Chanel Superstition Collection for Fall 2013

The new Chanel "Superstition" make up collection for fall 2013, is nearly upon us, with a release date for the US market set for next week, starting 10 June.

Europe and the rest of the world will soon follow, with release dates expected to be, as for previous collections, between mid-July and mid-August.

So, well, we'll just have to be patient for a few more days to have more detailed information and *holds breath expectantly* pictures!
For now, let's just enjoy this sneak peek!

A photo of Chanel Quadra Eyeshadow in Mystère, a limited edition US exclusive featuring Golden Khaki, Golden Ivory, Silver Taupe, Matte Khaki shades was tweeted by Tomoichi:

 

 

The collection will also feature a brand-new product for Chanel, and one I'm really excited about as I'm a big fan of cream blushes, especially for the winter months as I find them kinder to my sensitive skin - Le Blush Crème de Chanel cream blush, in no less than six shades:

 

 

 

Finally, the other products I'm most eagerly anticipating are, of course, the nail polishes!

There will be three new shades:

 

#589 Elixir, which is my favourite one so far and looks like a creamy raspberry pink and reminds me a bit of #533 April

 

 

 

#591 Alchimie, a limited edition Golden khaki, and

 

#601 Mysterious, a gunmetal shimmery cream which, so far, looks gorgeous. Of course I can't wait to see these in person as soon as they hit the beauty counters, but for now, I'll see you early next week after the US release, with more pictures!

 

 

 

Is there a particular product you cannot wait for? Leave a comment below and let me know!

 





Summer Make-Up Collections

Finally, details of the long awaited designer make-up collections are beginning to be available, as products start to be released around the world.

As I mentioned in a previous post, I am beyond excited for the new L'été Papillon de Chanel Collection to hit a store near me!

Described on the Chanel website as inspired "by the dazzling colours of butterflies", which allow to create "a joyful look for face and fingertips", with "electric shades and gleaming colours", this truly promises to be one splendid make-up collection.

 

Such brilliant shades are not normally up my beauty street, but with this collection I find myself mesmerised...I cannot wait for these beauties to be released in Italy - so much so that I'm considering ordering the nail polishes on eBay as I can hardly bear the wait! :)

 

The collection comprises 3 new Lèvres Scintillantes lip glosses (L-R in the above picture: #437 Eden, #377 Zéphyr, #427 Envolée, all limited edition), 4 new Inimitable Waterproof mascaras (again, all limited edition, three in various shades of aqua and blue: #37 Lime Light, #47 Aqua Blue, #57 Moon River, and one in a bright sunny yellow, #27 Zest).



L-R: Moon River, Noir, Aqua Blue, Lime Light and Zest

 

Plus, a limited edition Les Quatres Ombres in #44 Métamorphose, 6 new Stylo Eyeshadow pens (all limited edition...oh gosh, I'll end up spending quite a lot of money on this collection!), which you can see below:

 



L-R: #57 Black Stream, #07 Moon River, #27 Pink Lagoon, #47 Blue Bay (which looks particularly covetable to me!), #37 Jade Shore and #17 Cool Gold

 

Along with 2 new limited edition Rouge Coco Shine lipsticks in #467 Pygmalion and #457 Idylle, and a limited edition Stylo Yeux Waterproof in #57 True Blue (which you can all see in the first picture up top), the collection is completed by what are, in my opinion, the real gems, the items I'm most eagerly awaiting...of course, the nail polishes!

 

Specifically, 3 new limited edition (agh!! I need them!) nail polishes: #647 Lilis, #531 Azuré and (prettiest of them all, possibly) #657 Bel Argus.



Dior #553 Princess Nail Polish

Ieri ero bloccata in una coda eterna alla Procura della Repubblica, così ho deciso di fare un salto veloce in profumeria per passare un po' il tempo.

La profumeria più comoda è Rossi Profumi di via Clavature, dove comunque avevo già in programma una visita perché in questi giorni e fino al 3 aprile hanno in promozione il mascara Hypnose Drama di Lancome, che è quello che uso solitamente, a 24€ invece che 34,50€.

Così sono entrata e ho trovato una bella sorpresa, perché il giorno prima era arrivata la nuova collezione di Dior, Sparkling Shine.

Come ormai saprete, il mio punto debole sono gli smalti, e questa collezione vede l'uscita di ben quattro nuove sfumature e un top coat trasparente effetto gel.

Da destra a sinistra, i colori sono:

• #343 Spring Ball;
• #553 Princess;
• #643 Diablotine;
• #433 Délice.

La mia scelta è caduta sul più tenue dei quattro, Princess, che mi ha colpito anche per il nome.
D'altra parte, chi non vorrebbe essere una principessa, anche solo grazie a una passata di smalto scintillante? ;)

Va detto che i glitter argentati sembrano meno visibili nel prodotto visto dal vivo, probabilmente le fotografie sono stata leggermente ritoccate per far risaltare lo scintillio al massimo.

 

Confesso che non sono particolarmente attratto dagli smalti glitter, non fosse altro perché poi sono un vero incubo da rimuovere, ma in attesa dell'uscita dell'agognato Taboo di Chanel, ho deciso di coccolarmi con questo nuovo smalto, anche se di rosa nella mia collezione ce ne sono già parecchi, e sarà difficile battere la consistenza cremosa di May della collezione Chanel della scorsa primavera.

 

 

 

Ma staremo a vedere al momento dell'applicazione!

Exciting news, Chanel nail polish lovers out there!!
The first photographs and previews from the upcoming Spring and Summer 2013 make-up collections have started to surface and...oh my, aren't they covetable?

First to land on a beauty counter near you (there's talk of April, which is bad, as I'm already salivating over the whole set of polishes!), is the Avant Premiere de Chanel Collection.

