Chanel Updates

[AnneMCC]

Share some pics, news, what are your 'must haves' for Chanel releases coming up?

Share your Chanel finds, reviews and loves!

[Samtian]

@Sunnysmom Is the primer LE?

[Sunnysmom]

Yes so far these 3 are for this collection @Samtian . But the regular primer is so pretty I know you’d be happy with it as well! It’s neutral and has a good glow! If you’re wanting more of that icy pink then the LE is for you! 🥰I  just really like the regular Illuminatrice one tho the LE beige is very nice too! 

[CookieGirl1]

@Sunnysmom I've been seeing those blushes ALLLL over my IG feed and every time I have to stop and stare at them for a minute.  Those are stunning.

[Sunnysmom]

Ugh same @CookieGirl1 ! They are really lovely. At first I thought do they really need the 2 cool toned shades but now I get the differences for sure. Chanel didn’t mess up with this release! 

[TraceyEB]

@Sunnysmom, oh my heavens your swatches are beautiful! You have posted the best look at the blush and primer that I have seen. I'm curious if Rose shows up more pigmented on the skin if applied using a synthetic brush. The videos that I have watched have the reviewer using natural brushes so the effect is less pigmented, making Rose look like more glow and lightly pigmented. Is that what you are seeing when you apply it? Sorry for all the questions!

[Sunnysmom]

Oh good @TraceyEB I’m glad if the swatches show up well! Sometimes it’s hard to tell. Well I used Wayne Goss’s blush brush and then a BK brush the next day so I’m not sure if I saw a difference in them. Hmm. I really applied them lightly too but today I did use a dot of cream blush first and then a light powder. I think I preferred the look using the WG brush. I noticed the glow nicely today.  I’ll see what happens tomorrow as well and report back! Also, I did go in to see the collection today and picked up the Glaciale nail. The sheer pink nail is fun too but tbh both remind me of Londontown Illujminating Nail Concealer.  The Frosty White primer is cute but it’s so funny how the SAs pretty much talked me out of it! 🤣 They apparently don’t think it’s all that especially if you have the original one. So I didn’t get it. It pretty much looked the same that one I thought. The eye quad is very pretty with quite intense cool pinks. They had no tester and only one reserved for someone so I didn’t feel I should take a snap of it. Maybe @blackkitty2014 can show us hers sometime? The Coral blush is gorgeous. I swatched it quickly between the other ones on my back paw. 🤓Forgive! Sheesh my veins are so prominent on my thin skin. Eeks! 🥹 I’ll put it in spoiler. Not pretty. Lol. Blush yes!! These are a few swipes. @blackkitty2014 @Titian06 @Winthrop44 @curlychiquita 

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[blackkitty2014]

Sorry i was swamped. I will try to swatch the eyeshadow today @Sunnysmom @TraceyEB . But if you are not opposed to pink, do get this one. I think this is the prettiest pink Chanel eyeshadow I owned. Not over the top PMG pink, just simple everyday pink 😘

[Titian06]

@blackkitty2014 - Please tag me when you swatch. 🙂

[Titian06]

Your swatches are gorgeous, @Sunnysmom !  The coral is beautiful...the mauve may come home with a friend. 😁

[Sunnysmom]

Yay @Titian06 ! It’s so luminous in the light!! 🤩

[Winthrop44]

@Sunnysmom All gorgeous. I love this collection. That bag in your picture looks adorable! How sheer is the sheer pink nail polish? Do you think you’d clearly see white nail tips thru it with two coats? Does it have any shimmer (I’m hoping no)?

