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Estee Lauder Perfectionist CP+ Wrinkle Lifting Serum

Estee Lauder Perfectionist CP+ Wrinkle Lifting Serum is a peptide anti-aging serum aimed at collagen production. It is designed to be used daily, before applying moisturizer. A decent sized container runs around $55. I found that very little is needed and it absorbs very quickly. I haven’t used it long enough to speak about result though.

For October Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Estee Lauder has also released Perfectionist CP+ as part of its pink products collection. To find that version, visit your local Estee Lauder counter. If you are going to buy a fairly expensive serum, some of the cost might as well go to a good cause!

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October Is Breast Cancer Awareness Month

Here it is, October 1st, which means that a busy month is ahead. During October, companies brand pink products with a portion of the proceeds going to breast cancer research. This year, the Beauty Blog Network is also reviving its popular Comments for a Cure promotion and it has partnered with the Estee Lauder Company to raise money for the Breast Cancer Research Foundation. Throughout the month, look for Network blogs to pledge donations to various cancer research charities based on your comments. For more, visit the Beauty Blog Network Breast Cancer Awareness Page.

Beauty and Fashion Tech and Girl Gloss will be taking part, with a donation going to the Walter Payton Cancer Fund. I will donate $1 for each comment made between October 13 and 15 up to a total of $50. Readers can also leave their own donation, using the chipin widget in the left sidebar. Want more choices? Visit some of the other member blogs participating in Comments for a Cure. Both sites will also be listing or reviewing pink products throughout October.

Keep in mind that while buying pink products is fun, a direct donation is still the best way to assure that the entirety of your funds goes to cancer research and support!

A few other things to watch for during October from members of the Beauty Blog Network:

Reader giveaways of pink products on blogs from the Beauty Blog Network and from Total Beauty
Chipin widgets on sites that allow you to add your own direct donation to a variety of causes
Many product reviews of Pink items on network blogs

October is a great time to browse all of the beauty blogs! Want to see other posts? Look in the loser right sidebar for the Beauty Blog Network Widget featuring Breast Cancer Awareness posts from network members!

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Get an Estee Lauder Gift Time Text Message Reminder

Nothing freaks me out more than learning that I missed a particularly good gift time with one of my favorite brands.

Now, you can be sure that you don’t miss Estee Lauder gift time, because you can sign up for the Estee Lauder gift time text message service. The service will send you a Text two days before the gift special starts at your favorite store.

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Estee Lauder Sheer Stick Tender Blush

One of my new favorite products is Estee Lauder Tender Blush. I have this sheer stick blush in pink and absolutely love it for when I want a light and absolutely natural looking cream blush.The blush comes in an attractive gold tube which makes it nice to carry in a purse. It goes on very smoothly and blends quite well. I also find that it generally lasts all day for me. The shade that I chose is very light and is also true to its name in that it is quite sheer. Because of that, I use it when I want a minimalist look in my blush.

Something else I have tried is using the Estee Lauder blush under a powder blush or light bronzer. That provides a bit of extra color, while also giving me a blush that is pretty much assured to last all day without any reapplication. If you are in the market for an easy to carry cream blush and/or something light and sheer, I suggest giving Estee Lauder Tender Blush a try!

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Estee Lauder Eye Products: Artists Brow Mobile Essentials, Lash XL, and Estee Lauder Eyeshadow

In an attempt to get my brows a bit better defined, I ordered the Estee Lauder Artists Brow, Mobile Essentials Kit. With that purchase, I also received a sample mascara and an eyeshadow duo. I like the products and have been wearing Estee Lauder eyes all week!The brow kit involves a clear gel, colored and white pencils, tweezers, and a small brush, all in one easy to carry tube. I purchased the light shade, which had a light ash colored pencil. For my medium blond brows, that was about right. The gel is good quality and having the extra brush to groom things into order is handy. I hadn’t thought about using a white pencil around my brows before, but I tried it as a highlighter under and over them a bit and found that I liked the effect. The only criticism I have of this kit is that the tweezers are useless. They are tiny and flimsy, and I could not get them to grab onto a hair no matter how hard I tried. But I didn’t buy this kit for the tweezers, I got it for the gel and pencil combo, so I really don’t mind.

