The Chanel Ratonas Off-topic Thread

[katred]

Almus! Enjoy your day and your ice cream... All good wishes to you!

Thanks ladies for your well-wishes to my Mom. Her prognosis is actually very good, I just worry that she's her own worst enemy...

After wading through the terrifying threads of the NARS and Chanel Summer collections, as well as the upcoming Guerlain Summer with its horrifically expensive and beautiful Inca bronzer, I'm realising that I'm going to have to pace myself on the Rouge Automatiques... I'd love feedback from any who've seen them on which colours would be the best, for someone with pale colouring and who doesn't mind bold lips (although I don't mind tamer lips either, really...) The ones that have caught my eye from what I've seen so far are:

Mitsouko (I really want this one only because Guerlain's Mitsouko is my favourite perfume ever)
Nahema
Coque d'Or
Liu
Samsara
Cherry Blossom
Rose Bengale
Guet-Apens

Surely, there are lots of dupes for these and I really don't need them, right?

 

[bis]

Happy Birthday Almus :bouquet: Enjoy your party with icecream cake Thanks for the feedback on the Rouge Aromatiques, at least the packaging is less bulky that the normal Guerlain packaging. Champs-Elysees would be my pick. I am still curious when they show up here and what I think of the colours then, but the great reviews they had on Temptalia and other sites sound too good to be true.

 

[Winthrop44]

Enjoy your birthday and your ice cream Almus. Sounds yummy!!!

 

[cutemiauw]

Almus, wish you a very

, enjoy the ice cream and the warm weather .

bis, the sun is finally here

Sorry I couldn't pop in and talk much in the forum lately. Suddenly we have some friend visiting us in Berlin... three different visits in three weeks. Exhausting but (hopefully) fun

.

Anyways, I should share this.. yesterday I feel like I got my first recognition as a MU addict (apart from participating here

). I went to the store and the MUA there was like, "Hey are you coming here for Quite Cute? We don't sell it until Monday but you could take a pick and I'd set it aside for you. I'll also give you a special 15% discount because I know you very well."
I didn't actually plan on getting anything from Quite Cute... but how could I resist that offer

. Also she said I could get other MAC stuff too with that discount... ohhhh

 

[Almus]

Thank you everyone!! The ice cream was indeed yummy and I got some very nice present, mostly clothes and a gorgeous leather bag! No MU for now, my mom says in that field, I got all my needs covered by myself

Anyways, I should share this.. yesterday I feel like I got my first recognition as a MU addict (apart from participating here

). I went to the store and the MUA there was like, "Hey are you coming here for Quite Cute? We don't sell it until Monday but you could take a pick and I'd set it aside for you. I'll also give you a special 15% discount because I know you very well."
I didn't actually plan on getting anything from Quite Cute... but how could I resist that offer

. Also she said I could get other MAC stuff too with that discount... ohhhh

I have dreamt about that happening to me

but I will never be that lucky. The SA at the MAC counter in my city doesn't like me ... or anyone ...

 

[Shypo]

MissQQ - no trouble at all - I pulled out a backup of SO that I have to show you a comparison - I think the pic picks the colors up pretty well. I don't know what the old Guerlain's smelled like, so I'm not sure how fruity this is - there's a definite 'sweet' smell, but not an overpowering one. It reminds me of something but I cannot think what. Something from my childhood......so maybe it is a fruity-type smell......

 

[Shypo]

Here are the Guerlain swatches as promised - see what I mean about how sheer they look? They're not when swatch on your skin, but I think you can get an idea of the tone of the colors. I just hope you can read the numbers - if not, they're in order by color family:

Pinks: 160 - 168
Beiges: 100 - 105
Corals: 140 - 143
Reds: 120-125

Katred, the corals are VERY orange - not even really what I would call coral. But the reds are drool-worthy - all of them. The Cherry Blossom and Bloom of Rose are pretty, but IMO are a little too 'little old lady' for me - maybe it's that I think they're too yellow. On the right skintone they'd be fab, but they just came off as 'dated' on my skin.

 

[bis]

^ Thanks a lot for the swatches Cheryl You are the lipstick swatch queen :bouquet: I think I'll wait until they show up here and then will give them a swatch. Almus, great to hear you had a great day today. I know the argument about me not getting any makeup What bag did you get?

 

[cutemiauw]

Almus, that sounds like an awesome birthday! Glad you're having a great time

.

For the record, the SA already knows me for two years now... And one time I met her in the supermarket nearby my place

. But, yes, she's really nice! She totally made my day .

Btw, this weekend will be our 7th wedding anniversary

. We didn't have any big plans (yet) but there's definitely fancy food

.

 

[katred]

Thanks very much for the swatches and info Cheryl!!! I like Cherry Blossom less from the swatch- it looked very pretty on Temptalia, but I'm not sure it would work on me. I'm not really interested in anything that's going to make me look older or more dated... I don't need the help. So many of the shades look stunning, even on paper. I'd say that Coque d'Or, Liu, Samsara, Rose Bengale and Guet-Alpens still make my knees wobbly. The others I'll have to see... I'm really hoping that I don't like more of them when I see them in person. I just have to keep telling myself "they're permanent"...

