Chanel Lumiere Graphique Palette Review & Swatches
Lumiere Graphique
Chanel Lumiere Graphique Eyeshadow Palette ($88.00 for 0.31 oz.) is a new, limited edition holiday palette that featured five shimmery shades ranging from golden pewter to sparkling white. The quality was more mid-range for me; a little powdery and drier in texture, though certainly better when applied with a dampened brush or over a tacky base.
Ingredients
Lumiere Graphique
LELimited Edition. $88.00.
Lumiere Graphique #1
Lumiere Graphique #1 is a light-medium, golden pewter with moderate, warm undertones and a sparkling, metallic finish.
- Semi-opaque, buildable pigmentation
- Soft, lightly powdery, not prone to fallout
- Applied evenly and blended out well
- Long-wearing (8 hours before fading)
Top Dupes
- NARS Pygar (LE, $25.00).
- KVD Beauty Hairspray (LE, ).
- ColourPop Right Hand Mando (LE, $4.50).
- Auric Ego (Powder) (PiP, ).
- Sydney Grace John (PiP, $6.25).
- NARS Kauai I (PiP, $19.00).
- NARS Galice (P, $28.00).
- Urban Decay Fool's Gold (LE, $19.00).
- Pat McGrath Sinful (PiP, $25.00).
- Melt Cosmetics No Regrets (LE, ).
Ingredients
CALCIUM ALUMINUM BOROSILICATE | SILICA | CETEARYL ETHYLHEXANOATE | GLYCERIN | CAPRYLYL GLYCOL | POLYSORBATE 80 | SQUALANE | ETHYLHEXYLGLYCERIN | TIN OXIDE | 1,2-HEXANEDIOL | CALCIUM CHLORIDE | PENTAERYTHRITYL TETRA-DI-T-BUTYL HYDROXYHYDROCINNAMATE | CHONDRUS CRISPUS EXTRACT | XANTHAN GUM | TOCOPHEROL | [+ / - (MAY CONTAIN) | CI 75470 (CARMINE) | CI 77000 (ALUMINUM POWDER) | CI 77007 (ULTRAMARINES) | CI 77163 (BISMUTH OXYCHLORIDE) | CI 77288 (CHROMIUM OXIDE GREENS) | CI 77491, | CI 77492, | CI 77499 (IRON OXIDES) | CI 77510 (FERRIC AMMONIUM FERROCYANIDE) | CI 77510 (FERRIC FERROCYANIDE) | CI 77742 (MANGANESE VIOLET) | CI 77891 (TITANIUM DIOXIDE) | MICA] | BS000171A Ingredient listing | CETEARYL ETHYLHEXANOATE | SILICA | SYNTHETIC FLUORPHLOGOPITE | GLYCERIN | CAPRYLYL GLYCOL | POLYSORBATE 80 | SQUALANE | ETHYLHEXYLGLYCERIN | 1,2-HEXANEDIOL | CALCIUM CHLORIDE | C12-20 ACID PEG-8 ESTER | CHONDRUS CRISPUS EXTRACT | PENTAERYTHRITYL TETRA-DI-T-BUTYL HYDROXYHYDROCINNAMATE | XANTHAN GUM | DICALCIUM PHOSPHATE | TOCOPHEROL | [+ / - (MAY CONTAIN) | CI 75470 (CARMINE) | CI 77000 (ALUMINUM POWDER) | CI 77007 (ULTRAMARINES) | CI 77163 (BISMUTH OXYCHLORIDE) | CI 77288 (CHROMIUM OXIDE GREENS) | CI 77491, | CI 77492, | CI 77499 (IRON OXIDES) | CI 77510 (FERRIC AMMONIUM FERROCYANIDE) | CI 77510 (FERRIC FERROCYANIDE) | CI 