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Puzzled by Smokey Eyes? Maybe the Chanel Enigma Eyeshadow Quad Can Help

June 24th, 2010 by Karen 44 Comments

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There’s something to be said for tradition. Take fall makeup, for instance, and the Chanel Enigma Eyeshadow Quad ($56). Although I love that Chanel went totally renegade with the summery Rouge Coco lipsticks and Glossimer lipglosses from the Les Contrastes collection, it’s also kind of comforting to get seasonal products that typify the season, ya know?

The moment I saw this quad, the first thing I thought was, “What’s the connection between these shades and the new Rouge Coco colors?” I didn’t immediately see how/if the four shimmery shades of peach, chocolate gray, violet gray and dark plum were related to the lippies, but I think I’m beginning to understand.

Doesn’t the shimmery peach shadow in the quad look related to Rouge Coco lipstick in Chintz? I feel like its golden pink undertones also play off the iridescence in the Petite Peche, Coral Love and Rose Dilemma Glossimers.
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Chanel Les Pop Up De Chanel Pictures and Swatches

March 31st, 2010 by Karen 15 Comments

Chanel Pop Up Collection

From left: Soleil Tan De Chanel Bronzer in Terre D’or ($50), Gloss Fluo in Pop ($27), Gloss Fluo in Laser ($27)

Pictures and swatches of a few bits from the Les Pop Up De Chanel collection for summer 2010.

The Glos Fluos look neon in the tubes, but apply super sheer.

Reviews/lip swatches coming soon.

From left: Terre D’or, Laser, Pop

Les Impressions de Chanel and Productivity Problems

January 19th, 2010 by Karen 52 Comments

For the life of me, I couldn’t concentrate at all this afternoon. I was hoping to get ahead on some things, but I guess my mind had other plans. I kept thinking about the movie I saw last night, It’s Complicated, starring Meryl Streep (woman has GAME!), Alec Baldwin and Steve Martin.

It would’ve been perfect — authentic, complex characters and a funny, touching story — had Alec Baldwin kept his clothes on!

There are simply too many scenes with him (still lovin’ ya, Alec!) in various states of undress, and now I have these images, hopefully temporary, of his rotund, furry tummy burned onto my retinas. 🙂

I did all sorts of fooling around this afternoon to get my mind back on track… Some involved a handsome tabby cat.

Others involved Photoshop and random pictures of pretty things on my desk…

Clarins Gentle Beauty Soap, $15

Kate Spade Beauty Shop Small Manuela cosmetics case, $95

Which leads me to Chanel: What do ya think about Chanel’s Les Impressions collection for spring? I think it looks pretty good in a collage. 🙂
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Chanel Spring 2010 Les Impressions de Chanel Collection: A Friday Lip Look

January 8th, 2010 by Karen 38 Comments

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The weekend’s officially ON! 🙂
WOOT!
Tabs and I kicked ours off early. He spent the afternoon at the spa (aka the bathroom sink), while I clocked out early to take pictures of spring’s Les Impressions de Chanel collection.

MUSICAL SIDE NOTE: Hall and Oats, the song One on One — It’s about basketball, right?

I’ll have more swatches up soon, but I wanted to show you the plummy brown lip look I did for Tabs.

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Just fooling around I decided to add a layer of Rouge Double Intensite Ultra Wear Lip Colour in Rose Agate (a plummy brown cream, $34) on top of Glossimer in Maline (a shimmery gold, $27).

I kinda like how it turned out!

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From left to right: Rose Agate, Maline

Speaking of one on one, I bet this would play nicely with Benefit Sugarbomb (a sheer, plummy peach with golden shimmer) or the neutral blushes from MAC Ages, All Races, All Sexes…

Try to stay warm

Is it cold where you are? I am freezin’ my bum off right now, ladies. It’s colder than HÃ¤agen-Dazs up in here!
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Les Impressions de Chanel for Spring 2010: What Would You Get?

December 17th, 2009 by Karen 44 Comments

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Oy vey! Who’s ready to pounce with me on the spring 2010 makeup releases? I’m already stalking them, like a jungle cat hunting for makeup prey,

OOH! Like Les Impressions de Chanel for spring 2010. We weren’t supposed to see it in stores until January, but the word on the street’s that it’s already on counters at Saks Fifth Ave.

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The 19-piece collection leans toward neutrals, which means totes up my alley, with shades of pink, beige, warm brown and khaki for eyes, face, cheeks, lips and nails.

