Chanel

Today I have my Chanel Spring-Summer 2021 Collection Review with a detailed look at the Les Fleurs de Chanel collection for spring. The collection is now available online at Chanel.com. I suspect it will trickle into retail stores and counters in the next few weeks.

There are a few repromotes in this launch as it appears the eyeshadow palettes that were supposed to  be part of this collection did not make it to the US. I don’t know if they will make an appearance at a later date or not. For now they’ve repromoted Warm Memories and a few other eye products to complete the look. In today’s review:

• Fleur de Printemps Blush Highlighter Duo
• Le Volume de Chanel in 120 Metal Terracotta
• Les 4 Ombres Eyeshadow Quad in 354 Warm Memories
• Rouge Allure Velvet Extreme in 134 Eclosion and 136 Pivoine Noire
• Rouge Allure Laque 73 Invincible and 77 Dark Blossom
• Le Vernis in 883 Pensee, 885 Anthurium and 887 Metallic Bloom

Cheeks

The Fleur de Printemps Blush Highlighter Duo is the star of the collection in my opinion! It has a beautiful warm pale pink shimmer on one side and a soft coral pink satin on the other. I swirl the colors together in the pan and it has a really pretty soft pink glow. The texture/formula is the same as the Cheek Duos from Cruise 2019. It has a soft finely milled texture that’s almost creamy but definitely still powder.

Swatches and swatch comparisons to a few other colors:

Eyes

For the eyes they’ve repromoted Les 4 Ombres Eyeshadow Quad in 354 Warm Memories and Ombre Premiere Laque in 32 Vastness and 26 Rose Quartz. (Original review here if you want to see more swatches.) The new color in this collection is the Le Volume de Chanel Mascara in 120 Metal Terracotta. This is a pretty metallic copper – on my lashes it gives a subtle tint. I think it’s a nice alternative to black or brown if you have lighter color hair or lashes. On darker hair like mine it will look more subtle. Formula performs just as good as the other shades of the Le Volume de Chanel mascaras.

Lips

For the lips there are two shades Rouge Allure Velvet Extreme in 134 Eclosion (bright coral) and 136 Pivoine Noire (bright coral red). These are matte lip colors with an intense color payoff and long lasting power. They are ultra pigmented and adhere well to the lips.

They’ve also included two shades of the Rouge Allure Laque 73 Invincible (repromote, swatched here and here) and a new color 77 Dark Blossom which is a plum shimmer. I really love the look of Dark Blossom even though it seems more like a fall color to me, it’s a really pretty soft plum. It is on the sheer side but you can layer it for more coverage.

Nails

Last we have a look at the three new Le Vernis in 883 Pensee (soft peachy pink with a very tiny hint of pearl), 885 Anthurium (gorgeous pink red) and 887 Metallic Bloom (the prettiest warm coral orange red shimmer). I was really surprised at how pretty Metallic Bloom was on the fingers – it’s a bright happy shade that looks much prettier on the fingers than it does in the bottle. Pensee is a nice soft peach but for me requires three coats for smooth even coverage.

Looks wearing:

• Foundation – Chanel Les Beiges Healthy Glow in B40
• Powder – Charlotte Tilbury Airbrush in Medium
• Blush – Chanel Les Fleurs de Printemps Duo
• Eyeshadow – Chanel Warm Memories
• Eyeliner – Chanel Stylo Yeux in Black Wood
• Mascara – Chanel Le Volume de Chanel in Metal Terracotta

Rouge Allure Laque in Dark Blossom

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Rouge Allure Velvet Extreme in Eclosion

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Rouge Allure Velvet Extreme in Pivoine Noire

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That wraps up my Chanel Spring-Summer 2021 review! I will have swatches of the new Rouge Allure Velvet Le Lions soon. You can find the collection available at Chanel.com now.

Products from the spring-summer 2021 collection provided by Chanel for review.

I have my Chanel Rouge Allure Laque Swatches Part 2 up today with lip swatches of Shades 67 Steady through 78 Tenacious. For quick reference I have all of the shades arm swatched in my first Chanel Rouge Allure Laque Review + Swatches post from a couple weeks ago along with the lighter neutrals on the lips. My full review on the formula, pigment, lasting power etc is in that post as well. All the shades can be found at Chanel.com.

I swatched most of the remaining colors (except for the last few deepest colors). These are done on bare lips. For skintone reference I’m a match to the Les Beiges Healthy Glow Foundation in B40 or BD41. Equivalent of MAC NC35, Pat McGrath Light Medium 14, Tom Ford Natural and Laura Mercier Flawless Fusion in Buff. I’ve lost most of my tan so I’m lighter in skintone right now than I am most of the year.

