General Chanel Chat

[mac_aiken]

Welcome to the club! It's a fun but expensive one LOL.
Love the D'Ombres and I think you will love this one.

I'm about to purchase my first Chanel makeup product tomorrow. Its the Chanel Illusion D'Ombre in Mirifique. I saw this product in Dustyohunter's video on alternatives for MAC's Metal X collection and my jaw dropped! I need this in my life. They didn't have it at my nearest Nordstrom's but I found it at another one and they will hold it until tomorrow. I CANT WAIT!!!! My wallet is begging that this does NOT become a regular thing!

 

[QueenOfSnark]

Random question ladies: would Chanel's Soleil Tan de Chanel Bronzing Makeup Base work well as a primer for an already tan lady such as myself? Been looking for a decent primer to go with my Perfection Lumiere to give me a healthy, glowy look but I fear the Le Blanc base has the potential to go Michael Jackson on me. Does the Bronzer Base go orange on anyone? My shade in PL (BA34) is just a hair too light, but the next shade up is too orange, so a little bit of color adjusting would be nice too.

EDIT: Answered my own question, it works BEAUTIFULLY. Now to be able to find the dang thing...

 

[GlossyLips]

Hopefully someone can help, because I've been wracking my brain trying to figure this out.
I have two blushes that have cases like this. They don't have the lip, eye and cheek brush icon that my other Chanel blush cases have nor does it reference the shade number (like "70 Incognito) or the "Made in France (or USA)."

 

[Winthrop44]

I have an older JC (Sphere Angel Rose) where the back looks exactly like this. I think it's just older packaging. Even some relatively more recent ones like Nude don't say Made in France on them - my Nude says Made in USA.

 

[Miss QQ]

Some chanel looks at the Golden Globes. Most of the products are released already so we can create the looks. I love Emma Stone's look!

http://www.makeup4all.com/create-the-look-chanel-makeup-for-golden-globes/

 

[Bonitinha]

^^ Oh my word -- that lipcolor on Jessical Biel (3rd pic down)! Makes me want to order Paradis ASP! And I want her hair, is that too much to ask??

 

[shadowaddict]

^^ Oh my word -- that lipcolor on Jessical Biel (3rd pic down)! Makes me want to order Paradis ASP! And I want her hair, is that too much to ask??

Her l/s is beautiful but the dress not so much. I thought it was quite drab.

 

[Winthrop44]

I just happened to be on Chanel.com and noticed there is free shipping with any purchase thru Feb 6.

 

[RedR0se]

I have some really old Chanel lipsticks I have been thinking about swatching would anyone here be interested in seeing those? I'm talking Chanel Vamp, Rose Dawn, Red No. 5, Morocco and many others.

 

[Bonitinha]

I just happened to be on Chanel.com and noticed there is free shipping with any purchase thru Feb 6.

Oh yay, it's back! Do you need a code?

 

[Winthrop44]

Nope.

 

[Haven]

I am late in joining this thread. I was wondering if anyone else received the camellia wire bookmark gift from Chanel. I got one in the mail, and DH joked about how I was going to try to wear it in my hair since I have all of my books on my Kindle.

 

[Bonitinha]

^^ I haven't heard from anyone else about the bookmark. Sounds cute!

I wonder if Chanel.com has a minimum you have to spend for them to send a gift? You'd think with the amount I spent on there I'd be a shoe-in LOL!

 

[lexicallex]

Here's a pic of the wine/burgundy w/ black frames. Sorry the pic's so small, it's the only one I could find of decent quality.

QueenofSnark
I saw this pair in the boutique the other day and I tried them on! Love them so much but I had an issue with the chain design getting all tangled in my hair and ended up tearing some of hair off when removing them

 

[QueenOfSnark]

^ I hope that doesn't happen with me, that WOULD get annoying :/

 

[Miss QQ]

I am late in joining this thread. I was wondering if anyone else received the camellia wire bookmark gift from Chanel. I got one in the mail, and DH joked about how I was going to try to wear it in my hair since I have all of my books on my Kindle.

What a lovely gift! Your DH is so cute!

 

[Miss QQ]

Her l/s is beautiful but the dress not so much. I thought it was quite drab.

I agree. I feel she always looks washed out though, maybe she needs more blush?

The look that Nicole Kidman had: lined under the lower lash line with Face Eyeshadow in Steel. Is that a new product? If it is I'm excited.

 

[shadowaddict]

Nicole usually looks very well put together. I thought her makeup was impeccable and her hair flowing fit perfectly with her gorgeous gown.

I am quite envious of her skin which I think is amazing. I do really like her hair a bit more red though.

 

[Winthrop44]

I'm a huge Keith Urban fan so see alot of pics of Nicole...I was surprised to see her hair looking so light there since she's had it more red again for awhile now. I like it more red too. I was wondering/hoping it might just have been the lighting in those pics?

 

[Miss QQ]

I like Nicole with red hair too. I love the red hair ladies with pale skin, like Julianne Moore, and Lindsay Lohan before she went for the dark skin and light blond hair look, and now Emma Stone too.

Here are more closed up photos focusing on face and hair.
http://beautyeditor.ca/2012/01/16/golden-globes-12-the-best-and-worst-celebrity-beauty-looks-plus-everyone-in-between/