Showing posts with label Chanel. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Chanel. Show all posts

Tuesday, January 1, 2013

Chanel Rouge Allure Lipstick in 38 Luminous Review and Swatches



(0,12oz. - 3,40g - 34USD) Luminous has a very sheer base and has tons of golden micro shimmers. You can feel the luxury of Chanel in this sleek packaging. Formula is also nice, feels nourishing but overall this shade is just too sheer for my taste.

Sunday, December 16, 2012

Chanel Rouge Coco Shine Lipstick in 46 Liberté Review and Swatches



(3g/0,1oz. - 32,50USD) Liberte is just basically a sheer orange, it has tiny silver specks of shimmers. This is good if you are looking for something that gives a tint of color and high glossy effect.

Tuesday, November 27, 2012

Chanel Précision Puréte Idéale Concentré Zone T T-Mat Shine Control Review


This has been discontinued in some parts around the world and the new version is called serum instead of concentrate and it's been re-packaged too. I don't know if it's been re-formulated though.
Anyways, for those who can still reach concentrate it gives this nice matte finish when you first apply, but not powdery like loose powders do, your skin can still glow through. But it only keeps me matte for an hour or two. I guess the results change dramatically depending on your skin type and how humid the place you live is. It doesn't give you any color at all. Has a smooth and flowing-gel texture.
For example YSL Matte Touch feels like pure silicon, thick and heavy, but Chanel is more silicone based gel. It doesn't do anything for your enlarged pores, not does it claim to do. But I've used some products that helps both with pores and shine, I'll review them later.

Sunday, October 14, 2012

Chanel Powder Blush in 82 Reflex Review and Swatches



(0,14oz./4g - 43USD) Reflex is a lovely coral blush with tons of gold shimmers. You need to have a very light hand using this one because it's very pigmented. It's also so shimmery that you need to have a clean face, not oily because it can make you look oilier. I wear understated lips with it to not to have a very colorful face :)

Saturday, October 13, 2012

Chanel Rouge Coco Lipstick in 78 Peregrina Review and Swatches



(0,12oz./3,4g - 32,50USD) Peregrina is semi-opaque soft coral but has some nude vibe to it. It gives warmth and youthful feeling to your face. It goes nice with warm brown and golden smoky eyes, a good alternative to nude lips. It has a soft formula that lasts about 3-4 hours.

Wednesday, August 22, 2012

Chanel Shimmering Tweed Highlighter Review and Swatches




(0.45oz./13g - 60USD) If you are familiar with Chanel's tweed effect blushes, highlighter is just the same. They give you just the right amount of color with nice sheen. This one has golden sheen on a peachy bronze shade. It's more like a bronzer to me plus I don't think it will be convenient as a highlighter on dark skin tones because it doesn't have much pigmentation.

Saturday, June 16, 2012

Chanel Rouge Coco Lipstick in Téhéran Review and Swatches



(0.12oz./3.4g - 32,50USD) Teheran is overall a nice lipstick, it's formula is soft enough to glide on your lips. It never bleeds but it does fade after after a couple hours or eating or drinking. I wouldn't call it moisturizing or drying either. The finish is quite opaque, it's definitely not a glossy lipstick. In fact it has some unflatteringly frosty finish. It's unusual for an orange toned lipstick to be cool toned however this one is, just because of the white/ silver micro shimmers/pearls in it.

Tuesday, April 10, 2012

Chanel Illusion D'ombre Cream Eyeshadow in 83 Illusoire Review and Swatches





(4g/0,14oz. - 36USD) Illusion D'ombre has 6 beautiful shimmery shades, they are sort of new. I believe they came out in Fall 2011. I swatched them all at the store, they were all beautiful, sparkly and they all had buildable color. So you have the chance to just use them for a wash of color on your lids or you can be more edgy and build them up. But beware they are intensely shimmery. They are in a glass jar as you can see from the pictures above and come with a little synthetic brush.
#83 Illusoire is a taupe but it has more purple than your regular taupe. It doesn't look frosty if you just use a little, it looks kind of wet because of the shimmer but the more you build it up the frostier it gets. Sadly if I don't use my Urban Decay Primer Potion it creases even in half an hour, you might not have the same problem if you don't have oily lids like me.

Sunday, December 25, 2011

Chanel Rouge Allure Laque in 76 Ming Review and Swatches





(5,67g/0,30oz. - 32USD) I love the formula on this lip colors, it's very creamy, lightweight not tacky or sticky whatsoever. It's like a thin liquid lipstick. I only wish that it had a little bit more pigmentation, the other shades in this range does actually have more pigmentation than Ming. It's a very wearable shade, your lips but better pink color, very natural looking.

Sunday, June 5, 2011

Chanel Blush Duo Tweed Effect in 20 Tweed Corail Review and Swatches





(0,19oz./5,5g - 45USD) This compact looks pretty small but it is almost as big as MAC ones, ofcourse double the price but hey! It's Chanel. If you have Sisley Paris blush duo in Mango don't get this because they are almost identical except Sisley one doesn't have shimmer. This soft coral, peachy, mangoish shade will look flattering on very light to medium dark skins. When you first open the packaging it has a spray on layer of shimmers but as you use it, it won't be that much intense, but it will still be shimmery.

Monday, May 30, 2011

Chanel Ombre D'eau Eyeshadow #77 Cascade Review and Swatches




(6ml/0,2floz. - 32USD) Ombre D'eau eyeshadows comes with different variety of shades and Cascade is the most sparkly one, it's eye catching, dazzling. It's a bi-phase formula, needs to be shaken prior to using. A tiny amount will go a long way, but it will expire after 6 months once you open the package, how crazy is that! I must confess that I bought this tube literally 2 years ago and I still use it, nothing changed. Still, use it at your own risk.

Sunday, April 24, 2011

Chanel Stylo Yeux Waterproof Long Lasting Eyeliner in Violine #40 Review and Swatches



I really wanted this product to work but it didn't. It stays put and won't move BUT if you can apply it! This is literally the hardest eyeliner that I have ever used. You have to scratch your eyelid to put it on. I don't recommend this product to anyone and don't want anyone to spend their money on it.

Thursday, April 21, 2011

Chanel Soliel Tan de Chanel Review and Swatches



(30g/1oz.- 48USD) This is an adorable bronzer in this adorable packaging. I think it's worth buying even for this lovely packaging. It smells amazing and has an almost solid but creamy consistency, hard to describe actually.
I recently found out about that "little jar" that I pointed in the picture, for anyone who doesn't know what it means, it indicates how long will it last after you open up the packaging. So "18M" means "You have 18 months left to finish me up."