Not a great deal is known about it yet, we just have a couple of promotional images featuring the new shades of Rouge Coco Shine and Rouge Coco Lipstick which will be released and, most importantly for what concerns this blog, four brand-new Chanel Le Vernis nail polishes!

 

 

 

The new nail polish shades, background to foreground, are

 

• #599 Provocation, a deep, rich plum, which some fashionistas out there might recall was first released as part of the limited edition Le Twin Set de Chanel Collection, created exclusively fro Fashion's Night Out 2012;
• #581 Cinema, a classic pillar-box red, reminiscent of old-school Hollywood glamour;
• #579 Paparazzi, a shimmery rosewood pink colour;
• #575 Starlet, which will be the only limited edition in the collection, a shimmery peachy pink (which reminds me a bit of Frisson, we will see...).

 



Then we have what I think is the real beauty, so far, #583 Taboo, part of the Revelation de Chanel Collection (pre-fall collection), release date very tentatively mid-March.

Taboo is a to-die-for dark purple shade infused with burgundy shimmer. I can't wait to lay my hands on this one!

 

 

Then we have the first previews of the Summer 2013 collection to wet our appetites for more gorgeuos nail polish shades to come!

 

 

Nothing much is known about the summer collection as yet, more details will be available as release date approaches. For now, I must say that Azuré is probably my favourite of the three, but I'll suspend judgement until we have swatches/more pics.

 

So, what do you think about the latest Chanel polish news?

Are you excited about one shade in particular?

 



 

 

 





My Collection of Chanel Nail Polishes

OK. I know this means I may be a bit...vapid.

And it's also a sure sign I probably haven't got anything worthy to occupy my time with, but today I decided to give in to a whim and line up and colour-coordinate my complete collection of Chanel nail polishes...and it turned out I own a respectable 21!!

Which also, incidentally, means that I have spent upwards of...erm...€200 on my collection over the years...
But let's not dwell and that and just have a closer look at these little beauties...

Left to right:

#559 Frenzy
#525 Quartz

#505 Particulière

#509 Paradoxal

#210 Lilac Sky

#569 Emprise

#543 Frisson

#445 Rose Gloss

#535 May

#165 Organdy

#339 Cassis

#000 Provocation

#573 Accessoire 

#533 April

#487 Rouge Fatal

#637 Malice

#018 Rouge Noir

#607 Delight

#531 Péridot

#529 Graphite

#527 Nouvelle Vague

I'm actually rather proud of them all, as some of them have become quite rare over the years, so much so that I'm considering selling a few on Ebay...to make room for more, of course! My bathroom cabinet is filling up quickly! 

I've set my sights in particular on the gorgeous Chanel Sky Line, which was released as a limited edition for summer 2012. I missed it when it first came out (somehow I thought it might not suit me, as I rarely wear blue on my nails), but it's now firmly on my must-buy list.

In fact, I cannot get my head round why I didn't just buy it in the first place!
It reminds me of Frenzy, just more blue, of course, more pearly, more...really!

Chanel Spring 2013 Printemps Precieux Make-Up Collection

Photo from the Chanel website

The new make-up collection for spring 2013 by Chanel is "inspired by Gabrielle Chanel’s codes of simplicity and sophistication".

Oh, OK, I'll admit to a particular weakness for Chanel make-up.
No. Actually, I'll re-phrase that: I'll admit to a particular weakness for Chanel nail polishes!!

They're, in fact, my absolute, all-time favourite item of make-up. You just cannot beat the feel good, pick-me-up factor of going a shop and coming out with a beautiful tiny black and white Chanel carrier bag (bearing in mind that monochrome is going to be a HUGE trend for s/s, as well!), filled with exquisite make-up goodies, beautifully packaged in the label's signature black and gold boxes.

And no, I'm not being paid by Chanel to write this, unfortunately...

But having said that, it must also be considered that a bottle of Chanel nail polish will set you back, here in Italy where I live, €22, which is about £18.50 at the current exchange rates.
Way less expensive than, say, a designer lipstick and just about an affordable treat on my student-cum-trainee lawyer budget!

So, let's start on the nail polishes without further ado!
There are three in the collection:

Photo from the Chanel website

#569 Emprise, which is a creamy salmon pink with a hint of a pearly glow;

#571 Fracas, which is a lovely rich watermelon shade, perfect for the warmer months, and finally

#573 Accessoire, a dark plum/brick red combination, which is actually very close to Chanel Provocation, except that the latter veers decidedly towards plum undertones, whereas the former has a richer red shade.

Photo from the Chanel website

Both Emprise and Fracas are limited editions.

I got first Emprise, whom I fell instantly in love, love, love with!

Then I bought Accessoire as well, and I must say I'm perfectly please with both.

I was tempted by Fracas, as well, but it seemed somewhat too "spring-summer" for now, just a bit too garish for this bleak midwinter we're going through.

But, who knows? Next week I might just go and buy myself a bottle.

It's a limited edition, after all...I seems churlish to run the risk of having to do without :)

Stay tuned for more nail polish posts coming up! xx

Let there be peace on Earth...

...and new festive make-up products on my bathroom shelves!!!
Because now that I'm all grown up, nail polishes and lip glosses are my new toys!
This holiday season, I was particularly dazzled by Chanel's Eclats du Soir Holiday 2012 Collection.

And who wouldn't be?

The nail polish, in particular, Malice, is a totally amazing black-burgundy infused with shimmer, perfect for a party manicure! 

I cannot wear it enough these days! 

I'm only sorry I could find just one bottle in the shop, as I'd have happily bought a spare one, just in case!

It was love, love, love at first sight. I just wish I could have got my hands on the matching lipstick as well.

That is, Rouge Allure Velvet Lipstick in L'Impatient.

Isn't it a darling??