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Chanel Fleurs Celestes de Chanel Natural Finish Face Highlighter

August 29, 2009

The second round of my Symphonie Blanche de Chanel haul finally came and I got the Fleurs Celestes de Chanel Powder in the mail today! I apologize for having posts about this collection all over the place. For the nail and eye products click down to this past Tuesday’s post Chanel White Whisper Quadra Eyeshadow & Blanc Petale Nail Colour.

This is the product description according to Chanel.com:

Product & swatch photos, came in a cute Chanel Gift Box:

Close up of the palette:

Swatched on fingers (please note that the photograph doesn’t do the shimmer justice! I usually don’t do swatches b/c I can rarely get accurate photos of them, this should just give you an idea of the pigmentation):

Overall thoughts: I was a bit hesitant to order this since I’ve found Chanel Highlighters to be hit or miss. Sometimes they are gorgeous in the pan, but go on so sheer, you can barely see anything on. This palette did not disappoint at all – the shimmer is pigmented enough to give a beautiful glow but is subtle enough that I don’t look like I have glitter.

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Laura Mercier Exclusive Essential Eye Organizer (Neiman Marcus)

August 28, 2009

Directly from Neiman Marcus online. I already saw the tester of this in store a few weeks ago and did a presale for it for their September Beauty Event (starts September 10). They have a super cute gift with purchase that comes with a full sized lip stain, mini mineral powder in Candlelight, minis of skincare and mascara too! I have a feeling this will sell out fast so I recommend calling your associate at Neiman Marcus to do a pre-sell for this if you want to take advantage of the gift!

Retails for $125. Laura Mercier introduces her Limited-Edition Exclusive Essential Eye Organizer, a wardrobe of eye colors perfect for fall. Create endless looks with twelve expertly chosen eye colours. Contour, define and line eyes with three professional double-ended brushes.

The stylish eye palette contains the following eye colors: Celestial, African Violet and Bamboo Luster Eye Colours, Black Plum, Buttercream, Cashmere and Coffee Ground Matte Eye Colours, and Sandstone, Baroque, Haze, Stellar and Sable Sateen Eye Colours.

Each palette contains the following brushes: Double-ended Eye Color and All Over Eye Color Brush, double-ended Eye Crease and Ponytail Brush, and double-ended Smudge and Corner Eye Color Brush.

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Paul & Joe Autumn 2009 Catalog

August 28, 2009

I received this cute pamphlet in the mail thanks to the lovely ladies from the Paul & Joe counter at Bergdorf Goodman. Thought I’d scan it and share it with you!

For more product photos, click on the “Paul and Joe” tag/label at the bottom of this post. Another awesome resource is the Rouge Deluxe Blog (one of my favorites and super helpful to me when I ordered items sight-unseen).

Definitely check out their website for clearer swatch views. They also have a Page and a Group on Facebook with a photos section. Both have lovely pictures and you can see updates on promotions and events too! Just type in “Paul & Joe Beaute” in the search field. These are the two that I’ve become a fan of.

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Today’s Non-Beauty Haul Items

August 26, 2009

Picked up some good non-beauty items today. Stopped by J.Crew and found some really cute patent-leather belts that will go well with some of my shirt-dresses. Might go back for the black patent one.

This is the cute ruffle-front shirt-dress from Banana Republic I got a couple days ago which I plan to wear with my new belts.

I absolutely adore Tommy Bahama’s Scented Candles in Pineapple Cilantro & Crackled Coconut. Looks like they redesigned the packaging on their Home Fragrance Collection and added a few more scents! These classic tins were $14 each. They also have larger tins, pillars, and glass poured candles.

And I’ve saved the best for last. I went crazy looking for these Limited Edition Coconut M&Ms after my friend posted a comment about these! Apparently they were released in select stores in early August. So . . . 5 large retail grocery chains, 6 gas stations/liquor stores, and one 7-Eleven later, I finally found these at Circle K and stocked up (yes, I know it’s quite crazy that I would spend that much time and effort just for candy). The Strawberry Peanut Butter M&Ms I found at Walmart.

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Dolce & Gabbana Naked Lipstick Comparisons

August 26, 2009

Some lipstick and gloss comparisons to Dolce & Gabbana’s Shine Lipstick in Naked from Bobbi Brown, MAC and Shu Uemura.

1. Bobbi Brown Glitter Lipgloss Bronzed Pink
2. Bobbi Brown Creamy Lip Color Bronzed Pink
3. Bobbi Brown Creamy Lip Color Twilight
4. Shu Uemura Rouge Unlimited Crystal Shine BG950s
5. Dolce & Gabbana Shine Lipstick Naked
6. MAC Frost Lipstick Sparks Can Fly
7. Nars Lipstick Mitzi
8. Bobbi Brown Metallic Lip Color Vintage Rose
9. Bobbi Brown Metallic Lip Color Pretty Pink

Check out the comparisons for D&G Perfection and Orange Lipsticks too!

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Chanel White Whisper Quadra Eyeshadow & Blanc Petale Nail Colour

August 25, 2009

I just received two of the items from the Symphonie Blanche de Chanel Collection, White Whisper Quadra Eyeshadow & Blanc Petale Nail Colour from Chanel.com. I have the Fleurs face highlighting powder coming in the mail at the end of this week, but couldn’t wait to upload pics of these two items.

Check just a couple posts down for the promotional info about the collection or click Chanel Symphonie Blanche de Chanel Collection for more details. It looks like the palette is out of stock on the Chanel website, but check Neimanmarcus.com, select Chanel Boutiques like the ones in NY, Beverly Hills, Las Vegas, and Chanel Beauty Studios like the ones at South Coast Plaza Bloomingdales.

Blanc Petale is described as a crisp white which I feel is accurate. It has a slight pearl finish but still shows up a pure white. I’ve swatched it next to White Satin which was limited edition Spring 2008. I’m a bit undecided about this since it’s such a bright white – I’m not sure whether it will be more for a mani or pedi.

Two views, this one shows the difference better in the nail swatch:

This one shows the difference in color in the actual bottles:

White Whisper Quadra Eyeshadow is described as having silver pink, pearly white, light gold, dark silver shades. I agree with all the shade descriptions, except the “dark silver” is more like a satin charcoal shade. It’s more on the matte side, but not fully matte.

I really like the pigmentation and the colors in this quad are stunning. Please pardon the blurry swatches, it was hard to photograph the swatches without all the shades looking exactly the same.






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Shu Uemura Primal Mix Blush: Rhythm

August 25, 2009

I briefly checked out Shu Uemura’s Fall Primitribe Fall Mode Collection at Neiman Marcus and the blushes were all definitely standouts. I was in a rush so I only picked up the pink one called Rhythm ($24 USD), there were two others a peach one and an amber colored one.

I found that the swatches on Shu Uemura’s Website were extremely accurate.

If you’re a fan of blush, I highly recommend checking out Shu Uemura’s. They’ve recently been discontinuing many of my favorite shades (such as P Peach 40) but they still have a wide range to choose from. I definitely plan on picking up the other two shades in the next few weeks.

Also, it looks like they finally released their new brow gel which I am super excited to try out!

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