Estee Lauder Bronze Goddess 2010 Collection - Review and Swatches.

After writing this post about the new Bronze Goddess 2010 collection, I was very pleased to be sent a few products from the range to review and swatch...

The bronzing gel from the range, comes in a squeezable tube - 30mls retails at £24 - the tube is great - hygenic and also makes it easier to dispense the right amount.

The gel itself is a creamy bronze, and has a gold shimmer running through it;

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When rubbed in, the gel gives a subtle glowy bronzed effect, not too tangerine tinted, so this gets it a thumbs up from me - I can't do tangerine tint!

As you can see by comparing the two pictures above, paler skintones such as mine can wear this product, although obviously darker skintones might find this easier to use - this would work well mixed in with a foundation, or blended as a contour. It would also work on its own, and doesn't feel too heavy on the skin.

The lipglosses from the collection come in two shades - Wild Coral and Wild Orchid;

The glosses retail at £15 each, and come with a brush applicator. They look extremely bright in the tubes, however they have a more "jelly" like effect when on - they give a definite colour, but are "see through" rather than densely coloured;

 Above - Wild Coral gloss on the lips

 Above - Wild Orchid gloss on the lips

These glosses are sticky, which makes them long lasting. The see through finish of them, also makes them very wearable for the daytime, and they can be built up to give a more intense colour. 

The range also contains pure colour gloss sticks in the shades Wild Plum and Cherry Ice, which retail at £16.50 each.

There are four new liquid metallic eye shadows being added to the range, in the shades sand shimmer, molten bronze, aqua flash and ultra violet;

The photograph above shows the colours of three of the shadows well, however the shade Sand Shimmer is more of a pale gold than a white shade as shown above... The swatches below show this better;

I have to say, I wasn't sure what to expect from these shadows, as a lot of liquid shadows can have poor staying power etc, but these are fabulous - once they are dry, they don't budge, and have fabulous staying power - they are also waterproof;

 The swatches above are pictured after washing the hands with soap!

The shadows are easy to apply with either fingers or brushes - they do come with a doe foot applicator, but I found that the pigmentation was so good in these, that the doe foot would waste product - I also prefer a brush/finger application for hygeine reasons. These retail at £15 overall. A definite standout product from the range. Their staying power necessitates the use of an oily eye makeup remover - non oily won't make a dent in them!

Finally, I was also sent the two new shades of nail varnish from the range - Wild Orchid and Ultra Violet. These both retail at £12.

Wild Orchid is a bright mid-toned pink with a blue undertone;

 Pictures above show the product in the bottle, on the nails and in close up.

Wild orchid has a high gloss finish, with no obvious shimmer or glitter - the blue flashes seen in the bottle do translate to the nail as well, in certain lights. Of the two polishes, this required a higher number of coats to get denser coverage (the pictures above show three coats of polish). The high gloss finish means that a top coat is not strictly necessary...

The shade Ultra violet is a beautiful deep red based purple with green and purple duochrome shimmer running through it.

Pictures above show the product in the bottle, on the nails, and in close up.

The range also includes "Exotic Bronzing Blush", which has "need" written all over it;

The other product I am interested in from the range is the scent - I loved last years version, but failed to pick it up, so I'm hoping to get some this year... Other products include matte and luminous bronzing palettes and Sumptuous waterproof mascara...

My Thoughts - A lovely range, with something for all skintones - standout products include the Ultra Violet nail polish, the Liquid Eyeshadows, and bronzers. The Lip glosses are well worth a look as they add a nice sheen of colour to the lips.  

The Bronze Goddess range is available at counters in House of Fraser from 29th March 2010, and nationwide from 26th April 2010 while stocks last 

Disclaimer - Products shown above were sent to me for review purposes. I am neither affiliated with Estee Lauder, nor paid for my reviews. All reviews are honest and based on my own experiences with products, and I would always encourage you to read as many reviews as possible prior to making a purchase.