull off this color. When I bought this, the sales associate I spoke with at the counter was much lighter than me, and she said liked to wear it smudged subtly along the lash line. You could do something similar — use an angled brush to apply it along the upper lashline for just a hint of color. That way it won’t be too BAM!

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  35. I love Trader Joes … we dont have them here but when I would go on vacation @ my bestie’s place in Pasadena, I would always roam the aisles of Trader Joes. And youre right – awesome frozen section.

    Oh WOWW indeed – I never expected that beauty to come from Estee Lauder. I love it … and that color is one that looks good on me too. Uh oh. More trouble for Nina.

    I am loving the warm weather – glad some of it has made its way down to you. Its foggy here today – weird!!!

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    • For once it’s NOT foggy here today, ha ha!

      EL has been rolling out some really great stuff within the last year. 🙂 I’m really liking their makeup line as of late!

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  36. I love this post because you combined Trader Joe’s and a Jersey Shore reference! You know I did one of those Jersey Shore nickname generators and my nickname is A-Pow. I think I’m going to start using that from now on. Btw…TJ’s Orange Chicken is my JAM!!!!

    Love that turquoise on your lids. Great summer idea for me thanks!

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      • it doesn’t – i just make brown rice to go with it. My secret is to bake it in the oven so it’s nice and crispy. I also add green bell pepper to it for a veggie serving.

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  39. Totally bitter that we don’t have Trader Joe’s in Dallas yet. I like the texture of the new EL shadow and it looks great on you, but I’d have to go with one of the more neutral shades. As I’ve gotten older, I’ve turned into a makeup wuss, where bright colors make me nervous. Tabs is looking mighty sassy in those pics…did he get some gravy while you were nomming the chow mein?

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  40. Absolutely ADORE turquoise, brilliant blue! the color looks amazing on your skintone! it pops 😀

    I definitely want this !

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