I have four more shades of the Chanel Les 4 Ombres Multi-Effect Quadra Eyeshadows to share with you today. After falling in love with Poésie and Tissé Rivoli I decided to look at the other colors in more detail. I picked up Chanel Les 4 Ombres in Tissé Mademoiselle 214, Tissé Vénitien 232, Tissé Vendôme 204, and Tissé Gabrielle 208 ($61 each for 2 g/0.07 oz, made in Italy).
I had my eye on the neutrals initially but one of my favorite Chanel artists recommended I try Gabrielle and Venitien as well for more color and something different. All the quads have some degree of shimmer in each color. I found each quad to be well pigmented, some are more subtle than others. After testing all six quads that I now own, I think Tisse Rivoli and Poesie are still my favorites. If you find these don’t adhere well to your eyes, I recommend using a slightly dewy base. Edward Bess Illuminating Eye Base is my absolute favorite for evening the lids without making them look flat or dry. It sets after a few minutes but retails a slightly dewy texture for shadows to adhere well. It will help bring out the color without changing the shadow (some super matte eye bases end up looking very dry and change the colors of shadows by dulling them).
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Tissé Mademoiselle is a neutral quad with a satiny tan, satin cream, shimmery light peach champagne and a dusty fawn brown, all the colors have some variation of shimmer, on my Chanel B30 skin, this is very nude almost matching my skin color. If you start applying the colors from lightest to darkest it will all kinda blend in and blur. My recommendation with this is to start with the medium shade first and pack it onto the lids (top left corner shade), then layer the soft champagne (bottom left corner) and use the darkest shade to smudge on top. Finish with the palest color to highlight or blend any edges.
Here it is compared to Dunes (discontinued):
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Tissé Vénitien has a stunning mix of green, metallic silver, soft sheer pink and deep green. I’m normally not a fan of greens but this one is really lovely when layered together. The greens pop if you layer them over a black or brown liner with a dense smudge brush (I like Laura Mercier’s Smudge Brush or Corner Eye Brush for darker detail colors.)
Here it is compared to Murano (also discontinued):
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Tissé Vendôme is a another neutral palette. It has a tan brown shimmer, soft peach, apricot shimmer and deeper satiny brown. For this one I also recommend starting with the medium/middle shade (top left brown) and applying it all over the lids. Add the coral on top to blend and the darkest brown (bottom right) to intensify/define the lids. Finish with the lightest color as a highlight. You can of course apply this from lightest to darkest or whichever way you like the most. Some have mentioned that the colors all blend together (except for the darkest color) and end up looking the same on the lids. I personally like layering lightest to darkest, but with some quads, I like to start with the medium shades first.
Compared next to Shimmering Dunes (also discontinued, please excuse photo typo):
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Tissé Gabrielle is a smokey eye palette. It’s not the traditional grey/white/black smokey which makes this unique. I found the colors to be well pigmented but the colors went on lighter in color than what I expected.
I didn’t have anything similar, but here it is compared to Variation 37:
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Bottom line: new and definitely improved. I’ve always been a fan of Chanel quads for their neutral fool-proof easy to use combinations. I know not everyone has liked them as much as I have due to the sheerness of the colors. The new Les 4 Ombres Multi-Effect Quadra Eyeshadows have much better pigment and a super smooth texture. There is a diverse range of color options including blues, pinks and purples (which I didn’t gravitate towards but are still really stunning).
If I were to pick my top three, it would be Poesie, Tisse Rivoli and Tisse Venitien.
The Les 4 Ombres Multi-Effect Quadra Eyeshadows retail for $61 each. You can find these quads now at all Chanel counters and boutiques. They are also available online at Nordstrom, Neiman Marcus, Saks, Bloomingdales and Chanel.com.
I bought all 8 new Tisses plus the LE Poesie as soon as they appeared on CHANEL.com. I also bought all the new eye pencils. I love them all! I have all the quads stored in alphabetical order and use them in the same way. I think they are the most exquisite colors I have ever seen anywhere by any brand. They are easy to apply, especially with the included velour applicators. I find I use the applicators more than my CHANEL brushes to apply the new colors. I wish CHANEL would sell packages of these applicators! Anyway, I couldn't be happier with these gorgeous quads. But Sabrina, I must tell you how filled with joy I am that you are finally revealing your beautiful eyes and face! I am sure others feel the same way.
Yes, I also love that Sabrina is showing her lovely eyes and face! Beautiful post, as they always are.
Thank you Nemo and Nicole 🙂
Nemo you're my hero for buying all the quads!! I love how you organize them. I agree the applicators are really good. Would be awesome if they sold these in packets.
Here! Here! I couldn't agree more, Nemo, about the Chanel quads and about Sabrina. We've long known that Sabrina is a highly intelligent, thoughtful, and creative person, but now we also know what a beauty she is 🙂
Apropos the quads, I just want to say to all you (ahem!) older ladies, don't let any SA or outdated notion about color dissuade you from trying some of the more colorful quads. I started with the more neutral selections and finally ended up with the colored ones as well. This new formulation is so incredibly versatile. You can create effects ranging from a soft whisper of color to a dramatic color presence just depending on the tools you use and how you apply them. I think Chanel's new formulation is one of the most innovative we've seen in quite awhile.
