Chanel Spring 2012 collection

[Winthrop44]

Looking forward to your report on the spring stuff Cheryl, and yours too elegant, if you go.

 

[Alisha1]

Thanks for the link! If its available next month I may consider it but I hauled a few goodies yesterday; Chanel Rouge Allure Laque in Santal and Dragon and also Nakar Glossimer plus a Dior lipstick from the holiday collection so I need calm down now! LOL

I wanted to get Beige Lame eyeshadow but it was sold out so I need to get that to officially be done with the holiday collection!

 

[elegant-one]

Looking forward to your report on the spring stuff Cheryl, and yours too elegant, if you go.

I didn't go today. I called that Macys & they got the testers but only the eye & lip liners to buy. We didn't think that was worth an hour trip. She said that the eyeliner is the same color as Ebloui shadow. She said the color doesn't work on every one. She tried it on an older lady with grey hair & it did not look good, but it did on her darker hair daughter which bought it.

 

[MaryJane]

Well, its still early

I love ALL of it & it will probably trickle in until I own...well....most of it

Can you describe the eyeliner color more to me please? I am very interested in it. Is it the same color as the darkest color in the quad?

I am so HAPPY for you that you love everything.

I'm not really good at describing colors but I'll try. I swathed the dark shadow from the quad and Grenat liner side by side - I think the colors are extremely close. To my eye, the liner has a tiny bit more burgundy than the shadow.

I was hoping that someone can answer a few questions about the Harrods colletion. Is the blush pigmented enough to use as a blush or or is more of a highlighter (I'm around an NW20)? How would you describe the color, is it similar to any other colors in the line? I have Joyeuse, do I need Belgravia or Hyde Park? They are all so pretty but I don't want to get them if the colors are similar.

 

[Ernie]

So here's the quad and Grenat liner: the color is almost identical, but the texture makes it hard to tell, maybe the pencil has a touch more brown to it.

 

[elegant-one]

MaryJane - that blush is very very pale but pretty pink. I have to use a 109 to get the color to pop.
Thanks on the color description!

Ernie - I love them both!!! Thanks, that helps SOOOO much!

 

[QueenOfSnark]

Ernie--thanks again for the swatches! I revisited my MAC eyeshadow collection and I feel I can comfortably dupe Eclosion with what I have, so that's a pass. However Grenat is starting to intrigue me, though I wonder if it'll make me look I've just been crying or if the burgundy tones won't show up at all and just look brown on me (like Ebloui does).

 

[Rinstar]

I'm probably placing my order tonight and think my final list is: the blush (can't resist), Flirt RCS, and Bagatelle. I can skip the quad and I was interested in Tigerlily, but I think I can pass. I am going to order the Vanities quad with this order and Khaki Platine too. I haven't gotten around to picking them up yet and still want them!

 

[Ernie]

Ernie--thanks again for the swatches! I revisited my MAC eyeshadow collection and I feel I can comfortably dupe Eclosion with what I have, so that's a pass. However Grenat is starting to intrigue me, though I wonder if it'll make me look I've just been crying or if the burgundy tones won't show up at all and just look brown on me (like Ebloui does).

You're welcome!
Grenat works well on me, I wore it tonight for the first time, didn't pull red, more bronze almost.

 

[Miss QQ]

^^ Thanks for the pics! The quad looks very beautiful in your pic.

 

[Bonitinha]

Swatches of the Spring blush from The beauty look book:
http://www.thebeautylookbook.com/2011/12/blush-horizon-de-chanel.html

 

[elegant-one]

Just ordered it! I'm sure that I will love it on. She's wearing Grenat in the promo pic. Thanks dear.

 

[elegant-one]

What about the lip liners - anybody??? Are they both new? I thought Rose Corail was already launched before. Maybe the names are just running together

 

[elegant-one]

Swatches of the Spring blush from The beauty look book:
http://www.thebeautylookbook.com/2011/12/blush-horizon-de-chanel.html

The blush is just GORGEOUS!!!! I'm still very excited for you to see the Brompton blush

 

[Bonitinha]

Elegant -- I know, wow -- it looks gorgeous! The Brompton blush will be so fun to get. I will be afraid to use it -- but I will!

I was wondering about the lipliners, too -- not sure if the more pinky one is new or perm??

 

[elegant-one]

http://www.pixiwoo.com/

Amazing video tutorials & the Spring Chanel. She loves the blush & the lip balm

 

[Shypo]

Hello lovely Chanel divas......thanks for the links and the pics!!

I did not get to see thhe collection yet - I've been under the weather - but I do have some things on hold....apparently the sleeper of the collection is the Jasmin powder - which is classified as a 'poudre', not a hightlighter (thanks for that clarification Gail!!) - my counter is almost sold out of them, so I have one on hold. I also decided too get the blush, Tiger Lily, and a couple of the RCs and RCSs. Apparently Superstition is a very wearable nude for my skintone (I have some help from a dear MUA with the color descriptions) and Tiger Lily is almost like an 'orange juice' version of Beige Lame - it has those multi-colored sparkles. Evidently Rose de Mai is REALLY nothing special. I also have Charme, Flirt and Paradis on hold....and in the maybe column is Candeur.

I don't know why I think the lip liners are not new.......

 

[elegant-one]

^ I was wondering about the nude ls & Jasmin powder. I asked the macys lady about jasmin but didn't get much info from her other than its 'flesh toned'

 

[Bonitinha]

Hello lovely Chanel divas......thanks for the links and the pics!!

I did not get to see thhe collection yet - I've been under the weather - but I do have some things on hold....apparently the sleeper of the collection is the Jasmin powder - which is classified as a 'poudre', not a hightlighter (thanks for that clarification Gail!!) - my counter is almost sold out of them, so I have one on hold. I also decided too get the blush, Tiger Lily, and a couple of the RCs and RCSs. Apparently Superstition is a very wearable nude for my skintone (I have some help from a dear MUA with the color descriptions) and Tiger Lily is almost like an 'orange juice' version of Beige Lame - it has those multi-colored sparkles. Evidently Rose de Mai is REALLY nothing special. I also have Charme, Flirt and Paradis on hold....and in the maybe column is Candeur.

I don't know why I think the lip liners are not new.......

Keep us posted on what you get. I thought the Jasmin powder looked gorgeous in the pics -- maybe a bit too warm for my skintone. I bet it would be so pretty for summer -- that whole J Lo Glow

 

[Winthrop44]

^^I've read that Jasmin is supposed to be an all-over face powder for medium-toned skin, like Rose Merveille was supposed to be that for lighter skin tones last spring. But many SAs are supposedly selling it as a highlighter.... and of course anyone can really do anything they want with it in the end.

I'm wondering if the baume is really anything more than a clear Rouge Coco Shine? I'd love to know if it contains anything different. The description of both talks about the same hydrating complex.