The mascara sample I got of Estee Lauder Lash XL surprised me. I think I probably have gotten the same sample before and failed to try it. Wow, was I missing out! I love this stuff! That is rather surprising too because the brush is a normal to larger size, which I normally don’t care for because I end up with clumps. Not so with this one! The mascara goes on clump free and lengthens beautifully. It also stays very well, with no flaking. I really wasn’t expecting anything from my little sample tube, and now it looks like I will have to run out and buy a full size one since over the course of this week, it has become my go to mascara.

Finally, the eyeshadow duo made me quite happy as well. It had been a long time since I wore an Estee Lauder shadow, and I had forgotten that it really is pretty good stuff. Good pigmentation, no issues with it creasing, and it lasts all day.

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Cheap v. Expensive: Comparing Two Moisturizing and "Lifting" Foundations: Estee Lauder and Revlon

It is winter, it is dry, and I am dry! So I have have developed a bit of an obsession about moisturizing products. I was using a Prescriptives foundation and experimenting with another from Loreal, but I was not completely satisfied with either, and once the air dried out both failed me completely. Suddenly my makeup turned flaky by mid-day. So it was time for something new.

After reading some good reviews of each, I picked up both a drugstore foundation, Revlon Age Defying with Botafirm , and a fairly new department store product, Estee Lauder Resilience Lift Extreme Foundation. Both claim to provide lifting and moisture, and both provide sunscreen protection. The Expensive item wins the comparison battle between these two, although I was also satisfied with the Revlon foundation.

Revlon’s foundation comes in two formulas, One formula for normal/combination skin and another for dry skin. Interestingly, and something I have seen pointed out by other reviewers, the dry skin formula lists talc higher on its ingredient list than does the dry skin formula. Since I was already having problems with my makeup caking up, I really didn’t want a bunch of talc in my foundation. So I purchased the normal skin product in fresh ivory for around $10 at a local drug store. The shade I picked was generally about right for me, although it seemed perhaps a tad too pale. I like the feel of this foundation. It feels moisturizing, although not overly so, and blends well. It has pretty good staying power and I did not have problems with it getting flaky or accentuating my lines and pores. But I found the coverage on it to be just so-so. Because I have some minor discoloration, I generally want fairly good coverage. This stuff, although it is labeled as a medium coverage product, and also generally feels like one, didn’t quite do it for me in that department. People needing less coverage might be happy with it though. As for the lifting claims, I can’t say that I noticed anything. In the end, the Revlon foundation was OK, and definitely an improvement over what I had been using. It also has a budget friendly price. For the low cost, I think it provides a fairly good value. But I likely won’t buy it again, because I am hooked on the new Estee Lauder foundation.

I really love the new Estee Lauder product, which I purchased at Macy’s for around $35 in the shade linen. It has just the right balance of moisture and coverage for my skin. It smooths on feeling almost like a tinted moisturizer and blends well. But unlike a tinted moisturizer, it has decent coverage. It stays on fairly well, and I have had no problems with it drying out or getting flaky. The stuff feels wonderful. One warning is to use small amounts, the foundation is quite creamy and spreads well, so there is no need to use a lot of it. The shade is good for me too. I also like that it comes in a pump dispenser. But whether I will later decide that I hate the dispenser when it is almost empty and I feel like product is going to be wasted, I don’t know. I have been annoyed over that with other products in the past, especially products like this one that do not give the option of screwing off the pump dispenser top. Is putting a threaded top on a product really all that difficult? Regardless, for the time being I like it because it is easy to use.

As for the extreme lifting claims, like with the Revlon foundation, I can’t say that I have noticed much. So I tend to think that the lifting claims are a bit out there. But I didn’t purchase either product for those claims. The only real downside of the Estee Lauder product for me is the price, but I have always been willing to spend quite a bit on foundation, so I am OK with it. Obviously others might feel differently.

Overall, both are products that provide some moisture, while feeling and looking good on the skin. I feel comfortable recommending both for people with normal to dry skin. I don’t think the Estee Lauder product would work well at all on oily skin. The Revlon product might. I plan to stick with the Estee Lauder foundation through winter and then find something different for the summer, when I tend to get a bit oily at times.

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