The Estée Lauder 3 Minute Beauty Service is based upon Estée Lauder’s own theory. She was once quoted as saying ‘3 minutes is all beauty should ever take’, and if there’s one brand that always follows their heritage and founder’s intentions and wishes it is Estée Lauder.
Three things make this service seriously attractive. First of all the timings. 3 minutes for a beauty transformation mid-retail therapy session…well why not? Secondly this isn’t a total makeover. You will not walk in, have your own tried and tested beauty look swiped unceremoniously off with a wet wipe, and walk out with a face makeup entirely different to your own personal routine, this is just a great way to experiment with new looks and colours.
I am a fan of the ‘Irresistable‘ look; starting off with skin prep using a drop of the Advanced Night Repair mixed in with your moisturiser, when you apply this under the Double Wear Glow BB Cream it really gives your skin a lovely glow, skin looks really really dewy and it is light and easy to absorb. To add some all over colour, next use the Bronze Goddess Bronzer over forehead, nose, cheeks and chin, don’t forget under your jawline and neck. Then for a rosy healthy glow on apples of cheeks and out towards ears and temples sweep Pure Colour Blush in Blushing Nude. I have fair brows so need to use Double Wear Stay in Place Brow Lift Duo in Rich Brown, this sets them and fills in any gaps for a dramatic well defined brow, the frame to any strong make up look. For daytime I keep lids pale and just use Pure Color Intense Kajal liner in brown close to lashes and smudge before a coat of Sumptuous Extreme Mascara, an absolute must! To complete the look of course I used my Pure Color Envy Lipstick, seen above in Intense Nude, such a lovely colour and really does sculpt lips into the perfect shape. I had more than 3 minutes to spare, so managed to get the complete look at the counter, but if do only have 3 minutes make sure you ask the girls to give you the tips you need the most. They are super helpful and great a quick slick of lippie!
Go in-store and your Estée Lauder Beauty Advisor will simply select from six easy transformation techniques to compliment and highlight what you already have. And finally you learn how to do it yourself. After one 3 Minute Beauty session, you will be armed with the beauty know-how that will mean you can recreate the same changes time and time again. We can think of very few better ways to invest a spare 3 minutes whilst shopping, the girls at the counter are lovely and full of some great insider make up artist tips. Lovely Natalie showed me the looks she had tried too, the Daring was gorgeous on her, see above.
And if you were still wondering what those nifty little transformation techniques were, then here is a sneak preview of what you can learn:
Instant Glow, Instant Matte
Highlight and Contour
XO Spots
Fatigue Fighter
Modern Wing
Lip Shape Up
To find out which ones are ready and waiting to give your beauty style a boost, visit the Estée Lauder counter at your closest Selfridges store, and prepare for a 3 minute revelation. Don’t forget you can still enter to win the entire collection of Pure Color Envy Lipsticks worth over £500 if you go in-store to use the instaprint machine and use the #lipstickenvy wearing your favourite colour.
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