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Rouge Allure Extrait de Gloss Triomphal

 Chanel, Lipgloss, Lipstick  12 Responses »
Oct 272011
 

Chanel Rouge Allure Extrait de Gloss in Triomphal ($32/ #517) is one of the most dramatic products.  As with the others in the line, Triomphal comes in the elegant, heavy tube.  I have to say, I love this design.

The consistency is a rich glossy lipstick–the product is opaque in one swipe.  Unlike a lipstick, there is a rich glossy finish. Triomphal is a rich red with very tiny fuchsia microsparkles.  It’s the liquid lipstick version of Chanel Rouge Allure Famous (reviewed here).

Here is the rich red Triophal next to the other reds in the Chanel Rouge Allure Extrait de Gloss line–the deep red Fatale, the softer strawberry Emoi and the rich fire-engine red Exces.

 Triomphal is absolutely gorgeous.  Here is one coat on Liz (no liner or base):

You’ll also see the nude toned Chanel Rouge Allure Extrait de Gloss in Insouciance re-repromoted with Holiday 2011 (reviewed here).

Chanel Rouge Allure Extrait de Gloss in Emoi

 Chanel, Lipgloss  14 Responses »
Sep 152010
 

Chanel Rouge Allure Extrait de Gloss features Emoi (#58) ($32), a deep cool raspberry red. Like the others in the Rouge Allure Extrait de Gloss line, the gloss is packaged in a long tube with a modified doe-foot handle that has a shape intended to fit against the lip.

The gloss applies as a deep cool red, although not as deep as the Extrait de Gloss in Fatale.  Emoi leans more to a cool deep pink, compared to the deep vamp blue-red of Fatale:

Here is the full effect on Liz:

For those who are interested, here are comparison swatches of the three red shades in Chanel’s Rouge Allure Extrait de Gloss line:

As an aside, Liz and I get into endless discussions about which pictures and lighting show the colors most accurately–what you see on the site are the ones that we’ve both agreed upon.

The World Premiere Wrap Up: Chanel Rouge Allure Extrait de Gloss Comparison and Links

 Chanel, Lipgloss  9 Responses »
Aug 132010
 

Chanel’s Rouge Allure Extrait de Gloss is a new line of high-shine glosses in nine shades.  An overview of the entire line can be found at this link.

This post was edited on 9/15/10 to add Emoi (#58).

Insouciance (#51):

- Soft beige-nude

-Reviewed at this link

Confidence (#55):

-Soft, natural pink that borders on nude

-Reviewed at this link

Imaginaire (#56):

- A sheer pink with a touch of peach

-Reviewed at this link

Insolence (#57):

- A cool candy-pink

- Reviewed at this link

Emoi (#58)

- A cool raspberry red

Reviewed at this link

Excès (#60):

- A medium, glossy red

- Reviewed at this link

Fatale (#61):

- A very deep red

- Reviewed at this link.

- There are three glosses that I decided against purchasing:  Genie (#52) which is a medium peach shade;  Emoi (#58) which is a raspberry red;  and Impertinence (#59), a deep brown.  These are shades that I don’t feel will work well with my coloring although you may find that they are ideal for yours.

Together with three new nail polish colors, the line will release with a series of new Rouge Allure lipstick shades, some of which mirror the names of the new Extrait de Gloss:

  • Confidentielle
  • Insolente
  • Fatale
  • Excessive
  • Emotive

I suspect that the promotional image that we’ve seen is using a combination of the lipstick and gloss–it’s quite opaque here:

These glosses look really wonderful layered with a lipstick–for example, I layered Fatale with a MAC cool red lipstick in my stash and the effect was really stunning.  Even if you do not get the Rouge Allure lipsticks, I encourage you to try the Extrait de Glosses with the lipsticks that you already own.  The shine and slight sheerness adds a really beautiful depth.

Doesn’t this sound like a lovely time for a poll? How do you feel? Vote for as many choices as you wish (up to 9):

[poll id="11"]

I’m so excited to see which colors you prefer!

Chanel has a website dedicated to the line at this link, together with some look sheets that can be created using Chanel makeup.

Chanel Rouge Allure Extrait de Gloss in Insouciance

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Aug 132010
 

“Insouciance” in French refers to the quality of recklessness, although Chanel Rouge Allure Extrait de Gloss in Insouciance (#51) is a rather quiet nude tone with very subtle shimmer.

This is a lovely light color that will blank out most color on pigmented lips, leaving a sheen and a touch of natural color showing through.  If you are looking something that is even more toned down than the pink-nude Confidence, then Insouciance is a good choice.  Keep in mind that this collection also has a brown shade–Impertinence–if you are looking for a darker shade in the nude/brown category.

Looking at the other Chanel glosses that I happened to have in my collection, I found that Insoulance bore the closest resemblances to the more shimmery and more Chanel Aqualumiere Gloss in Freeze /Cafe Glace (#66) and Chanel’s Creme Gloss Lumiere in Creme Caramel (#76), which comes in the tube with the brush tip.  I suspect that the Creme Gloss Lumiere’s have been phased out now that the Extrait de Glosses are introduced, as the supply of the former has dwindled nearly out of existence on Chanel.com’s website.  Note that the Extrait de Gloss gives longer wear and a higher gloss than the Aqualumeire gloss, for those trying to decide between Freeze/Cafe Glaze and Insouciance.

One quick picture of Insouciance on bare lips:

Chanel Rouge Allure Extrait de Gloss in Confidence

 Chanel, Lipgloss  6 Responses »
Aug 122010
 

Chanel’s Rouge Allure Extrait de Gloss in Confidence (#55) is a nice, everyday neutral that one can carry in their bag with the assurance that the color is going to work with almost everything else you might wear.

A very work-friendly color, this is a shade that one can reapply before going out to a lunch or into a meeting, without concern that the color will come across as over-the-top.  Like Chanel’s Rose Petale blush, this color will never look out of place.  Truly, you can be confident in Confidence.

You can see the applicator again in the above picture.  Although I initially reacted quite strongly against it, it is growing on me.  Using it flat-side against the lip, the application is quite easy.  Still, I wish it felt a bit sturdier.  I like the overall dimension of the tube.  There is something elegant about pulling out this rather large gloss in public.  It’s so distinctively… Chanel.

Confidence seems to me to be a lighter, slightly sheerer and glossier version of Chanel’s Rouge Allure Laque in Ming–both are beautiful, medium pink neutrals:

Here is the swatch on bare lips without any base, lipstick or liner:

Are you still undecided about this line?  If you don’t already own Ming, and are looking for a good, glossy shade, I recommend Confidence.   Although it is not one of the more dramatic or exciting colors (I do love Fatale!), it’s quite versatile and likely a color that I’ll use up completely:

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