 

[Shypo]

I know the swatches aren't the greatest, and I highly advocate swatching for yourself if at all possible, or maybe using Karla's as a better guide. As I have found with Chanel lipsticks, even though they swatch a certain color on my hand, on my lips it's a different story......

So please don't use my swatches to make any decisions about color choices (not that you would anyway), but maybe they're helpful to determine an overall 'must check out' list before you are able to see them in-person -

Yes, Katred, I think the ones you've listed would look dynamite on you - I do have to point out that there is a 'semi-opacity' to these - for instance, the darkest red, 125 (Vega), looks insanely dark in the tube, but is a gorgeous color, even on my Casper-ness. It's actually one I'm considering, along with Liu (122) and Guet-Apens (167).

So when I say 'pigmented', I mean that they have a lot of color vibrancy, but the texture is not completely opaque.

And yes, it's a good thing these are permanent - though I have to say I'm trying to hold out for the new velvets making their way here......

 

[Bonitinha]

Thanks for the pics and swatches Cheryl! Very pretty

Astrid -- happy 7 yr. anniversary!! Enjoy your yummy food

Almus -- glad you are enjoying your birthday! Clothes and a purse are awesome gifts -- enjoy

 

[Winthrop44]

Great swatches Cheryl! Has anyone in this thread given the MAC Vibrancy Eye a try under your undereye concealer? That's how Live Chat told me to use it. In my first try all it seemed to do was make my concealer harder to blend...made it drag during application and look more obvious when I was done. I sort of like the ingredients, but I'm a little worried about the supposed reducing puffiness part...hope that doesn't mean anything with astringent/drying action? I really don't want to be drying out my undereye area.

 

[elegant-one]

Great swatches Cheryl! Has anyone in this thread given the MAC Vibrancy Eye a try under your undereye concealer? That's how Live Chat told me to use it. In my first try all it seemed to do was make my concealer harder to blend...made it drag during application and look more obvious when I was done. I sort of like the ingredients, but I'm a little worried about the supposed reducing puffiness part...hope that doesn't mean anything with astringent/drying action? I really don't want to be drying out my undereye area.

Stupid me, I got a large sample of it - but I forgot to try it. I'll let you know. I agree though, I too have found that using anything under concealer does that drag or uneveness

 

[katred]

Pretty please! I'm in favour of finding anything that works as an under-eye concealer. Anything that can conceal my dark circles belongs in a hall of fame somewhere!!!

 

[shadowaddict]

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GIRLS!!! I saw all of the new Guerlain Automatique lip colors, and swatched them!!! I also bought 2. I'll post pics tomorrow - they're really pretty and have a nice texture, and rich pigment. The only thing I had to swatch them on was a 'coated' thing I got from Sephora, so they look more sheer than they really are. I'd say their texture is like BB's Rich Lip Color but with more 'slip', if that makes sense......

I also got my Chanel goodies, and a backup of Rose Platine - it is soooo gorgeous! I skipped Pensee, but it is really pretty too. Aurore is fab - I agree with Michelle - nobody does multi-color microshimmer like Chanel!! And the duo is really really pretty. The green is gorgeous. As soon as I swatch the duo and quad I'll post.

Have a great evening ladies - I'm off to take care of my pup who had surgery yesterday - I'm her physical therapist. She's doing really well, and actually putting weight on that leg. They basically 'replaced' the tendon in her knee. 12 weeks of 'rehab'. Yikes.

And, my son leaves for Bermuda tomorrow morning at o'dark thirty, so we have to hit the hay. AND he passed his Eagle scout Board of Review, so we're quite happy. If I mentioned that before, my apologies.....

HG, your stuff will be on its way Monday!!!

That green sounds lovely. I adore greens.

Congrats to your son on his Eagle. My husband and his brothers are Eagle scouts.

As for getting up that early my 21 yr old nephew calls that "getting up at the crack of ass" , the universty has taught him well

Aw I hope your pup gets well soon, sounds like a lot of work for you. Of course we'll do anything for our furbabies.

Kate--I hope your mother feels better soon. I'm sure you are quite worried about her.

 

[Miss QQ]

astrid - happy anniversary!

cheryl - thanks for the comparison pic of show orchid and shalimar and all the swatches! I will swatch them at the counter when they are here.

 

[Shypo]

Happy Anniversary Astrid!! I hope you enjoyed your celebration and fancy food! That's so great that your SA has noticed you for the makeup diva you are!!

ShadowAddict - that is so funny! Yes, it's amazing the 'education' they get

! A lot of my relatives are from Tennessee and Kentucky.....

Thank you everyone for the well wishes - Riley (the dog) is doing very well - she went after a squirrel the other day, much to my chagrine.......

Happy Monday everyone!!

 

[Miss QQ]

Good to hear Riley is well. Love your new avatar. It announces that summer is here and I wish I'm at a beach right now... Whips out my Bondi Beach aqualumiere gloss.

 

[Shypo]

Girls!!! I scored the most adorable Baekgaard pink LEATHER tote for $40 at TJ Maxx today!! I thought it was some sort of man-made material for that price - but the tag says the retail is $175 and there's a 'Genuine Leather' tag on the inside.......I was stunned. It's so 'me' - and will be great as a carry-on tote for travel - will hold my laptop and a bunch of other stuff.



Man, I just love finding 'finds' there!!!