Chanel Holiday 2011

[Bonitinha]

Elegant -- the RAL looks gorgeous in that pic

I just wish everyone would get the collection up already!!

Alisha -- I am the same about MAC -- I pretty much just buy my staple shadows and not much from the LE collections. I really want those Guerlain meteorites -- but I almost wonder if they are too subtle??

April -- I have only seen online swatches of the highlighter, the pink RA and the pink RAL that Elegant linked too. All of the lip products look gorgeous (but I have a thing for golden pinks!!)

HG -- let us know about the highlighter. Have a safe trip back home!

 

[elegant-one]

Elegant -- the RAL looks gorgeous in that pic

I just wish everyone would get the collection up already!!

I think so too! I would have ordered the other items from NM if they would have had the whole collection.

The crazy chanel lady called to say that they got the collection. Well, I didn't talk to her, I made hubs take the message Normally I would have run right up to see everything, but the kids are on their way home for the weekend.

 

[Bonitinha]

^^Hopefully Chanel gets the whole collection up soon. Good thing that the Crazy Chanel Lady is looking out for you!! I hope you come back with more good stories about her after you check out the collection

Have fun with the kids! I can just imagine all of the cute things you do for them when they visit . . .

 

[elegant-one]

FYI - its up online - but once again, it dumps your cart when you get to the end to actually check out. Remember this from before? And then it keeps adding all the totals so you have to check your quantities at the end or you will be charged for all the items from when you tried to check out previously.

I called & let CS have it.

She couldn't even place the order by phone because it dumped her cart too.

 

[Bonitinha]

^^ Oh my word -- yes, I remember it doing that last time. Classic that even CS couldn't help you. I will have to go check out Chanel and see if it will let me get anything . . .

 

[elegant-one]

Agghh...still cannot order!!!

 

[QueenOfSnark]

I'm going to stay strong and not order online. Talked to my Nordies Chanel counter today and they said they should get their holiday collex stuff by the end of next week, so I'll just wait. I have to swatch Enivree and Famous in person before I whip out the Amex, and my counter's really good to me so I'd like to give them the sale.

 

[Bonitinha]

Nope -- Chanel.com won't let me check out -- I have the pink RA and the pink RAL in my bag, but it won't let me order. Grrrr.
I haven't been able to find swatches of the red RA (Famous) -- I'm dying to see if that could be "my" red. I also need to decide if I want the sweet beige glossimer . . .
I don't think I will get the highlighter, despite it's pretty pattern.

 

[purplerinne]

Do you think there is a dupe for Empire RAL? I LOVE RAL's and already have Ming, Santal, and Dragon....

 

[Haven]

So has anyone been able to place an order yet at Chanel's site? My cart still keeps getting dumped.

 

[Miss QQ]

Just came back from the counter.
I like the blush a lot. But I need to figure out if I already have something like this.

I am stil not sure about the highlighter, the design on the tester was messed up already.

Pink RA is very close to RCS Evasion, they looked almost identical swatched so that is a pass for me.

Sweet beige looks similar to Sundress which I have, but didnt have with me so could not compare.

From other things nothing spoke to me, dont think I need the single shadows if I have Byzantine palette which is superior quality then these shadows.

I walked away empty-handed for now. Luckily this store didnt have Guerlain counter.

Thanks for your review! I have Topkapi and the quality is superior, but like you I'm not using it a lot. I hope to pass all the eyeshadows here too, that will be good for my wallet. I like Evasion but didn't buy it, and I love the formular of RA more, so this one will be mine! So will you be swinging by a Guerlain counter soon?

I'm excited that the collection is available. Love to read all your reviews and see the pics.

 

[amyloves]

Just saw some swatches of the highlighter, lip gloss and nail polish.



The link is http://www.fruitylashes.com/chanel-...nd-nail-polish-rouge-carat-quick-swatch-6806/

 

[Winthrop44]

I have a feeling I may just end up with the pink RA and the beige e/s. I love the reds but so far they're not looking like things I would really wear much....maybe the lipstick. Still not ordering until I see swatches of everything or get myself to a counter.

Chanel.com looks like it's working now. Don't forget 0911EYE for free shipping at any price until 10/31!

 

[Bonitinha]

MissQQ -- love your pics! Did you happen to try the red RA (Famous)? I haven't seen swatches of that one and wonder if it would be a red I could get away with. I never got the Tweed Pink blush, but it looks very pretty. I don't think the Tweed Brun Rose would work on me, but looks pretty in the pan.

Amyloves -- the highlighter swatch looks beautiful in that pic (I just wish it wasn't quite so pricey -- otherwise I would probably get it). Love the nail color!

Gail -- I know, I really wish I could try out the reds in person to see if I could pull any of them off. But the pinks will definitely be coming home with me. Thanks for the free shipping code!

 

[Winthrop44]

You're welcome. I'm wondering why we haven't seen any swatches of the red l/s yet...makes me think it's not an early favorite of many ?

 

[Miss QQ]

Michelle - No I didn't try Famous. The holiday collection is not out here yet, the blush came out with the cream foundation. I never bought Tweed Pink too, though I was tempted on several occasions.

Love the swatch of Triomphal!

Got to swatch of Tweed BR and In Love. In Love (baked) is more coral and shimmery while BR is not shimmery once the top layer is gone.

BR, IL

 

[Winthrop44]

That looks really pretty! Thanks for the swatch.

 

[Bonitinha]

Michelle - No I didn't try Famous. The holiday collection is not out here yet, the blush came out with the cream foundation. I never bought Tweed Pink too, though I was tempted on several occasions.

Oh, gotcha -- I am getting ahead of myself with this collection LOL I saw the latest vid of pixiewoo on youtube and she had the most fabulous red lippie on. I am becoming obsessed with the idea of reds, even though I don't know if I could pull them off!

 

[MaryJane]

My local Blue Mercury store had this collection so I got to see it in person today. I purchased both lipsticks. I surprised myself by getting the red lipstick - I don't normally wear red lips but once the MA tried it on me, I saw that I can pull it off. I would describe it as more of a pink-red (does that make sense?). I also purchased the gloss (not the gold) and the pink-rose laque (not sure of the name).

The blush was very disappointing. To me, this wasn't rose at all. On my skin, it definitely appeared to me more brown than rose.It was almost orangey. The MA actually told me the color wasn't for me - her exact words were 'I don't like it'. I had to appreciate her honestly. This isn't a must have blush, Chanel has better blushes that I'm sure are similar to this color.

 

[QueenOfSnark]

Some more swatches from Fruity Lashes - highlighter, Rouge Carat, Triomphal EdG.

I'm a bit annoyed that there's no swatches of the item I want most--Famous--so I'm doing the impatient dance with you Bonitinha.

If it looks anything like Triomphal, I'll be all over it like white on rice. I'm debating about the gold glossimer--I know it'd be a great staple item to add some warmth to any lippy/liner I have, but I rarely wear glosses nowadays. I hate the feeling of something heavy/sticky on my lips, and I've never had a Chanel glossimer, so...hmmm.