Could we be looking at Les Naturals de Chanel part deux (incidentally, one of my fave Chanel releases to date)?

I hope so! 🙂

And I’m itching to get my paws on that new Kaska Beige Quad. It looks like it might complement the Beiges de Chanel Quad from holiday 2008 quite well.

Ready to play another installment of What Would You Get?

Your makeup mission, should you choose to accept it: Choose any six of the following items from the Chanel Les Impressions collection, and share your virtual haul in the comments. 🙂

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Chanel Holiday 2009: The Aqualumiere Glosses Head to the Tropics

October 7th, 2009 by Karen 17 Comments

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One chilly afternoon, three BFFs came up with a plan to survive the cloudy skies and biting cold of winter.

The three of them — Jacquelyn (pronounced Zhack-LEEN), Celeste and Lana — had known each other for years, having met at a crowded Chanel Master Class in the city.

The classes soon became a yearly ritual. This year, they went hoping to play with the lovely Aqualumiere Glosses.

Surrounded by Chanel, their minds wandered to warmer weather…

“I know!” said Lana, a pile of Glossimers on the desk beside her, “Let’s go to Kauai!” 🙂

So, the three friends booked a week-long tropical getaway together, pledging to leave their cares (and the cold) behind.

They left right away, boarding a plane dressed for success — strappy sandals, bikinis, bright sundresses and, tucked away inside their luggage, the latest Aqualumiere Glosses from Chanel (Holiday 2009, $27 each).

All three shiny and sheer, non-sticky glosses are just the things for a tropical getaway.

Jacquelyn, the outgoing flirt, loved shimmery coral Canari. With it on, she knew no man could resist her charms (or her Brazilian-cut bikini).

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Glossimer in Canari, ($27)

Celeste, the shy bookworm with a wild streak, fell for shimmery pink Hirondelle.

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Glossimer in Hirondelle ($27)

Quick-witted Lana’s penchant for sarcasm often landed her in trouble at bars and baseball games — the only two places she loved more than Disneyland. A fanatic for smokey eyes and nude lips, she opted for sheer beige Colibri.
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The Lovely Chanel Venice Rouge Allure Lipsticks

July 15th, 2009 by Karen 60 Comments

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Hiya, ladies. I must have stayed up too late last night watching more episodes of True Blood because now I’m paying the price.

sleepy…

But these Rouge Allure Lipsticks are kinda waking me up! 🙂

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Rouge Allure in Instinctive

I think I’ve overdosed on late nights and vampire fiction, and it’s ~~affecting~~ screwing with my judgment. I came *this* close to drawing fangs on these Rouge Allure lipstick ($30) swatches from the Chanel Venice collection.

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Rouge Allure in Captive

Conservative color palette

What would vamps think of these six lipsticks? None of the colors look particularly dark or vampiric to me.

It feels like Chanel took a conservative approach with the line, opting for brown, berry and rose shades balanced nicely between light and dark.

They don’t have the same summery feel that the fall Glossimers have (hawness!), but I dig them nonetheless.

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Rouge Allure in Clandestine
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Chanel Venice Collection Eye Gloss Turns Up the Intensity

July 14th, 2009 by Karen 51 Comments

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The Chanel Venice collection for fall 2009 keeps dishing out surprises.

First, the two summery Glossimers threw me for a loop, and now it’s the Eye Gloss ($65).

My first impression? Wearability — in that I wasn’t sure how wearable this quad would be, but after some quality playtime with it yesterday, I’ve made up my mind. The colors make fantastic eyeshadow bases, but they do come with a few serious caveats.

Varying pigmentation

Chanel packed the Eye Gloss quad with four creamy shadows in shades of shimmery gold, beige, burgundy and black. Both the beige and gold shades apply with a medium pigmentation, while the burgundy and black shades apply with rich, deep color.

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Eye Gloss in beige

Texture and finish

The tester I’d first touched at a counter the other day must have been sitting out for a while. At that time I’d thought the colors felt thin and dry to the touch. Not so, though, because the shadows in the quad I purchased feel thick and moist, kinda like a lip gloss.

The moistness allows for a lot of movement on my skin, and unlike MAC Paint Pots or Benefit Creaseless Cream Shadows, which start off creamy but dry within a few minutes, the Eye Gloss shades remain wet much longer on the skin, and that allows for a lot of time to blend, layer and manipulate the gloss around my lids. Nice.
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