77742 (MANGANESE VIOLET) | CI 77891 (TITANIUM DIOXIDE) | MICA] | BS000172A Ingredient listing | SYNTHETIC FLUORPHLOGOPITE | CETEARYL ETHYLHEXANOATE | CALCIUM ALUMINUM BOROSILICATE | GLYCERIN | CAPRYLYL GLYCOL | POLYSORBATE 80 | SQUALANE | ETHYLHEXYLGLYCERIN | 1,2-HEXANEDIOL | CALCIUM CHLORIDE | CHONDRUS CRISPUS EXTRACT | PENTAERYTHRITYL TETRA-DI-T-BUTYL HYDROXYHYDROCINNAMATE | XANTHAN GUM | TIN OXIDE | TOCOPHEROL | [+ / - (MAY CONTAIN) | CI 75470 (CARMINE) | CI 77000 (ALUMINUM POWDER) | CI 77007 (ULTRAMARINES) | CI 77163 (BISMUTH OXYCHLORIDE) | CI 77288 (CHROMIUM OXIDE GREENS) | CI 77491, | CI 77492, | CI 77499 (IRON OXIDES) | CI 77510 (FERRIC AMMONIUM FERROCYANIDE) | CI 77510 (FERRIC FERROCYANIDE) | CI 77742 (MANGANESE VIOLET) | CI 77891 (TITANIUM DIOXIDE) | MICA] | BS000173A
Disclaimer: Ingredient lists are as available by the brand (or retailer) at the time of publishing. Please always check product packaging, if it exists, for the ingredient list applicable to the product you're purchasing, or the brand or retailer's website for the most up-to-date ingredient list.
Lumiere Graphique #1
LELimited Edition.
Lumiere Graphique #2
Lumiere Graphique #2 is a dark, smoldering brown with subtle, cooler undertones and a warmer, bronze pearl that gave it more of a shiny, pearlescent sheen.
- Mostly opaque, buildable pigmentation
- Soft, lightly powdery, not prone to fallout
- Applied evenly and blended out well
- Long-wearing (8 hours before fading)
Top Dupes
- NARS Madrid (P, $22.00).
- Natasha Denona Jazzy (454M) (PiP, $29.00).
- Kaja Tiger's Eye (P, $16.00).
- Tom Ford Beauty First Frost #4 (LE, ).
- MAC Bye Bye Bahamas (LE, $17.00).
- ColourPop Choc Full (LE, $4.50).
- ColourPop Constrictor (LE, $4.50).
- ColourPop Nutty 4 U (PiP, $4.50).
- Give Me Glow Robot Girl (P, $7.00).
- NARS Splendor (DC, $25.00).
Ingredients
CALCIUM ALUMINUM BOROSILICATE | SILICA | CETEARYL ETHYLHEXANOATE | GLYCERIN | CAPRYLYL GLYCOL | POLYSORBATE 80 | SQUALANE | ETHYLHEXYLGLYCERIN | TIN OXIDE | 1,2-HEXANEDIOL | CALCIUM CHLORIDE | PENTAERYTHRITYL TETRA-DI-T-BUTYL HYDROXYHYDROCINNAMATE | CHONDRUS CRISPUS EXTRACT | XANTHAN GUM | TOCOPHEROL | [+ / - (MAY CONTAIN) | CI 75470 (CARMINE) | CI 77000 (ALUMINUM POWDER) | CI 77007 (ULTRAMARINES) | CI 77163 (BISMUTH OXYCHLORIDE) | CI 77288 (CHROMIUM OXIDE GREENS) | CI 77491, | CI 77492, | CI 77499 (IRON OXIDES) | CI 77510 (FERRIC AMMONIUM FERROCYANIDE) | CI 77510 (FERRIC FERROCYANIDE) | CI 77742 (MANGANESE VIOLET) | CI 77891 (TITANIUM DIOXIDE) | MICA] | BS000171A Ingredient listing | CETEARYL ETHYLHEXANOATE | SILICA | SYNTHETIC FLUORPHLOGOPITE | GLYCERIN | CAPRYLYL GLYCOL | POLYSORBATE 80 | SQUALANE | ETHYLHEXYLGLYCERIN | 1,2-HEXANEDIOL | CALCIUM CHLORIDE | C12-20 ACID PEG-8 ESTER | CHONDRUS CRISPUS EXTRACT | PENTAERYTHRITYL TETRA-DI-T-BUTYL HYDROXYHYDROCINNAMATE | XANTHAN GUM | DICALCIUM PHOSPHATE | TOCOPHEROL | [+ / - (MAY CONTAIN) | CI 75470 (CARMINE) | CI 77000 (ALUMINUM POWDER) | CI 77007 (ULTRAMARINES) | CI 77163 (BISMUTH OXYCHLORIDE) | CI 77288 (CHROMIUM OXIDE GREENS) | CI 77491, | CI 77492, | CI 77499 (IRON OXIDES) | CI 77510 (FERRIC AMMONIUM FERROCYANIDE) | CI 77510 (FERRIC FERROCYANIDE) | CI 77742 (MANGANESE VIOLET) | CI 77891 (TITANIUM DIOXIDE) | MICA] | BS000172A Ingredient listing | SYNTHETIC FLUORPHLOGOPITE | CETEARYL ETHYLHEXANOATE | CALCIUM ALUMINUM BOROSILICATE | GLYCERIN | CAPRYLYL GLYCOL | POLYSORBATE 80 | SQUALANE | ETHYLHEXYLGLYCERIN | 1,2-HEXANEDIOL | CALCIUM CHLORIDE | CHONDRUS CRISPUS EXTRACT | PENTAERYTHRITYL TETRA-DI-T-BUTYL HYDROXYHYDROCINNAMATE | XANTHAN GUM | TIN OXIDE | TOCOPHEROL | [+ / - (MAY CONTAIN) | CI 75470 (CARMINE) | CI 77000 (ALUMINUM POWDER) | CI 77007 (ULTRAMARINES) | CI 77163 (BISMUTH OXYCHLORIDE) | CI 77288 (CHROMIUM OXIDE GREENS) | CI 77491, | CI 77492, | CI 77499 (IRON OXIDES) | CI 77510 (FERRIC AMMONIUM FERROCYANIDE) | CI 77510 (FERRIC FERROCYANIDE) | CI 77742 (MANGANESE VIOLET) | CI 77891 (TITANIUM DIOXIDE) | MICA] | BS000173A
Disclaimer: Ingredient lists are as available by the brand (or retailer) at the time of publishing. Please always check product packaging, if it exists, for the ingredient list applicable to the product you're purchasing, or the brand or retailer's website for the most up-to-date ingredient list.
Lumiere Graphique #2
LELimited Edition.
Lumiere Graphique #3
Lumiere Graphique #3 is a rich, darker black with neutral-to-cool undertones paired with a pearl finish.
- Opaque pigmentation
- Smooth, lightly emollient, easy to pick up
- Applied evenly and blended out well
- Long-wearing (8 hours before fading)
Top Dupes
- Tarte Grommet (P, $14.00).
- MAC Charcoal (LE, ).
- L'Oreal Eternal Black (P, $7.99).
- ColourPop Revenge (Misunderstood) (LE, $4.50).
- Pat McGrath Black Metal (PiP, $25.00).
- Tom Ford Beauty Metallic Denim #4 (PiP, ).
- Dose of Colors X-Ray (P, $20.00).
- Urban Decay Ground (LE, ).
- Danessa Myricks Cosmic (P, $18.00).
