Chanel Soho Collection - LE Fall 2010

[switchblade]

^ That's awesome! Hope you get Stunt too! Unfortunately, my counter won't be receiving the entire collection

I really wanted Stunt and Stunning.

 

[Miss QQ]

^^ Where are you located? So your counter is missing the two items? I wonder why we don't get the complete collection.

 

[switchblade]

^ I'm in the Philippines. Our counters here didn't get the Soho collection in. I read somewhere that in Hong Kong, they have the collection but it's incomplete too I believe.

 

[Miss QQ]

^^ What a disappointment to us Asian fans. Sorry that your counters didn't get this collection.

 

[stv578]

I know that we didn't get the entire collection in Toronto either. Neither store that got the collection received Stunning, and I can't remember if they got Stunt or not, but that could've been missing as well.

 

[Miss QQ]

I got my goodies today - Steel, Soho powder, Star and Stunning!

I can't wait to wear them! Sadly, Stunt laque won't be coming here. Ladies who have the powder, do you wear it on its own or with a blush? And what colour of blush goes well with it?

 

[stv578]

Yay Miss QQ! Glad you got most of what you wanted!

I got my Soho items on friday, the Stupendous quad and Stunning! Tried the quad today and really liked it! It's definitely on the cooler side, and I didn't even try out the silvery blue shade today, but the other three shades all went on rather nicely. I was actually surprised that the light beige-y colour actually showed up on me. Didn't try Stunning yet though.

 

[Miss QQ]

Glad you got your items too! It's great that the beigey colour showed up on you. I swatched the quad again on Sunday as I picked up my goodies and they went on smooth and pigmented. I just don't know if I will reach for it often since I have Mystic Eyes.

I wore stunning and the powder today, but I'm a little disappointed with stunning. It looks dull on me on its own, so I'm going to experiment it with Pink Sugar l/l and Star. The powder is gorgeous though! I dipped my brush roughly in and now the SOHO letters are crumbly.

But I always tell myself to use the makeup that I buy!

 

[stv578]

I was worried too that the Soho quad would be similar to Mystic eyes. I don't find it to be entirely similar, since the silvery shade in Stupendous is definitely more a pale silver-blue and the one in Mystic is a taupe-y silver, with a lot more shimmer. Stupendous is a lot less shimmery overall, and I'm not sure if it's because I have the square pans vs. the round, not even sure if Stupendous was made in the Euro baked version. The Soho quad is lighter overall as well.

If you find Stunning a bit dull, chances are it'll wear the same on me also. I'll have to give it a try tomorrow, this morning was a typical Monday, with the kids and I all getting out of bed late, and me barely getting them to school on time! I don't even have my mascara on yet, it's in my purse, lol!

 

[Miss QQ]

Mondays are always like that, sometimes I skip my eye makeup!

Hope you like Stunning, and share any tips if you have on making it work. Stupendous didn't come in the Euro round pans, it is square here too. The e/s are less shimmery but more buttery smooth (which is great) than the round pans e/s that I'm used to. I still have time to think if I need Stupendous. New stocks of the quad didn't arrive in the second shipment, but will be arriving later.

 

[Winthrop44]

Awww...I'm sorry you don't love Stunning Miss QQ. I really like it, but I guess I expect a pink beige lipstick to be pretty understated. Maybe they shouldn't have named it Stunning because that name conjures up different expectations?

 

[Miss QQ]

Glad you like Stunning. I got to swatch the lipstick before buying it at the counter, so I knew it wasn't a "wow" colour. On my lips it is not pink beige, but more of a light mauve taupe. I think layering Star on it may be good for me. I like wearing my RCs Chintz, Cambon, Mademoiselle and Gardenia on their own, but this RC won't be one.

 

[stv578]

I used Stupendous again yesterday, and this time tried the silvery blue shade. I really like this quad a lot, especially for everyday use. Actually prefer it over the holiday quad, which is beautiful for a darker eye, but takes too much work for daytime use. Today I used the Enigma quad though, which is my quad of choice when I'm short on time!

 

[Winthrop44]

Really? Do you wear Enigma during the day? I haven't played with mine much because everytime I look at it it looks so dark that I get intimidated!

 

[Miss QQ]

^^ I wore Enigma in the day and it wasn't overly dramatic. IMO it is office friendly. Do you think I need Stupendous?

 

[Winthrop44]

No, but I think Nora would disagree with me. Can you try it on? It didn't really show up on my lids, but that's unique to the coloring of my lids, I imagine. Also I don't think it does anything for golden green eyes. So I had personal problems with it!

 

[Bonitinha]

Really? Do you wear Enigma during the day? I haven't played with mine much because everytime I look at it it looks so dark that I get intimidated!

I came across an FOTD using Enigma that is a nice daytime look
http://planetmartha.blogspot.com/2010/07/enigma-was-made-for-smoky-eyes-fotd.html
I just have to make sure I blend really well -- but I am loving Enigma

 

[Miss QQ]

No, but I think Nora would disagree with me. Can you try it on? It didn't really show up on my lids, but that's unique to the coloring of my lids, I imagine. Also I don't think it does anything for golden green eyes. So I had personal problems with it!

I can try it on at the counter, although I don't like to do that because I have to remove my eye makeup first. So you like Mystic Eyes more?

 

[Winthrop44]

Yes, on me I prefer Mystic Eyes.

Thanks for that link Bonitinha!

 

[Bonitinha]

Yes, on me I prefer Mystic Eyes.

Thanks for that link Bonitinha!

Your welcome! I love Mystic Eyes, too. Now I really want a neutral quad like Dunes, too