Color descriptions:

• 67 Steady – bright coral
• 68 Unlimited – bold orange
• 69 Remanence – bold hot pink
• 70 Immobile – bright red with pink
• 71 Mythe – shimmery bold warm red
• 72 Iconique – muted red with a hint of shimmer
• 73 Invincible – bold orange red
• 74 Experimente – plum red
• 75 Fidelite – brown plum cream
• 78 Tenacious – plum with a hint of berry

Also wearing below:

• Foundation Chanel Les Beiges Healthy Glow Foundation in B40
• Powder Charlotte Tilbury Airbrush Flawless in Medium
• Bronzer Chanel Les Beiges Healthy Glow Luminous Powder in Deep
• Highlight Chanel Fleurs de Printemps Blush Duo (just the highlighter side)
• Eyeshadow Chanel Les 4 Ombres in Warm Memories (review + swatches here)
• Mascara Maybelline Sky High Mascara
• Tee by ATM (wearing an XS but I recommend sizing up, I should have probably bought a Small instead)

Chanel spring collection review to follow soon! The Rouge Allure Laque is available at Chanel.com.

Press samples provided by Chanel for review.

Happy Wednesday! I’m finally back with a new post featuring the Chanel Holiday 2020 Collection Les Chaines D’Or de Chanel. We have been away on a mini getaway to celebrate our Anniversary. If you want to check out a few snippets you can check out my Instagram Highlights under the Miami section @beautylookbook. I played with and swatched Chanel Holiday before we left town. I think the colors are really beautiful and luminous for a glowing look. You can find the entire collection online now at Chanel.com – in today’s review:

• Les Chaines de Chanel Illuminating Blush Powder ($70)
• Ombre Premiere Longwear Powder Eyeshadows ($36 each) in Or Blanc, Or Antique, Cuivre Rose and Cuir Brun
• Rouge Allure Luminous Lip Color ($45 each) in Or Beige, Or Cuivre, Rouge D’Or and Pourpre D’Or
• Le Vernis Longwear Nail Color in Chaine D’Or ($28)

Les Chaines de Chanel Illuminating Blush Powder

This holiday Chanel has one illuminating blush called Les Chaines de Chanel. It’s a luminous copper bronze rose with a super smooth sheen. On my skin it warms up the complexion in with a pretty soft pink glow. Pigment is medium with smooth coverage. It’s easy to apply as a soft wash but also buildable. The shimmer is ultra-fine so on my skin it’s not frosty at all. It comes in a black mirrored compact with brush and a stunning embossed chain design. I give this a solid A+. It is definitely a powder formula but has a soft silky almost gel-to-powder like feel. Lasting power is excellent and stays put without darkening. Color shifts depending on how the light hits the pan so don’t let the intensity intimidate you if it looks dark from certain angles.

Swatches below of the Illuminating Blush vs the Rose Cuivre Eyeshadow in this collection:

Comparison swatches below to a few other highlighters and blushes:

Ombre Premiere Longwear Powder Eyeshadows

There are four new Ombre Premiere Longwear Powder Eyeshadows. They’re metallic with tiny flecks of sparkles for a shimmery festive look. I ended up liking these a lot more than I anticipated. In the compacts they looked a little dull but on the skin they’re really flattering and easy to wear. I’m super picky with gold undertones and on my arm/hand the golds looked like they would not work on my tan olive skin. They are very wearable. There is no fallout on me when I apply these, they stay put like the other colors in this formula. Pigment is medium when applied dry. You can apply with a damp brush to intensify pigment.

• Or Blanc is a shimmering antiqued white gold
• Or Antique is a sparkling antique deeper gold
• Cuivre Rose is a pretty metallic rose shimmer (LOVE this one)
• Cuir Brun is a soft smokey shimmery deep cool brown

Le Vernis Longwear Nail Color

For the nails Chanel launched one Le Vernis Longwear Nail Color in Chaine D’Or. It’s a metallic antique gold. Coverage is smooth and although metallic applies easily with minimal visible brush strokes. On me this is a one-coat wonder although I applied it in two coats. As pretty as it is I don’t find it flattering on my skin and undertone. It’s a little too brassy on my fingers. I feel it will be better suited for those who are lighter or deeper in skintone than me. Quality wise it’s excellent though.

Rouge Allure Luminous Lip Color

Last is a look at the four Rouge Allure Luminous Lip Colors for holiday. These all have varying degrees of shimmer and are a little more shimmery than most other Rouge Allures I’ve tried. Application is smooth and comfortable. They have a super soft almost almond-like scent like the Rouge Allure formula but it’s VERY subtle and I barely notice it once it is on the lips.

Formula is creamy and offers full coverage with a luminous sheen. They feel nice on the lips like a traditional lipstick. For me lasting power is pretty good!

