Estee Lauder Mad Men Collection

The launch of this limited-edition duo is obviously timed perfectly to sync with the start of season 5 of Mad Men (March 25th).

The lipstick ($25) in Cherry and creme rouge ($40) in Evening Rose are pretty classic colors and the packaging is perfectly '60s... so much so that I swear I've seen identical items on my grandmother's dressing table or (not to be too morbid) and have picked up at recent estate sales. From the pattern on the boxes (actually inspired by EL packaging from the '60s) to the heavy-looking, metallic, fluted compact and lipstick tube, the tiniest details (blue faux-jewel clasp) are quite true to the era's aesthetic. 

Paying $40 for a blush is, well, not really something I do but I might if that lucious compact it comes in is reusable.

It's available online and at Bloomingdales starting in March.

And here's the trailer for the new season... ex-ci-ting!

Watch more of them here.

Weekend readings and wantings and doings and musings...

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Do this no-makeup makeup on Monday

This is the perfect party DIY 

Make these or these Valentine's 

Do this if you're stuck in the past.

Kate does angelic and evil for the cover of March W here.

I swoon for this look as worn by Marissa Webb.

The Dillinger Gang's Gun arranged neatly here. So cool!

Would you wear white jeans? How about leopard?

This is launching soon and we can't wait for it!

This superfood for the bedroom

Want these.

Try this festive lip look over the weekend.

Pink and pink and pink

These beat the pants off 1-800-FLOWERS, don't they?

Before the pixi cut here.

Tweedy in a good way here.

More red and fuchsia love here.

Rose-tinged champagne cocktails here.

Hearts and hearts and hearts and hearts and roses

If Classic Nudes reinterpreted in today's standard of beauty here.

Font love here,

ASOS2102. One word: N-E-O-N.

I'm reading this book, this book, this book and this book.

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Have a lovely weekend. What are your plans? I'm visiting a friend in Columbus and will be going here every day!

xox

I ♥ playing with makeup...

I would appear that CHANEL does too. Love the way they create kaleidescopic designs with their cosmetics (their latest is at CHANEL Makeup Confidential here launching today(ish)).

CHANEL blasts from the past here, here, here, here, here, here, here and here.