I AM ever so excited by my recent discovery of the limited edition Bronze Goddess travel palette, brought to us by Estee Lauder.

Whilst Lauder’s 2011 Island Oasis eye shadow palette combined the paradisiacal shades of warm coppery sands, an exotic blue, and deep sparkling emerald, my new favourite makeup palette offers a different selection of shades.

Indeed, the Bronze Goddess travel palette favours natural pigments over the bright, exotic colours featured in the Island Oasis set. The natural browns, pinks, and bronzes are perfect for creating a lightly shimmering bronzed goddess look, with the brightest shade – a raspberry pink lipstick - being ideal for adding a pop of summery colour.

What’s more, the palette not only includes two eye shadows, two lipsticks, and a soft shimmery bronzer, but it comes complete with a lip applicator, eye shadow applicator and a fan brush for mistake-proof bronzing. This is all neatly presented in a sleek, compact travel palette with a mirror for on-the-go touch ups.

We aren’t limited to using the bronzer on our cheeks or the lip colour on our lips – play around with the palette and try using the lipstick on your cheeks for a beautiful just-pinched flush of colour, or use the bronzer alongside the eye shadow to create a multi-tonal, 3D effect.

I can see me being addicted to this palette for the duration of the spring/summer months.

For more information, and to see the palette, you can watch my video above.

Good work E.L!