• Or Beige 107 is a soft beige with gold shimmer
• Or Cuivre 117 is a nude plum shimmer
• Rouge D’Or 127 is a bold warm red with shimmr
• Pourpre D’Or 137 is a deeper plum (almost looks identical on my lips as Or Cuivre)

Looks below wearing:

• Foundation – Chanel Les Beiges Healthy Glow Foundation in B40
• Powder – Poudre Universelle Libre Loose in 30 and 40
• Blush – Chanel Les Chaines de Chanel
• Eyeshadow – Ombre Premiere in Cuivre Rose and Cuir Brun
• Liner – Stylo Yeux Waterproof in Noir Intense
• Mascara – Le Volume Mascara in Noir
• Nails – Le Vernis is from the fall collection in Egerie (also reviewed here)
• Tee – Reformation Alex Slim Tee

The stand outs to me are the new Les Chaines de Chanel highlighter and Rose Cuivre Eyeshadow. I also love a good smokey brown so Cuir Brun is another new favorite for me. I hope you found this review and swatches helpful! You can find everything available now online at Chanel.com. I suspect it will launch soon at other retailers and counters as well.

Have you checked out anything from the new Chanel launches yet? What did you think?

Chanel holiday 2020 collection provided for review.

I have a look at two different product launches from Chanel! They recently added eight new shades of the Le Rouge Duo Ultra Tenue and also three re-promoted blushes in special edition packaging to celebrate the 40th Anniversary of the Joues Contraste Powder Blush.

Chanel Le Rouge Duo Ultra Tenue

The Chanel Le Rouge Duo Ultra Tenue Gloss is a long-wear full coverage liquid lip color with a high shine top coat. These are double ended tubes with two sides. One has the lipstick with a sponge tip wand applicator, the other has a shiny gloss with a brush tip. Out of all the long-wear lip products I’ve tried this is one of the longest lasting formulas. The color does not budge once it sets, but you will need to reapply the top coat as needed.

I’ve tried a few of these in the past and really love the formula. It’s best to apply on a clean lip. You can apply liner first if you prefer, but I usually just apply straight out of the tube. New shades include:

• 164 Chic Beige is an ultra pale light beige cream
• 166 Timeless Beige is a perfect neutral beige
• 172 Light Mauve is a light blue-based mauve pink
• 174 Endless Pink is a medium warm pink
• 176 Burning Red is a bright bold classic red
• 180 Passionate Red is a deeper bold red
• 182 Light Brown is a taupe brown
• 184 Intense Brown is a dark cool-toned brown plum with a hint of shimmer

Swatches below alongside a few of my other favorites (you can see other ones on the face in this post here, Intense Nude and Intense Caramel are still my favorites).

Quality and pigment is excellent for me. The only ones that didn’t work for me were just because the colors didn’t suit my coloring. Chic Beige is too pale for my complexion and Intense Brown is too deep/cool toned. Out of the new colors I think Timeless Beige is the best easy to wear everyday color. Beige can be hard to pull off as many are too pale, too yellow or too flat. Timeless Beige is perfect! I also love Endless Pink for a pretty warmer brighter but still  neutral pink shade. I think the reds are phenomenal too.

Chanel 40th Anniversary Joues Contraste

This year marks an anniversary milestone for the Joues Contraste Powder Blush. They launched classic colors in a special limited-edition compact with a burgundy colored CC logo instead of the white. Colors are existing shades so if you already own them I don’t think there is a need to repurchase unless you are a Chanel collector and love the packaging. I do believe that different countries featured different colors in this launch. The US colors include:

• 02 Rose Bronze a soft shimmery pink with an iridescent sheen (this color was one of my first Chanel splurges when I started getting into makeup!)
• 260 Alezane a classic beige with a hint of gold shimmer
• 320 Rouge Profond is a classic flushed red

All three have that classic soft texture all Chanel blushes have. I do think the formula and color payoff has improved over the years and these have very good pigment while still having a natural look.

Makeup Looks

Looks wearing 6 of the 8 new lip colors and all 3 blushes below. Full beauty breakdown wearing:

• Foundation – Chanel Ultra Le Teint Velvet* in B40 (swatches here)
• Powder – Chanel Poudre Universelle Libre in 30 (review soon)
• Eyeshadow – Tom Ford Eye Quad in Body Heat (review here)
• Eyeliner – Chanel Stylo Yeux Waterproof in Noir Intense
• Mascara – Chanel Le Volume Waterproof
• Top – Rails Ellis Cotton Top

Most of the looks have the gloss top coat on top of the liquid lip color.

Overall I think Chanel launched some beautiful classic colors that you can wear on an everyday basis. I want to try a few more shades of the Le Rouge Duo Gloss. I used to love and own Darling Pink and think I may repurchase it. A number of you have mentioned you loved Intense Rosewood so I will probably give that one a try as well.

I think the three repromoted blushes perform well. They have a soft but buildable texture that is easy to wear. All three show up on my medium tan skin. If you’ve used Chanel for a long time you know that their blushes have been sheerer in the past – I do think the formula has improved over the years.

You can find the new Chanel launches online at Chanel.com now.

Have you tried these yet? What did you think?

6 of the Le Rouge Duo Ultra glosses and 3 blushes provided for review.