Sunday 9 November 2014

My buys from the Chanel Holiday 2014 Collection Plumes Precieuses de Chanel

We finally got the Chanel holiday collection in the UK, seeing a wealth of reviews before the collection launched here, I'd pretty much decided what I was going to get before seeing it in person, though the only thing I changed my mind about was the Caresse Joues Contraste as on swatching it was extremely powdery and flyaway.

Envol Illusion d’Ombre Eyeshadow (£25) is a warm peach with a frosty/metallic sheen. The initial colour payoff is on the sheer side but its easily built up.

It has the normal smooth texture, ease of blending and long wear as my other Illusion d’Ombres. Its too warm for me to wear on its own so I use it as a topper on other shades and combined with the Camelia de Plumes Highlighting Powder.
 
Swatched below L-R:Emerveille Illusion d’Ombre, Envol Illusion d’Ombre then Envol mixed with Camelia de Plumes Highlighting Powder.
 
Volage Rouge Allure Lipstick (£26) is a light peachy beige with a hint of pink and has a very pretty cool toned sheen finish.
 
This is probably one of the most unpigmented Rouge Allures I've had, nevertheless I do really like the colour. It feels smooth and none drying however as it has quite a bit of slip its wear time is shorter than my other Rouge Allures and it has a tendency to show up lip lines which is annoying.
I find it rather similar to the Rouge Coco Shine in Secret,  swatched below Volage then Secret.

 
I was very close to not buying the Camelia de Plumes Highlighting Powder (£47) once I'd swatched it in store as it seemed extremely shimmery and metallic, but for fear of missing out on something magical (with so many reviews declaring it a must buy not to be missed) I decided to jump on the bandwagon.
 
The colour is quite interesting, its a very pigmented cool toned gold that also mixes in platinum. Texture wise it feels smooth and blends easily onto the skin and lasts the whole day on me with minimal colour fade.
 
However this is certainly not my favourite highlighter. Even with a light touch I still find it a bit too metallic in finish, I prefer something more natural looking, I am enjoying this more used on the lid and in the inner eye corner.
Ingredients:
 
Overall, whilst I'll get use out of these, I don't feel that any are must haves.

I bought these from Boots.

10 comments:

  1. Hey Clare, I am tempted to check Emerveille out, but I really don't do peachy looks that often! I personally like the highlighter, but you're right about it not being the most subtle. I find that once on the cheeks, the color doesn't really show up so it doesn't clash with my skin tone (like I had imagined) though.

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    1. I think I am one of the very few not in love with the highlighter, it might be becuase of how pale I am that things can easily look a bit harsh. Still at least I like it on the eyes or else I might have cried for that price ;)

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  2. Hi dear Clare, the highlighting powder, as you said, has a quite strange finish, I think it seems a little bit too "frosty"!
    The rosy Illusion d'Ombre is an interesting shade, alone or used as a base.
    Thanks for the review!
    Kisses
    Marghe

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    1. Yep, too frosty/metallic for me on the cheeks, it will sure last me a long time using it mainly on the eyes :)
      The Illusion d'Ombre is very pretty, I love using these over other shadows x

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  3. Selfishly, I'm quite relieved to hear you don't adore the highlighter...I'd decided not to get it, but if you'd loved it I would have HAD to since your taste/skin seems similar to mine. In other words, if you'd loved it, I probably would, too--and I'm so happy not to "have" to lay out the cash for this one. ;) But at least you like it on your eyes. I hope you find many other uses for it. Or you could just put it on the wall as art--it's so beautiful!

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    1. Glad to have saved you the money ;) I was so close to not getting it after I swatched it, I should have trusted my instincts, grrr. It is quite nice on the eyes, I'll try to not think about the cost of it :)

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  4. I don't like the highlighter either. It just doesn't look nice on me. The other products though, soooo pretty!

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    1. It is such a let down, I'm surprised by the finish really as a lot of reviews I read said it was very wearable and not over the top. I think the Envol Illusion d’Ombre is my fav of what I picked up.

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  5. I was very tempted to get the highlighter because it looks so pretty but I don't use highlighters very much. I did not get the Illusion d'ombre either because I thought it looked very much like Abstraction.

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    1. I think if you don't regularly use highlighters probably best to skip this given the price. I don't have Abstraction but have seen comparisons on line and seems that Envol is not as deep nor as warm and doesn't have any hint of pink.

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