Ingredients
CALCIUM ALUMINUM BOROSILICATE | SILICA | CETEARYL ETHYLHEXANOATE | GLYCERIN | CAPRYLYL GLYCOL | POLYSORBATE 80 | SQUALANE | ETHYLHEXYLGLYCERIN | TIN OXIDE | 1,2-HEXANEDIOL | CALCIUM CHLORIDE | PENTAERYTHRITYL TETRA-DI-T-BUTYL HYDROXYHYDROCINNAMATE | CHONDRUS CRISPUS EXTRACT | XANTHAN GUM | TOCOPHEROL | [+ / - (MAY CONTAIN) | CI 75470 (CARMINE) | CI 77000 (ALUMINUM POWDER) | CI 77007 (ULTRAMARINES) | CI 77163 (BISMUTH OXYCHLORIDE) | CI 77288 (CHROMIUM OXIDE GREENS) | CI 77491, | CI 77492, | CI 77499 (IRON OXIDES) | CI 77510 (FERRIC AMMONIUM FERROCYANIDE) | CI 77510 (FERRIC FERROCYANIDE) | CI 77742 (MANGANESE VIOLET) | CI 77891 (TITANIUM DIOXIDE) | MICA] | BS000171A Ingredient listing | CETEARYL ETHYLHEXANOATE | SILICA | SYNTHETIC FLUORPHLOGOPITE | GLYCERIN | CAPRYLYL GLYCOL | POLYSORBATE 80 | SQUALANE | ETHYLHEXYLGLYCERIN | 1,2-HEXANEDIOL | CALCIUM CHLORIDE | C12-20 ACID PEG-8 ESTER | CHONDRUS CRISPUS EXTRACT | PENTAERYTHRITYL TETRA-DI-T-BUTYL HYDROXYHYDROCINNAMATE | XANTHAN GUM | DICALCIUM PHOSPHATE | TOCOPHEROL | [+ / - (MAY CONTAIN) | CI 75470 (CARMINE) | CI 77000 (ALUMINUM POWDER) | CI 77007 (ULTRAMARINES) | CI 77163 (BISMUTH OXYCHLORIDE) | CI 77288 (CHROMIUM OXIDE GREENS) | CI 77491, | CI 77492, | CI 77499 (IRON OXIDES) | CI 77510 (FERRIC AMMONIUM FERROCYANIDE) | CI 77510 (FERRIC FERROCYANIDE) | CI 77742 (MANGANESE VIOLET) | CI 77891 (TITANIUM DIOXIDE) | MICA] | BS000172A Ingredient listing | SYNTHETIC FLUORPHLOGOPITE | CETEARYL ETHYLHEXANOATE | CALCIUM ALUMINUM BOROSILICATE | GLYCERIN | CAPRYLYL GLYCOL | POLYSORBATE 80 | SQUALANE | ETHYLHEXYLGLYCERIN | 1,2-HEXANEDIOL | CALCIUM CHLORIDE | CHONDRUS CRISPUS EXTRACT | PENTAERYTHRITYL TETRA-DI-T-BUTYL HYDROXYHYDROCINNAMATE | XANTHAN GUM | TIN OXIDE | TOCOPHEROL | [+ / - (MAY CONTAIN) | CI 75470 (CARMINE) | CI 77000 (ALUMINUM POWDER) | CI 77007 (ULTRAMARINES) | CI 77163 (BISMUTH OXYCHLORIDE) | CI 77288 (CHROMIUM OXIDE GREENS) | CI 77491, | CI 77492, | CI 77499 (IRON OXIDES) | CI 77510 (FERRIC AMMONIUM FERROCYANIDE) | CI 77510 (FERRIC FERROCYANIDE) | CI 77742 (MANGANESE VIOLET) | CI 77891 (TITANIUM DIOXIDE) | MICA] | BS000173A
Disclaimer: Ingredient lists are as available by the brand (or retailer) at the time of publishing. Please always check product packaging, if it exists, for the ingredient list applicable to the product you're purchasing, or the brand or retailer's website for the most up-to-date ingredient list.
Lumiere Graphique #3
LELimited Edition.
Lumiere Graphique #4
Lumiere Graphique #4 is a light, peachy gold with strong, warm orange undertones and a pearly sheen.
