A beautiful afternoon at Estee Lauder's new counter in EDSA Shangri-La

Jun 14

I've heard that Rustan's in EDSA Shangri-La has undergone a renovation. True enough, the place looks so chica now! I remember it being a bit gloomy and admittedly shabby before. Now it's bright, fresh, with gleaming counters and warm beauty assistants.

Last Saturday, I went there to check out Estee Lauder's new counter. What can I say - they really outdid themselves this time! They're occupying a big space near the entrance, complete with a lounge and a long table for anyone who wants to play with EL makeup.

Feeling like a queen. Lol!

The place looks so posh and worthy of Estee Lauder as a premium brand. After touring it, I settled down to listen to a cool and fairly new makeup tip that EL shared to us beauty bloggers. It's called their 4-step Simple Smoky eyes inspired directly by EL's creative makeup director, Tom Pecheux.

Hi Julia! :D

Step 1: With a generous amount of eyeliner, draw a circle on the back of your hand about an inch across.

Step 2: Add a small amount of concealer onto your hand, then blend with the liner until the base is creamy smooth.

Step 3: using your finger, place a little of the base onto the lid. Then blend over the entire lid from the lashes to just past the crease.

4: Before it dries completely, apply your eye shadow over the base, pressing it into the base. This helps set the smoky look for hours.

Here's a video

Note: You can try other colors with this, in different finishes! Just remember to use the liquid concealer + creamy eyeliner as the base. Cool right?

Oh btw, Estee Lauder has also relaunched their popular DoubleWear line. It's a heavy coverage face base designed to last for hours on end. It does feel like it! I'll review the Double Wear Light soon.