ELIZABETH ARDEN CREAM MAKEUP, RADIANT BRONZING POWDER AND LIPSTICK

Every time I hear the words "Elizabeth Arden" I think of Red Door perfume. I actually am not a fan of this fragrance, but have become familiar with it's presence over the years.

When it comes to cosmetics I have never tried anything from Elizabeth Arden till now. Two items were gifted to me and a lipstick I recently purchased on a very deep discount.

FLAWLESS FINISH SPONGE ON CREAM MAKEUP
02 GENTLE BEIGE
Upon first impression I don't think this is a foundation suitable for oily skin types. It is very thick and has an oily slip to it. I have applied this once and worn it for a couple of hours and did not like the heavier feel of it on my face. In this day and age of lightweight fluid foundations, bb and cc creams it's hard to enjoy such products as this, unless you need to heavily conceal your skin do to imperfections, dark spots or scaring. This would probably be ideal for photos or filming. However if your a person who has pimples I would not recommend this as it tends to settle around the raised surface and leave a cakey affect even if you buff it out.

 

This shade is currently a touch dark for me, but due to a lot of sun exposure it may very well work closer to my skin tone nearing the end of summer. I will continue to work with this cream foundation and see if anything will sway my current feelings about it. I feel that this type of foundation works best for people with very normal skin that is not to oily, but not super dry either.

 

Apparently this cream foundation has  micronized diamond powder in it, which helps reflect the light in order to give skin that flawless finish drawing attention away from imperfections and fine lines.

 

There is a mild scent to this foundation you get 23g for about $45

 

 

PURE FINISH RADIANT BRONZING POWDER (NEW YORK IN BLOOM COLLECTION)

I was extremely excited to give this a go when I received it because as some of you may know from reading, I am a huge bronzer fan. I wear it almost daily, even if I wear nothing else on my skin.

I love the embossed daisy pattern on this bronzer, so feminine and fresh looking. I really enjoy that more companies are bring back an era of makeup design that was once a staple with all makeup, which are these patterns and designs in pressed powders, bronzers and even lipsticks.

There is a great deal of sparkle overspray on this bronzer, but it will wear off after several uses, just be aware.

 

Once the initial sparkle is gone the bronzer it self is quite nice and is very finely milled. When running your brush over it there is some kick back. I find on my already tanned skin this is a nice compliment to it, but if you are fair skin be sure to choose your shade wisely. I don't smell any fragrance which is nice, to many products are overly fragrant which can be very irritating to the nose and eyes for people sensitive to scent. It can also agitate certain skin types.

 

You get .35oz/10g for $40

 

 

Last item today

 

I thought I would share this all though I think a handful of these lipsticks have been discontinued, but I can also recommend a possible stand in if you can't get a hold of the colour I am about to show you

 

EXCEPTIONAL LIPSTICK 06 CORALINE

I got this at the deep discounted price of $6 when these lipsticks normally run at $25. There was no tester available any longer for this colour and I just grabbed it on a whim. I am glad I did so. It turned out to be a really pretty coral peach toned lipstick with a beautiful gold highlight. Think rose gold, but peachier. I love this colour and am glad I went in buying it blindly. I will be reaching for this often over the coming days.

 

 

I decided to photograph it outside to show the true beauty of it's very dimensional colour.

 

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www.elizabetharden.com

 

 

 

Hope you enjoyed today's Elizabeth Arden review and come back soon

 

STAY BEAUTIFUL