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Estée Lauder’s Vivid Garden Summer Collection: Warm temperatures and sunny days call for a festive garden tea party. Set in a delightfully feminine garden of blooming flowers in shades of pinks and purples, delectable petit-fours and decadent layer cakes iced in fanciful butterfly and bloom designs are passed on shining silver trays as guests enjoy a selection of delightful elixir teas. An atmosphere of fresh airiness abounds with guests dressed in softly flowing dresses with youthful expressions of color in unordinary combinations.

Drawing inspiration from the lively bright shades of a fully blooming summer garden and the delectable treats of an afternoon tea, Estée Lauder introduces Vivid Garden – a fairytale-like limited edition color collection for summer 2009. With pops of floral bright colors for a look of youthful vibrancy, graphic elements and shades of teal, lime, and aquamarine complement vivid pinks and playful purples for eyes, while cheeks blush with a luminous sheer glow and lips tantalize with saturated pigments in creamy textures and sheer glazes.

An Enchanting Garden for Face: Create a look of beautiful sheer radiance with Estée Lauder’s new, limited edition Vivid Garden Illuminating Powder. An enchanting vivid garden in a powder compact, the tablet features three luminous, floral-inspired shades lightly dusted with gold in a charming floral pattern that blend easily and perfectly together for a naturally warm summer glow. Featured in Estée Lauder’s signature navy blue compact with golden cartouche, the powder compact’s silky, lightweight formula goes on evenly and is suitable for all skin types and skin tones. Lightly dust powder on cheeks, face and décolletage or anywhere you’d like to add a light touch of luminous summer radiance.

Vivid Florals and Graphic Embellishments for Eyes:  Cast a furtive glance this summer with eyes that bloom with summer’s rich shades with the new, limited edition Signature Eyeshadow Quad in two pretty pastel palettes- Jasmine Garden or Orchid Garden – to suit your look and lifestyle. Each palette features a charming floral print oversprayed in a gold design for a luminous vivid garden effect. Enhance the effect of summer’s bright shades with graphic embellishments with Estée Lauder’s new Duo-Tone Eye Pencil In contrasting tones of Onyx and Pearl. Delivering two lustrous shades in one convenient eye pencil, the pencil delivers a bold graphic accent to vivid floral eyeshadow shades. The pencil’s color-true pigments and pearls deliver an intense finish that is unlike any other liner. Gliding on with ease, the pencil’s long wearing, water resistant formula won’t smudge or budge and is ophthalmologist and dermatologist tested.

Succulent, Dewy Brights for Lips: For lips that glisten with the warmth of the summer sun, apply New, limited edition Pure Color Illuminating Gloss in shades of Lotus Blossom and Peach Blossom. The gloss’s remarkably lightweight, non-sticky formula envelopes lips with rich cushiony comfort and stunning shine, while the gloss’s unique gel base and dimensionalizing pearl provides lips with a fuller appearance, unsurpassed shine and a smooth satin ribbon finish. Even the packaging captures summer’s radiant blooms with a whimsical golden floral design. To create a look of more intense color and depth, layer Pure Color Illuminating Gloss over Pure Color Crystal Lipstick in blooming bright shades of Crystal Coral and new, limited edition Sweet Lychee. Pops of Pure Color for Nails Finish your perfect summer look with perfectly polished nails with Pure Color Nail Lacquer in new, limited edition shades Peach Blossom and Lotus Blossom. Indulge in a festival of joyful colors makes everyday life so much sweeter with Estée Lauder’s
Vivid Garden Color Collection.

Available for a limited time at select Estée Lauder counters nationwide and online at www.esteelauder.com .

Base Look for Face: Suggested Retail Price
New, Limited Edition Vivid Garden Illuminating Powder $32.00
New, Limited Edition Duo-Tone Eye Pencil in Onyx Pearl $18.50

For a Jasmine Garden Look (Available at Saks Fifth Avenue, Bloomingdales and Neiman Marcus:
New, Limited Edition Signature Eyeshadow Quad in Jasmine Garden $35.00
New, Limited Edition Pure Color Illuminating Gloss in Lotus Blossom $18.00
Pure Color Crystal Lipstick in New, Limited Edition Sweet Lychee $22.00
Pure Color Nail Lacquer in New, Limited Edition Lotus Blossom $18.00

For an Orchid Garden Look (Nordstrom Exclusive):
New, Limited Edition Signature Eyeshadow Quad in Orchid Garden $35.00
New, Limited Edition Pure Color Illuminating Gloss in Peach Blossom $18.00
Pure Color Crystal Lipstick in Crystal Coral $22.00
Pure Color Nail Lacquer in New, Limited Edition Peach Blossom $18.00