ESTÉE LAUDER INTRODUCES HOLIDAY COMPACT COLLECTION 2009 An Exceptional Collection of Limited-Edition Solid Perfume and Powder Compacts for the Holiday Season

This holiday season, Estée Lauder invites you to give a unique and collectible holiday gift that will be treasured for years to come. Each year, Estée Lauder unveils a stunning, limited-edition collection of solid perfume compacts and powder compacts full of extravagant pieces that bring a unique joy and enchantment to the holiday gift-giving season.  

This season’s collection of exceptional new designs showcases the rich history and opulence of exotic destinations; captures the essence of beautifully wrapped holiday packages in festive reds and golds; brings you tradition-inspired holiday figures that warm the heart; and exquisite designs in a colorful array of luxurious jewel tones. The sophisticated pieces include intricate detailing and elaborate CRYSTALLIZED™ - Swarovski Elements designs in exquisite colors, dynamic moving parts and an exceptional attention to detail that customers have come to expect from Estée Lauder compacts. Long-time partner and celebrated American designer, Jay Strongwater, has once again joined forces with Estée Lauder this season to create five elegant and classical designs that everyone can enjoy. Each of these exceptional pieces boasts his signature stone and enamel work. 

This season’s featured fragrances include Beautiful, Estée Lauder pleasures, Pure White Linen, White Linen, Estée Lauder Sensuous and Youth-Dew. Powder compacts feature the universally wearable Lucidity Translucent Pressed Powder and the ultra-luxurious Re-Nutriv Intensive Comfort Pressed Powder.

Unique to the heritage of Estée Lauder are its beautiful compacts and every year since the first pressed powder compact was created in 1963, the company has produced a new edition of collectible compacts. The first solid perfume compact was introduced in 1967: the Youth-Dew Boutique Oval Compact. This elegant accessory paved the way for the hundreds of original designs that have followed, inspired by fashion, art, history, nature and even the fragrances themselves.  

Over the years, world renowned artists such as Judith Leiber and Jay Strongwater have contributed their inspiration and glorious craftsmanship to the collection, which also includes original designs from Mrs. Estée Lauder herself. Each compact is then handcrafted by a specialized team of artisans schooled in the fine art of costume-jewelry making.  

To date, more than 750 one-of-a-kind designs have been created, and thousands have sold worldwide.  When it’s not traveling the world, the permanent collection is catalogued and archived at Estée Lauder headquarters in New York City. 

More than 20 new compact designs will arrive on Estée Lauder Counters worldwide beginning in fall 2009. 

2009 SOLID PERFUME COMPACT COLLECTION

 

An Enchanted Holiday Tradition

Available exclusively at Neiman Marcus, this beautifully festive compact captures the true holiday spirit and warms the heart. Presenting the latest in artisan craftsmanship, this unique design includes two distinct pieces – a luxurious golden horse featuring a monogrammed EL logo on the blanket and a richly adorned sleigh with a perennial favorite fragrance solid tucked into the seat:

Estée Lauder pleasures One Horse Open Sleigh    SRP $350.00

  

 

YOUTH-DEW OPULENT CAMEO (Full Distribution)

A perennial favorite, the Youth-Dew Cameo returns in 2009, this time featuring an inspired holiday floral design and a beautiful CRYSTALLIZED™ - Swarovski Element on the clasp: 

Youth-Dew Opulent Cameo                 SRP $89.00

  

 

The Opulence of Asia

Inspired by the rich history and opulence of Asia, this is a collection of ornate designs boasting glinting CRYSTALLIZED™ - Swarovski Elements, intricate golden handiwork and decorative enamels:

Full Distribution:

Estée Lauder pleasures Glimmering Take Out    SRP $89.00 

 

Beautiful Year of the Tiger       SRP $89.00

  

 

 

 

Available at Saks Fifth Avenue:

Estée Lauder pleasures Golden Rickshaw (Features moving wheels) SRP $300.00

 

Beautiful Imperial Horse       SRP $325.00

 

Pure White Linen Jeweled Lantern      SRP $275.00

  

 

Draped in Jewels

This exceptional collection features a colorful array of beautifully crafted compacts with textural effects etched into golden metal and adorned with dazzling crystals.

Available at Neiman Marcus:

White Linen Pisa Tower       SRP $275.00

 

Estée Lauder Sensuous Fluttering Dragonfly    SRP $250.00

 

Beautiful Holiday Stocking by Jay Strongwater    SRP $300.00

  

 

 

 

 

 

Pure White Linen Jeweled Juke Box by Jay Strongwater  SRP $325.00

  

 

Available at Saks Fifth Avenue:

Estée Lauder Sensuous Brilliant Bloom     SRP $250.00

White Linen Magical Leaf by Jay Strongwater    SRP $300.00

2009 POWDER COMPACT COLLECTION

Wrapped in Red and Gold

These beautifully festive compacts are timeless and classic pieces. They are designed in gold and red colors to bring out the true holiday spirit. This timeless collection includes the universally wearable Lucidity Translucent Pressed Powder and the ultra-luxurious Re-Nutriv Intensive Comfort Pressed Powder:

Full Distribution (filled with Lucidity Translucent Pressed Powder):

Golden Lattice       SRP $49.00

 

Golden Cobblestones      SRP $49.00

  

 

Available at Saks Fifth Avenue (filled with Re-Nutriv Intensive Comfort Pressed Powder):

Jeweled Maze       SRP $225.00

 

Jeweled Tiara       SRP $175.00

  

 

Enchanted Bamboo by Jay Strongwater    SRP $250.00

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Draped in Jewels

Available exclusively at Neiman Marcus, this utterly elegant collection features a colorful array of beautifully crafted compacts with textural effects etched into golden metal and adorned with dazzling CRYSTALLIZED™ - Swarovski Elements:

Crystal Roulette       SRP $175.00

  

 

Starlit Night        SRP $200.00

 

Jeweled Checkerboard      SRP $225.00

 

Floral Dynasty by Jay Strongwater     SRP $250.00