Can you handle more Erika F Gushing?The first thing I went looking for at the Paris Lancome boutique was not the perfumes or the rumored urn of 2000 et une Rose.
I did not look for a restroom either...even though I had to go.
I did not get sidetracked by the beautiful displays or the dashing Lancome men.
My mind was consumed by one product. The product that has not seen the US shores in quite a while. The product that has been spotted in Germany and various European towns.
The product that has some makeupalley members trading their souls to get their hands on it.
Beauty junkies...you know what I am talking about.
I am gushing over Color Focus 133 Erika F formerly known as Extreme Nicole.
This is Lancome's Parrot.
An eyeshadow that has achieved legendary cult status after being discontinued.
Today it lives on as Ombre Absolue in G40 Erika F-133.
It currently comes in a square package and is available all over Europe.
So far the yanks are out of luck.
But I have high hopes it will make it's way back to our shores.
Cult classics are never fully appreciated the first time around. It is only when they are yanked from our hands do we realize just how much we adore them. 2000 et une Rose by Lancome was largely revered after it was pulled from the shelves. On Ebay, a slightly used bottle fetched hundreds of dollars. A Lancome executive confided to us that a magazine ad of the fragrance recently went for thousands at auction. Due to the high demand and shameless begging, 2000 et une Rose returned as Mille & Une Roses.
So here is Erika F in her natural habitat... and some shameless begging from me.
Credit: Blogdorf Goodman
Labels: Cult Classics, Erika F shadow, Lancome, Paris
posted by Annieytown @ 9:05 AM
12 Inspired Comments
12 Inspired Comments:
Okay I give, why do I need this shadow so much?
I agree with the first comment. Please explain and possibly an EOTD? :)
And how many of these babies did you hoard whilst in Paris?
Annie, I'm curious about the pricing. Did the dollar and euro prices correspond? (relatively speaking)
That's a very pretty color! What else might be close in color to this? Thanks Annie and welcome back!
Ok Annie, how many did you bring back is the question ??
It is a very pretty shadow.
Thanks for sharing:)
I went to a store to check it out, and now I know for sure that what I have is the original Erika F. shadow:)
There were three shadows in the Urban Eve collection way back in 2003 and I got one of them, but the name wore off and I threw the box away. So I couldn't decide if I actually have this prized baby at home.
It is indeed a very unique color, I recommend it to all smokey eye lovers.
Just thought you'd like to know that Erika F is available in Australia. I was in the city this morning and on a whim decided to check out the Lancome counter. Now Erika is in my hot little hands. I'm a klutz with eyeshadow, so I can't wait to play around.
It was AUD$42, which seems reasonable to me.
just a quick question,
how come nobody ever tries to sell the "erika f" eyeshadow on ebay? if they sell it regularily across europe and asia then i'm sure they could reap tons of profits from it.
Isn't one of the MAC originals that is out in stores now just like this? A metallic gray/putty looking shadow that leaves a smudge? Just saw it at Macys, didn't look at the name (not my thing).
The Lancôme counter of my local Boots has G40-133. I saw it earlier today. It's nice. I wouldn't obsess about it. Obviously, I didn't buy it because I'm too old for shiny eyeshadows,. but I'm thinking eBay.... ;-)
For your "Erika problem" take a look at Paula Dorf's Mercury eye shadow
Cosmeticmall.com is now selling Ombre Absolue Radiant Smoothing Eye Shadow #133 G40 Erik F for $32.74.
http://www.cosmeticmall.com/product_detail.aspx?product_id=155920
Also I heard that Benefit's Creaseless Cream Shadow/Liner in Skinny Jeans is a similar color.
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