[Sunnysmom]

@Winthrop44 Our sweet SA sent this pic for us! Very sheer and healthy pink! Btw it took me a few solid coats of the sheer white to made a good snowman glow. One barely showed up. Smooth tho and not patchy. Similar to Ballerina. I’m trying not to order the pink! So cute! I love their polish.  ☃️🌸

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[Winthrop44]

@Sunnysmom Thanks very much for the words and the pic. You and your SA are too good to us!!!  😘  The pink looks very pretty. I'm a sucker for whites and will probably prioritize that one too but may end up with both. Considering I just caught one of my pinkies in a door last night, blowing it up and turning the nail purple (blood underneath), I may need something with more coverage than either of them right now! LOL

[Sunnysmom]

We’re all in this together @Winthrop44 ! 🤗😘

Ooch that sounds so painful I’m so sorry!! It’s also something I would do. 😭 That or my toes! Have you used Londontown sheer white and pink Illuminating concealers? I just love them! Think I use the white more. They strengthen plus so easy and pretty! I often just use these as they stay shiny and strong too.  Hope you pamper yourself and have a wonderful holiday! 🥰

 

[Titian06]

That would be great for a French mani, @Sunnysmom ! 🥰

[Sunnysmom]

Wouldn’t it @Titian06 ?! Ala Chanel! 🥰

[Sunnysmom]

It’s so pretty @Winthrop44 . They threw the bag in, I was excited! It’s the little things ☺️. Yes I think you could still see white nail tips with a few sheer coats! It’s a pretty pinky almost candy yet a bit peachy but not quite shade!  I am hoping I don’t regret not getting it but it seems similar to an Essie shade so I didn’t. Not quite as neutral pink or light as Mademoiselle I don’t think if you have that one. I could look further. No shimmer at all that I saw! 

[TraceyEB]

@Sunnysmom, so so so appreciate your descriptions of the blush application and thoughts on the primers. The blush swatches on the back of your hand really show off the gold within the coral - fabulous! Even the blush itself looked more interesting in the pan after some use. Love it! (Skin on my hands are thinning, too, sadly.) I'm going to add the Coral blush to my pre-order when I see my Chanel counter this week and will wait to see the primers when they come out. I have the La Blanc Illuminatrice primer that you posted below and the Les Beiges Healthy Glow Cream primer that didn't come to the US (it's my favourite product of all I've purchased this year)! So, given the comments your SA made about the similarities of the primers, I may be okay in that category. Thank you sooo much for the intel! Happy holidays, my friend!!! 🎄🎅

[Sunnysmom]

Oooh @TraceyEB I think the coral blush will be so flattering on you! It looked so soft and lovely on I was even tempted ! No I didn’t do it tho. 🤣 (sympathies on your thin skin too! 🥰) I will use my other synthetic brush tomorrow and see what happens.  I do think you’re correct in that using it after a few times will also help. Their testers were softer than my actual. I really wanted the Healthy Glow primer you bought that was not avail here! Lucky! I kept asking them if they thought they’d get because at one time they did. Oh well.  I love the original Illuminatrice as well. She did mention that she loved Rosy drops more and better value too which is so true. I forgot how much I love that one and will be pulling it out to use more often. It does look similar! So unless you really want the Frosty then I think we’re prob good on the others we have? Just my thought tho. You do you! 🥰 Happiest of holidays to you too my friend!! 😘😘😘😘

[TraceyEB]

@Sunnysmom, lots to contemplate! Appreciate the primer advice that your SA has shared. I shared it with my Chanel counter manager and she agreed that between my Les Beiges Healthy Glow Cream in Rosy Beige and La Base Illuminatrice, I am well covered for illuminating primers. Part of me would like to compare the smoothing, youthful result of Rosy Beige to the new primers to compare their effects. We'll see. I don't know why Rosy Beige didn't come to the US market. I hope Chanel brings all these primers into the regular line. I want a vat of the Rosy Beige primer. That's my Christmas wish to Chanel! 🎄🎁😂

[Sunnysmom]

I totally get wanting to scratch that itch @TraceyEB ! I really wanted the compact version that the US didn’t get. Did you also get that? I wonder if yours is similar to the LE beige. What did your SA think? I could ask mine too but as the US didn’t get them I’m not sure if she saw them at a meeting or in Paris or something . I will ask her. Sep thought- have you tried La Mer The Hydrating Illuminator 1.4 oz/ 41 mL ? It’s really wonderful. Maybe a bit lighter vs beige if you prefer that but it feels fantastic. 🥰