Monday, December 12, 2011

chanel spring 2012: rouge coco shines in 68 candeur & 69 flirt

I was so excited to see Chanel's Spring 2012 Harmonie de Printemps collection on shelves - don't get me wrong, I am NOT ready for Christmas to be over, but I AM ready to see the spring makeup collections roll out! If you know me at all, you know lipstick is my favorite beauty product, and nudes and peachy pinks are my absolute greatest weakness. Well, the spring collections seem to be full of them, and full of other beautiful details as well -- Paul & Joe's kitty-themed collection? YES PLEASE! Dior's Garden Party collection with rose imprinted palettes? I'M SO THERE. And YSL is rolling out an utterly dangerous number of new lipstick shades, and even a new line of liquid lipsticks.  #byebyebankaccount

Anyways, I made a pretty restrained purchase (for me!). I was most excited about the limited edition blush, but I was highly disappointed when I swatched it, so I passed (scroll down for swatches). It just looked scarily frosty on my skin. The eyeshadows, Rouge Coco lipsticks, and glossimers were all easy passes as well. It was quite a relief actually, as there's so many things I want from Dior, YSL, and Paul & Joe when those collections release.

Okay, let's get to it then:


Chanel Rouge Coco Shine in 68 Candeur




Chanel Rouge Coco Shine in 69 Flirt




It may be too early to be saying this already, but I think these may be my favorite Rouge Coco Shines to date. They're both so wearable and easy to just slap on with any look.  I don't really notice any shimmer, though they are definitely glossy. Flirt reminds me of  YSL's Volupte Sheer Candy #10 Tangy Mandarina, and Candeur reminds me a cross between YSL's Rouge Pur Shine in #32 Frozen Mango and #93 Pink Lychee. Again, if you know me, you know if I compare a lip product to YSL it's the highest compliment I can give as they can pretty much do no wrong in that department.

Here are the other swatches I took at the counter. I got some weird looks taking these pics - ah, so goes the life of a beauty blogger. haha

Blush Horizon de Chanel on left, Tigerlily top right, Rose de Mai bottom right


Stylo Yeux Waterproof in Garnet (love this shade!)

Hope this was helpful!

Thanks so much for reading. 13 days till Christmas! YAY! :D

xoxo,
<3 Jess

20 comments:

  1. You are so right about the spring collections! While part of me associates spring collections with January and the end of the holiday season, I am also BEYOND excited for YSL, Guerlain, Paul & Joe, Dior and CHANEL!

    Help me! I'm going to be so poor by February!

    ♥ Jessica

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  2. after seeing your tweets of those two lipsticks, i ordered them instantly... i love your taste in lipsticks!!!

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  3. Jessica - I know, I'm so torn. Stay Christmas forever vs. Hurry up, January!! On the other hand, I'm grateful they didn't come out this month or last, because I wouldn't have been able to buy gifts for my family! LOL

    Romz - It's my fave of the two!

    Amity - Yay! I love enabling! haha Hope you love them as much as I do!

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  4. ACK I was JUST at Chanel today and was proud to walk away with nothing but need to go back!!!! Garnet, is that reddish brown?

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  5. J - YES! I love reddish brown liners. They look good with everything! I think I'm going to have to go back and pick that one up later.

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  6. amazing choices! i love the flirt one ;) I also have one from rouge coco shine in evasion but it is too intense i think for my coloring! I am going to chcek those two for sure!
    Thanks!

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  7. Lovely shades! Especially 69 Flirt - that's made its way to my wishlist :)

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  8. Um, could either of those shades be any more meant for you?! (<<<Did that make any sense? LOL) They are totally Jess shades! I can't believe I don't own a Rouge Coco Shine yet. Must. Change. That. Soon. :D

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  9. Tiffany - I know exactly what you mean, and that was my thought when I saw them! Preceded by a "Oh, crap," that is. ;) And I agree - you should definitely do some swatching next time you get a chance - there are several really nice shades in the range! And the formula is my favorite they've come out with so far.

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  10. NOOOOOOO! I told myself I didn't want/like/need either of those two RC Shines! GAH. You always do this to me..every..single..time..lol. You will forever and always be my numero uno enabler de lip. I speak sexy Spanish now, I guess. Oh and yeah, Guerlain and YSL Springs are going to ruin me financially. #ohwell

    Love you!! <33 xxx

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  11. Ooh, I'd love that liner! I thought most of this collecting was a pass, but not because I don't like it - I just thought it was kind of dupable. Those RC shines look nice, though :) They are very you! Paul & Joe has made blush sticks in the shape of cats:: therefore, Paul & Joe will get all my money ;)

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  12. ohmygosh these are so beautiful on your lips! I'll probably be thinking about these colors for the rest of today, at least! They are so pretty and so spring :)

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  13. Oh I love Flirt! Looks great on you :)

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  14. Love these colors! If I were to ever buy Chanel lippies (and I should lol) it would be these for sure...ahhh just another item for my wish list! They definitely look like Jess colors!
    <3
    Amber

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  15. These shades suit you so much!! I'm so envious of your brilliant lip swatches, they are awesome x

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  16. Great post! You have a really great blog and I gave you the verstaile blogger award! You can check out my post here! http://julianneinjune.blogspot.com/2011/12/versatile-blogger-award.html

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  17. Beautiful colors! Especially Candeur!

    Julia

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  18. Hey Jessica! I'm going to Orlando in February <3 Where should I go shopping?

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  19. Everything looks gorgeous! Aaah the lipsticks <3

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