- Semi-opaque, buildable pigmentation
- Soft, lightly powdery, not prone to fallout
- Applied evenly and blended out well
- Long-wearing (8 hours before fading)
Top Dupes
- ColourPop Haus (LE, $4.50).
- Melt Cosmetics Beaming (PiP, ).
- NARS Rio de la Plata (P, $22.00).
- Tarte Top Yacht (P, $22.00).
- Huda Beauty Moon Dust (Remastered) (PiP, ).
- Viseart Alexandre Trois (P, ).
- Dior Celebrate in Gold #2 (LE, ).
- Dior Pink Glow #1 (PiP, ).
- KVD Beauty Babs (LE, ).
- Natasha Denona Agate (PiP, $29.00).
Ingredients
CALCIUM ALUMINUM BOROSILICATE | SILICA | CETEARYL ETHYLHEXANOATE | GLYCERIN | CAPRYLYL GLYCOL | POLYSORBATE 80 | SQUALANE | ETHYLHEXYLGLYCERIN | TIN OXIDE | 1,2-HEXANEDIOL | CALCIUM CHLORIDE | PENTAERYTHRITYL TETRA-DI-T-BUTYL HYDROXYHYDROCINNAMATE | CHONDRUS CRISPUS EXTRACT | XANTHAN GUM | TOCOPHEROL | [+ / - (MAY CONTAIN) | CI 75470 (CARMINE) | CI 77000 (ALUMINUM POWDER) | CI 77007 (ULTRAMARINES) | CI 77163 (BISMUTH OXYCHLORIDE) | CI 77288 (CHROMIUM OXIDE GREENS) | CI 77491, | CI 77492, | CI 77499 (IRON OXIDES) | CI 77510 (FERRIC AMMONIUM FERROCYANIDE) | CI 77510 (FERRIC FERROCYANIDE) | CI 77742 (MANGANESE VIOLET) | CI 77891 (TITANIUM DIOXIDE) | MICA] | BS000171A Ingredient listing | CETEARYL ETHYLHEXANOATE | SILICA | SYNTHETIC FLUORPHLOGOPITE | GLYCERIN | CAPRYLYL GLYCOL | POLYSORBATE 80 | SQUALANE | ETHYLHEXYLGLYCERIN | 1,2-HEXANEDIOL | CALCIUM CHLORIDE | C12-20 ACID PEG-8 ESTER | CHONDRUS CRISPUS EXTRACT | PENTAERYTHRITYL TETRA-DI-T-BUTYL HYDROXYHYDROCINNAMATE | XANTHAN GUM | DICALCIUM PHOSPHATE | TOCOPHEROL | [+ / - (MAY CONTAIN) | CI 75470 (CARMINE) | CI 77000 (ALUMINUM POWDER) | CI 77007 (ULTRAMARINES) | CI 77163 (BISMUTH OXYCHLORIDE) | CI 77288 (CHROMIUM OXIDE GREENS) | CI 77491, | CI 77492, | CI 77499 (IRON OXIDES) | CI 77510 (FERRIC AMMONIUM FERROCYANIDE) | CI 77510 (FERRIC FERROCYANIDE) | CI 77742 (MANGANESE VIOLET) | CI 77891 (TITANIUM DIOXIDE) | MICA] | BS000172A Ingredient listing | SYNTHETIC FLUORPHLOGOPITE | CETEARYL ETHYLHEXANOATE | CALCIUM ALUMINUM BOROSILICATE | GLYCERIN | CAPRYLYL GLYCOL | POLYSORBATE 80 | SQUALANE | ETHYLHEXYLGLYCERIN | 1,2-HEXANEDIOL | CALCIUM CHLORIDE | CHONDRUS CRISPUS EXTRACT | PENTAERYTHRITYL TETRA-DI-T-BUTYL HYDROXYHYDROCINNAMATE | XANTHAN GUM | TIN OXIDE | TOCOPHEROL | [+ / - (MAY CONTAIN) | CI 75470 (CARMINE) | CI 77000 (ALUMINUM POWDER) | CI 77007 (ULTRAMARINES) | CI 77163 (BISMUTH OXYCHLORIDE) | CI 77288 (CHROMIUM OXIDE GREENS) | CI 77491, | CI 77492, | CI 77499 (IRON OXIDES) | CI 77510 (FERRIC AMMONIUM FERROCYANIDE) | CI 77510 (FERRIC FERROCYANIDE) | CI 77742 (MANGANESE VIOLET) | CI 77891 (TITANIUM DIOXIDE) | MICA] | BS000173A
Disclaimer: Ingredient lists are as available by the brand (or retailer) at the time of publishing. Please always check product packaging, if it exists, for the ingredient list applicable to the product you're purchasing, or the brand or retailer's website for the most up-to-date ingredient list.
