Chanel Soho Collection - LE Fall 2010

[mrslid]

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Originally Posted by Ingenue Nordstrom in WEST LA. The manager is new... and a total Chanel junkie. I told her about specktra... she may come in to say hi! She apparently alerts addicts when she gets rare and/or discontinued items. She's AWESOME! I'm all set for the pre order... so I'm no longer panicking about what items I want. She's got me covered through the end of the year!

That's great you've found a connection like that. Congrats!!

I'm so excited! My Soho quad and blush/highlighter just arrived so I can't wait to try them tomorrow!!

 

[elegant-one]

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Originally Posted by Ingenue Made nice with the local Chanel rep, and it's definitely being filtered down to counters in November. I'll wait until then to get the highlighter. I want to try it first. She already has me pre ordered for a Stunning Lipstick, another Stunt Laque, and the Holiday Quad... Here's what Stunt looks like on me: Im NC43 in MAC foundations.

Just Beautiful on you! Mine arrives tomorrow

 

[Almus]

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Originally Posted by Ingenue Made nice with the local Chanel rep, and it's definitely being filtered down to counters in November. I'll wait until then to get the highlighter. I want to try it first. She already has me pre ordered for a Stunning Lipstick, another Stunt Laque, and the Holiday Quad... Here's what Stunt looks like on me: Im NC43 in MAC foundations.

It is absolutely gorgeus on you

I wish some of those RAL would sneak into Spain so I could put my hands of it!

 

[missanne]

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Originally Posted by Ingenue Here's what Stunt looks like on me:

Love it! I'm adding Stunt to my ever growing list. Thanks for posting (I was curious about how this looked on WOC)

 

[elegant-one]

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Originally Posted by mrslid That's great you've found a connection like that. Congrats!! I'm so excited! My Soho quad and blush/highlighter just arrived so I can't wait to try them tomorrow!!

Did you get to try your new goodies yet? I was so curious as to what you thought of the palette.

 

[Ingenue]

Thanks ladies! Stunt is like my perfect nude/rose. I cannot say enough about the Rouge Allure Laque formula -- this is my sixth one!

 

[missanne]

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Originally Posted by Ingenue Thanks ladies! Stunt is like my perfect nude/rose. I cannot say enough about the Rouge Allure Laque formula -- this is my sixth one!

You have 6!! Wow I'm still working on my first one. I think it'll be Stunt then Dragon will be next. What colors do you have? You're NC43 right? Do you have any RAL swatches on your blog?

 

[Winthrop44]

Stunning is back on the Chanel site. How useful that is without free shipping I'm not sure, but it is there.

 

[mrslid]

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Originally Posted by Winthrop44 Stunning is back on the Chanel site. How useful that is without free shipping I'm not sure, but it is there.

Thanks! Give's me hope that it will maybe become available at some point somewhere that is actually accessible to me

I've worn the Soho blush/highlighter and Stupendous quad the last two days and it's MEH. I don't think it's really worth the trouble/expense I put into getting it but I don't think I'm dissatisfied enough to get rid of it

 

[Winthrop44]

Oh that's too bad. I would have thought the quad would have been nicer on you than on me. Maybe it still is since I did swap mine! lol I do like the blush/highlighter alot.

 

[mrslid]

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Originally Posted by Winthrop44 Oh that's too bad. I would have thought the quad would have been nicer on you than on me. Maybe it still is since I did swap mine! lol I do like the blush/highlighter alot.

It's not bad I just wish the one shade (upper right) was darker. I also wish that the dark colour (bottom left) was a bit more plummy. Oh well. The Soho powder is nice but I'm getting really aggrevated with the amount of sparkle in some of Chanel's products. How is sparkle sophisticated? UGH! I also just received the Poudre Douce in a swap and it has a tonne of SPARKLE??!! This is when I really wish I had a counter near me I could look at things in person. I thought it would be a nice finishing powder with a luminous subtle sheen not sparkles. If I wanted sparkles all over my face I'd get a crappy eyeshadow and leave the glitter fallout all over me

Rant over

 

[Winthrop44]

I've read that about the Poudre Douce. I have one up for swap that I received in a swap and never even tried because I saw on the box that it has ingredients in it that bother my rosacea.

