I’ve had the biggest crush on orange since going backstage at the S/S 2011 Derek Lam show back in September. It’s one of the few punchy colors that you can get away with day-to-night and I love how Tom Pecheux from Estee Lauder paired it with a muted face to really have the color take center stage. A few months ago I met Pecheux at a small event Estee Lauder hosted and he’s the sweetest, most adorable French man! He had just wrapped up working on the Victoria’s Secret show and while it was cool to hear about the hours of makeup (including butt makeup!), and refreshing to hear that the gorgeous angels aren’t necessarily as stunning as we think, but rather just very photogenic (thanks for making us feel better Tom, but I don’t know if I believe that!), what everyone really want to know about was Orange Crush.
The line consists of two PureColor shadows, Orange Crush and Sugar Cube, along with a Pure Color Gloss in Orange Crush (check-out Bar Refaeli on the cover of this month’s Russian Elle for some ideas on how to wear the look).
Take my word for it, if you like these shades stop by Bergdorf Goodman or order them online ASAP because they’re going to sell-out (something I’ve learned the hard way with a few of Estee Lauder’s limited edition nail lacquers). Orange not your thing? Jump for more!
Aside from Orange Crush, Estee Lauder also launched a massive arsenal of new lipstick shades There are a whopping 39 new Pure Color lipsticks and Pecheux has a six-shade signature line with his favorite shades (Vanilla Truffle