Great post 🙂 I definitely want to pick up Tissé Gabrielle!
Tissé Gabrielle is so perfect!
p.s. I love the eye swatches!
Sigh, you make me want to pick up all the quads! Sadly, I find these infinitely more pigmented in swatches than the way they apply on the eyes. I might have to switch up my base to something tackier, but I am using Nars, which has always worked with every brand of eyeshadow.
I have Camelia, Gabrielle and Poésie but having seen Mademoiselle on your eyes I think I have to have that. It looks amazing. I am also so glad you are being braver and revealing more of yourself to demonstrate product because the eye shots are stunning.
Thanks Amanda, the eye shots are really hard for me to take. They always end up washed out!
Thanks so much for Murano vs. Venitien comparison, I was very curious about that one after many mentioned that they are close. I love the new Chanel quads as well, Tisse Gabrielle looks so different on your skin tone, on me it is not that purple but more like shades of black.
Funny how different skintones pull colors differently!
I love your VS swatches! Tissé Gabrielle instantly got my attention, I always fall for purply toned shades. X
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I love the Gabrille ones! Great blog!
Lots of love, xx
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These are SOOO pretty! 🙂 Tissé Mademoiselle has to be my favourite 🙂
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I love Tisse Venitien and Vendome! Chanel quads are always stunning! Xx Alexandra
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Thanks for these amazing swatches! I'm so impressed with these reformulated quads- I bought Tisse Rivoli last weekend and am totally smitten 🙂
I would really love to see pictures of you wearing each of these quads. It would give me a better idea of how to use them and what they look like when worn. The one pic is great. Please do more.
Anonymous, I'll take more pics in future posts, I don't have time to reshoot eye looks for this article. If you browse chanel.com there are some fun tutorial sections. This shows how each quad looks on a model, I found it really good.
http://www.chanel.com/en_US/fragrance-beauty/HARMONIES-|-CHANEL-LES-4-OMBRES-138564
These are gorgeous but I find that there is often really one HG color in each (that might not be easily duped) and I just want THAT color:)) It is so hard for me to buck-up $65 when I can tell I'm mostly fond of one gorgeous shade–occasionally 2. Most of the highlight colors are easily replicated and maybe even done better elsewhere.
Sabrina, if you could only buy one spendy quad or even single eyeshadow(s), which brand would you choose; Chanel, Dior or TF? Burberry always entices, too:) but I am new to high-end cosmetics and would love your opinion based on pigment, lack of fall out, buttery and not too sparkly. TIA! Let me add, I so appreciate your incredible reviews; so precise, fabulously photographed and a joy to my day:) Enjoy the holiday weekend!
Hi Michelle, if you're looking for one palette to do it all, I would recommend the Urban Decay Naked Palettes. They will give you the most options and the colors aren't duped. I find myself reaching for Naked2 or 3 the most.
For Chanel, Dior or TF, that is a tough pick. I'm not one to stick to one eye look, even if all of them are neutral.
I would say my current top quads are Chanel Tisse Rivoli (review earlier, link in post), Tom Ford Orchid Haze and Tom Ford Nude Dip.
I have six of these. The texture is divine and SUCH an improvement on the former quads. As I'm slightly…ahem…maturer…I find it better to mix these with some matte shadows, eg, for the crease line, as they can be a shimmer overload, but they blend beautifully. I have found, though, some slight variation in the pigmentation. Tisse Venitien, for instance, is slightly more powdery than Vendome or Rivoli.
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Awww Sunny! Thank you so much for this sweet comment!
My Chanel artist showed me you can use concealer as a base and you have a totally different eyeshadow with no sparkles but more like a satin or a pearl finish. She also yold me you can not do that with the older ones but only with the new quads. Try it, you won't believe how much it changes!
Sabrina! You such an inspiration to read and.. to look! What a nice surprise it was to see eyeshadows on your eyes! So Beautiful! Reading your blog is a daily treat for me! Looking forward for your TF Nude Dip review. It would be awesome to see it on your eyes in action if you have a chance. Have a wonderful weekend! Thank you for all your hard work.
These are just beautiful; your swatches are consistently superb and even more meaningful swatched on your very pretty eyes. Thank you for this post. xo Beth in Pgh
I haven't tried these yet. But I just bought the Joues contraste 80 Jersey and it's the pressed version (I live in Europe and normally you only get the baked version). It's a beautiful pink bronze color that goes with all looks. The texture and subtle shimmer is very nice.
Ohh, love the Mademoiselle quad! That's the runner up for me if I can't get my hands on the TF Nude dip! LOL
Gorgeous swatches as usual
Best, Lisa
Tried these and Loving Every Color! 🙂