Lumiere Graphique #4
LELimited Edition.
Lumiere Graphique #5
Lumiere Graphique #5 had more of a translucent base with flecks of white pearl and larger silver sparkle throughout. I would guess this was intended more as a “topper” and designed to be sheerer, but it wasn’t particularly clear in the marketing for the product if that was the case.
- Semi-sheer pigmentation
- Soft, lightly powdery, slight fallout
- Applied evenly and blended out well
- Long-wearing (8 hours before fading but had light fallout)
Top Dupes
- Buxom Velvet Snow (LE, $12.00).
- BH Cosmetics Club Tropicana #14 (LE, ).
- ColourPop I'm Wishing (LE, $6.00).
- NARS Rue Allent (Left) (LE, ).
- Dior Wild Brown #2 (PiP, ).
- MAC Holy, Holy (LE, $22.00).
- MAC Pretty Punk'd (PiP, ).
- ColourPop Like a Rockstar (PiP, $4.50).
- MAC Letty Lynton (LE, $18.00).
- Make Up For Ever I528 Pearl (DC, $21.00).
Ingredients
CALCIUM ALUMINUM BOROSILICATE | SILICA | CETEARYL ETHYLHEXANOATE | GLYCERIN | CAPRYLYL GLYCOL | POLYSORBATE 80 | SQUALANE | ETHYLHEXYLGLYCERIN | TIN OXIDE | 1,2-HEXANEDIOL | CALCIUM CHLORIDE | PENTAERYTHRITYL TETRA-DI-T-BUTYL HYDROXYHYDROCINNAMATE | CHONDRUS CRISPUS EXTRACT | XANTHAN GUM | TOCOPHEROL | [+ / - (MAY CONTAIN) | CI 75470 (CARMINE) | CI 77000 (ALUMINUM POWDER) | CI 77007 (ULTRAMARINES) | CI 77163 (BISMUTH OXYCHLORIDE) | CI 77288 (CHROMIUM OXIDE GREENS) | CI 77491, | CI 77492, | CI 77499 (IRON OXIDES) | CI 77510 (FERRIC AMMONIUM FERROCYANIDE) | CI 77510 (FERRIC FERROCYANIDE) | CI 77742 (MANGANESE VIOLET) | CI 77891 (TITANIUM DIOXIDE) | MICA] | BS000171A Ingredient listing | CETEARYL ETHYLHEXANOATE | SILICA | SYNTHETIC FLUORPHLOGOPITE | GLYCERIN | CAPRYLYL GLYCOL | POLYSORBATE 80 | SQUALANE | ETHYLHEXYLGLYCERIN | 1,2-HEXANEDIOL | CALCIUM CHLORIDE | C12-20 ACID PEG-8 ESTER | CHONDRUS CRISPUS EXTRACT | PENTAERYTHRITYL TETRA-DI-T-BUTYL HYDROXYHYDROCINNAMATE | XANTHAN GUM | DICALCIUM PHOSPHATE | TOCOPHEROL | [+ / - (MAY CONTAIN) | CI 75470 (CARMINE) | CI 77000 (ALUMINUM POWDER) | CI 77007 (ULTRAMARINES) | CI 77163 (BISMUTH OXYCHLORIDE) | CI 77288 (CHROMIUM OXIDE GREENS) | CI 77491, | CI 77492, | CI 77499 (IRON OXIDES) | CI 77510 (FERRIC AMMONIUM FERROCYANIDE) | CI 77510 (FERRIC FERROCYANIDE) | CI 77742 (MANGANESE VIOLET) | CI 77891 (TITANIUM DIOXIDE) | MICA] | BS000172A Ingredient listing | SYNTHETIC FLUORPHLOGOPITE | CETEARYL ETHYLHEXANOATE | CALCIUM ALUMINUM BOROSILICATE | GLYCERIN | CAPRYLYL GLYCOL | POLYSORBATE 80 | SQUALANE | ETHYLHEXYLGLYCERIN | 1,2-HEXANEDIOL | CALCIUM CHLORIDE | CHONDRUS CRISPUS EXTRACT | PENTAERYTHRITYL TETRA-DI-T-BUTYL HYDROXYHYDROCINNAMATE | XANTHAN GUM | TIN OXIDE | TOCOPHEROL | [+ / - (MAY CONTAIN) | CI 75470 (CARMINE) | CI 77000 (ALUMINUM POWDER) | CI 77007 (ULTRAMARINES) | CI 77163 (BISMUTH OXYCHLORIDE) | CI 77288 (CHROMIUM OXIDE GREENS) | CI 77491, | CI 77492, | CI 77499 (IRON OXIDES) | CI 77510 (FERRIC AMMONIUM FERROCYANIDE) | CI 77510 (FERRIC FERROCYANIDE) | CI 77742 (MANGANESE VIOLET) | CI 77891 (TITANIUM DIOXIDE) | MICA] | BS000173A
