Categorized: Chanel

Chanel has put out quite the little collection for fall 2011 called Illusions d’ Ombre de Chanel.

The collection includes three new colors called Graphite, Peridot and Quartz, two of which I feel are VERY worth the sky-high pricing.

Formula. You know Chanel, plenty chippy on most people including myself. Well most polish is chippy on me within 48 hours anyway so really, it’s hard to tell. The first time I wore Peridot though I got a very random circle chip in the middle of my pointer finger within 24 hours. STILL the color is so gorgeous…

Peridot and Quartz applied a little streaky. Peridot does even out when it dries, but Quartz still showed some streaks. Graphite is thicker and I didn’t have any issues applying it and it dries pretty quickly also.

Note: Graphite and Peridot are limited edition (sadly) but Quartz will be part of their permanent collection.

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Today I’ve got a reader request which is Revlon Black With Envy vs. Chanel Black Pearl.

It’s been said that these are dupes for all intents and purposes, but are they really?

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Welcome to yet another reader request edition of “vs.”.

Today we are taking a peek at two fabulous sage green colors: Chanel Khaki Vert and Sonia Kashuk Fatigued. Are they dupes or similar or very different? Read on!

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Peter Philips Brings His Beauty Kit to Life for the Brand’s Cheeky Short

A jet-propelled robot, a beaming sun god and an impish spider are not the likeliest of characters to embody the ultra-luxurious world of Chanel, but Peter Philips, the innovative mind behind them, has made his name pursuing the unexpected. Chanel’s Global Creative Director of Makeup took a break from conceptualizing cosmetic gold to don the animator’s cap for today’s short, a work inspired by a series of headdresses he crafted from beauty product packaging for a Vogue Paris shoot. Built from a trove of compacts, glosses, brushes and more, Philips’s characters embark on a journey that begins with a lipstick-powered automaton blasting through the clouds and ends on more familiar ground, with a model whose chic ensemble channels Mme Chanel herself. Philips came to the task with the requisite technical skills, having studied graphic design before attending Antwerp’s Académie Royale des Beaux-Arts. But he did concede on one creative point—the music. “If it were up to me it would have been disco,” he confesses.

You can also view this video (date is Jan 25th) and another (Jan 24th) which discusses the start of his makeup career and the inspiration behind this animated short via the links below:

http://www.nowness.com/day/2011/1/24

http://www.nowness.com/day/2011/1/25

Enjoy!

-VV

Chanel’s new Les Perles de Chanel Le Vernis for spring 2011 features three new limited edition colors, two of which I felt I *needed* to possess.

I thought since these were labeled with the term “pearl” I needed to fancy up my main photo of them so I added a (fake) pearl necklace and some (real) pearl earrings Mr. VV got me for Christmas.

The three colors are:

• Pearl Drop
• Black Pearl
• Péche Nacrée

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