Chanel Holiday 2010 includes Les Tissages de Chanel in Tweed Fuchsia ($45/ Blush Duo Tweed Effect). Consistent with the other Tweed Effect blushes in the line, Tweed Fuchsia has a pattern on top that resembles the fabric used the iconic Chanel suit. An updated version of this fabric from Spring/Summer 2011 is below:
Chanel Tweed Fuchsia blush’s pattern echoes this fabric pattern, sprinkled with a gold overspray:
A close-up of the blush with the overspray:
Here is the blush after several brush swipes. As you can see, the two-toned color underneath shows more clearly and the sparkle is far more sparse. The slight gold sparkle that you see in the below picture appears to go all the way down the pan, as it’s still apparent on my Tweed Fuchia that I’ve used at least five times:
Tweed Fucshia applies as a marvelous deep cool pink. The look is very fresh, although not particularly multi-dimensional. The gold seems to mostly brush away on application. If you are looking for glow, add a separate highlighter over this blush; unlike Chanel’s Joues Contraste blushes, this blush does not have the glow built in. The powder is extremely finely milled, delivering a gorgeous deep wash of color. It reminds me of a good Shu Uemura blush–a beautiful wash of pigmented color that does not leave any “powdery” look.
From these comparisons, you can see that Tweed Fuchsia is brighter and cooler than the Fall 2010 Pink Explosion, although not as pink and bright as the former Turbulent. Also, you can see that Tweed Fuchsia maintains a touch of sparkle, although these are easily brushed off when they appear on the cheek:
Here is Liz wearing Chanel Tweed Fuchsia blush over Chanel Lift Foundation in Ivoire topped with Caron finishing powder in Translucent. She’s wearing Chanel Rouge Coco lipstick in Magnolia, Guerlain Le 2 Volume Mascara. She’s also wearing Shiseido Hydro-Powder cream eyeshadow in Whitelights, and a touch of Becca’s Shimmering Skin Perfecter in Opal on her upper lid, with the black Prestige Total Intensity liner.
4 Responses to “Chanel Holiday 2010: Tweed Fuchsia Blush”
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I apologize for my ignorance, but when was Rouge Coco Magnolia released?
It is part of Holiday 2010– so just recently. I’ll be posting a review soon– it’s lovely and I do recommend it.
I think the Magnolia lipstick is perhaps the most beautiful shade of all. It does not look particularly exciting in the tube, but wow once on my lips it was so different than what I had expected, and so beautiful. Of course, the tweed fuchsia blush is too beautiful for comment. Just my kind of colors. This is why I say this Chanel collection is the most beautiful of any makeup collection I have ever seen. I bought everything and if I happened to walk by another counter of it I’d probably do so again!
I also bought Magnolia and think it is one of the bright stars of this Holiday collection, but I’ll put my comment about it under that post.
When I was having my make-up done by my favorite Chanel SA, I cringed a bit when she reached for Tweed Fuchsia. I told her I loved the color, but thought it was better suited to young lovelies such as herself. She laughed and told me to be brave, that it would look very natural. And she was right! When she finished my make-up and handed me the mirror, I was completely smitten with the beauty of the warm, delicate flush she had achieved. She told me she liked to apply it with a fan brush so that she had better control over the depth of color. She said I could use a regular brush, too, but to just be sure to tap off the excess before applying. So, armed with the make-up tip and the positive feedback from the other ladies visiting the counter, Tweed Fuchsia went home with me.
Using a fan brush is a great way for us oldies but goodies to wear some of this seasons brighter colors. I also use a fan brush when applying Edward Bess’ Moroccan Rose which is a beautiful deep rose color.