The third color for Chanel Fall 2013 is Chanel Elixir, a medium rose ($27). Elixir has a touch of subtle warmth and a bit of beige which gives the color a slight touch of Chanel sophistication.
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Jun 162013
Jun 152013
I’ve had a few requests to compare Chanel Mysterious nail polish (reviewed here) with Chanel Vertigo. As you can see, they are quite close. Mysterious has a touch more olive/yellow in the mix and is a whisper lighter in tone.
I’ve also had requests to swatch Chanel Alchimie (reviewed here) against Chanel Peridot and Diwali. I’ve thrown Chanel Graphite into the mix as well. As you can see, the color and texture of these is quite different.
Jun 142013
Chanel Mysterious ($27) is an mossy olive cream nail polish for Fall 2013. This has a little dusty beige mixed in, which gives the color a little twist.
Jun 142013
For Fall 2013, there are three nail polishes for Chanel–Mysterious, Elixir and Alchimie ($27 each). Not that I can necessarily play favorites, but for me the most unusual must-have is Chanel Alchimie. This is a shimmery mossy-olive color that has a pretty reflectivity even without a topcoat.
Jun 142013
This is a first look at Chanel Mystere Eyeshadow Quad ($59/.24 oz./#43), a shimmery mysterious eyeshadow combination of deep greens, soft cream and light taupe.
This comes packed in the same elegant compact as all other Chanel eyeshadow quads. In some light, the quad can look a touch gray, but in reality there are some very subtle and complex colors in this beautiful palette.
Jun 142013
Fall 2013 brings these six Le Blush Creme de Chanel ($38 each/.09 oz), a entirely new format of cream blushes by Chanel. It has been more than a decade since we’ve seen Chanel release cream blushes, and these bear little resemblance to those created with former technology. Instead, these have excellent, controllable pigmentation. If you like to wear your blush with a water-color whisper lightness, or as a bright statement (or anything in between), Chanel has got you covered with these. These have a bit of slip and a silicone feel, as you can see from the ingredient list posted below.
Jun 132013
Cafe Makeup will have more information up tomorrow regarding the new Le Blush Creme de Chanel blush formulations for Fall 2013. Please stay tuned! In the meantime, please enjoy this image of all six, Chanel Présage, Inspiration, Revelation, Destiny, Fantastic and Affinité.
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Nars at Creatures of the Wind for Fall 2013
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Feb 082013
Nars at Creatures of the Wind previews a new Creamy Concealer and Brow Gel to be introduced in the coming months….
James Boehmer, NARS Director of Global Artistry created this look which adds “pearl on their cheeks, and an angular line that almost makes the look hard and not so feminine, like a Teddy girl in the UK after World War II. I also wanted to balance [Creature of the Wind's] Chris and Shane’s inspiration of artificiality, and candy, by creating a look that had a combination of matte and pearl but no real sense of contour, depth or color.”
FACE
· Radiant Creamy Concealer (New for Spring 2013) Available: US – February 15 2013 / Global – March 1 2013
EYES
BROWS
· Brow Gel Available: US / Global – August 1 2013
All products, except where noted, are available at narscosmetics.com.