Wednesday, 26 June 2013

CHANEL Les 4 Ombres Séduction

Séduction (£38) forms part of the recent Jeux de Regards Collection. It contains a medium warm burgundy with satin finish, shimmered cool champagne, apricot with fine shimmer and a deep matte brown.


The colours work extremely well together and though it does contain two warm shades, I still find the overall look more neutral in tone. This is the round pan European baked format so the shades have a dryer texture and powdery feel. The colour pay off it quite good, though for more vibrancy its best to use them wet.
Swatched below dry and then with a dampened brush

 
The colours apply well and have an average wear, though I would recommend using an eye primer first. I have rather varied luck with Chanel quads, but this might well be my favourite thus far. Unlike quite a few predecessors, I do not find the colours go on muddy or too sheer.
Below I have used the shadows dry, using the foam applicators supplied (with all colours apart from the liner). They're usable but I still don't like them.

The colours coordinate really well to create a daytime hazy look but can also be built up with the two deeper shades to add a smokey hue.
Ingredients:


I bought this from Boots.

8 comments:

  1. Those are cute colors! Does using a damp brush help the makeup to stay on?

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    1. Hi AJ,
      I do think using them wet adds to the longevity :)

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  2. Beautiful colours Replica. It is very you. Have you checked out the fall collection yet? The cream blushes are gorgeous.

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    1. HI Jacqueline,
      We don't get the fall here until August, so I am building up a long want list from all the blog posts I am seeing about the collection :)

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    2. Here is my wish list. ;) Prevage, Revelation and Mystere. What about yours?

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    3. Good choices, I'm thinking Révélation, Mystère,Gri-Gri and both the RCS in the sheer formula :)

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  3. Hi Clare,
    The colors are so pretty :) Somehow it reminds me of raffinement from spring collection.

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    1. Yes I see what you mean, funnily enough the SA was wearing both those quads together and it worked really well so I must try that at some point :)

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