You might want to try some of the US JCs while you can still get them - for the most part they really do just impart a luminous sheen. I've always read that the Euro ones are more sparkly/have more shimmer and I can say for a fact that's true for Orchid Rose because I tried both and only kept the US one for that reason.

 

[mrslid]

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Originally Posted by Winthrop44 I've read that about the Poudre Douce. I have one up for swap that I received in a swap and never even tried because I saw on the box that it has ingredients in it that bother my rosacea. You might want to try some of the US JCs while you can still get them - for the most part they really do just impart a luminous sheen. I've always read that the Euro ones are more sparkly/have more shimmer and I can say for a fact that's true for Orchid Rose because I tried both and only kept the US one for that reason.

WOW I can't imagine the Euro one having more glitter than the US Orchid Rose. I do have the US version (it's only a 30% remaining one I got in a swap) and I never touch it because it is an absolute glitter bomb!

Is there any definitive info on the phasing out of US JC's yet?

 

[shootergirlnc]

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Originally Posted by Winthrop44 Stunning is back on the Chanel site. How useful that is without free shipping I'm not sure, but it is there.

Thanks for posting this! It was cancelled in my original order, but I ended up getting everything else. I wore the eyeshadows and blush this past weekend. I loved the look! I just ordered Stunning, and I'm just hoping it doens't get cancelled again!

 

[Winthrop44]

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Originally Posted by mrslid WOW I can't imagine the Euro one having more glitter than the US Orchid Rose. I do have the US version (it's only a 30% remaining one I got in a swap) and I never touch it because it is an absolute glitter bomb! Is there any definitive info on the phasing out of US JC's yet?

That's bizarre. My OR is definitely not a glitter bomb! As far as I know future JCs will be baked, like this falls were, but I'm only basing that on what I've read online.

 

[mrslid]

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Originally Posted by Winthrop44 I've read that about the Poudre Douce. I have one up for swap that I received in a swap and never even tried because I saw on the box that it has ingredients in it that bother my rosacea. You might want to try some of the US JCs while you can still get them - for the most part they really do just impart a luminous sheen. I've always read that the Euro ones are more sparkly/have more shimmer and I can say for a fact that's true for Orchid Rose because I tried both and only kept the US one for that reason.

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Originally Posted by Winthrop44 That's bizarre. My OR is definitely not a glitter bomb! As far as I know future JCs will be baked, but I'm only basing that on what I've read online.

Well my definition of glitter bomb may not jive with everyone else's but there is quite a bit of multi coloured sparkle in my OR. It was the first JC I ever got so luckily it didn't scare me off trying more.

 

[purrtykitty]

I decided not to chance it and wait for the collection until November. I just place my order for Stunning and Stupendous, and I also got Mocha JC because I've been wanting that one for a while.

 

[mrslid]

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Originally Posted by purrtykitty I decided not to chance it and wait for the collection until November. I just place my order for Stunning and Stupendous, and I also got Mocha JC because I've been wanting that one for a while.

I'm so jealous you got Stunning!! I'm sure you'll love both. They will be fabulous with your colouring!

 

[stv578]

I personally don't find JC's too sparkly, and all but one of mine are baked. Even PE, which seem to have apparent sparkle in the pan doesn't look sparkly once on.

But back to Soho... glad to see that they ended up receiving Stunning! As for as RC's go, this is probably the nicest shade I've seen (based on pics online).

 

[Camnagem]

Stunning is SO tempting...

I would love it, but I just can't right now! My MAC VV order was gigantic, and probably not done yet, lol.

Hopefully it'll be available down the line a bit. I'd love to get it!