Disclaimer: Ingredient lists are as available by the brand (or retailer) at the time of publishing. Please always check product packaging, if it exists, for the ingredient list applicable to the product you're purchasing, or the brand or retailer's website for the most up-to-date ingredient list.
Not impressed with this quint. $88 for B grade eyeshadows? I think not.
At least there are a couple of shades that I like in this palette and while not stellar, it sounds like with a primer and good brushes, I could make it work. Probably won’t get it but I will check it out in person. What a sad holiday season this has been for makeup lovers. I know that the two Dior palettes didn’t appeal to me but I will have to check them out when I am in Denver. I may end up not getting any holiday palette this year. I certainly don’t need anymore nudes but I do want to check out the Natasha Denona I Need a Nude Palette as I have seen some eye looks using it and it looks like there are some lovely shades. Also saw where she released a smaller Xenon palette.
This is much nicer than I expected, although I do wish Shade 4 was more of an antique gold than that faint offering of the shade. It does remind me of a mini version of ND’s Glam, which was of much better quality and a lot less expensive.
I just saw this at the Chanel shop at Haneda airport and was all set to buy it only to learn that they were already sold out (though the other location at the other end bof the terminal might still have had some). Hubs wasn’t looking too thrilled with the idea and I figured that for a B rating, maybe it wasn’t worth the effort. I’ve dupes for all the shades but….we’ll….
Hope you have an awesome time in Japan! Don’t forget to include Hokusai. Plus, forget our usual offerings. I’m sure you can get some great deals on J beauty.
Home already…..this was on our way to our flight home. And there really was NO time for makeup shopping (the language barrier was also a massive issue – I was looking for some body lotion because I’d neglected to bring any and I was stumped!)
You must be so excited to be finally traveling. This season’s crop of holiday releases has been pretty abysmal. I was all set to buy some pretty holiday makeup and not much is attractive, or decent quality. If your hubbie will let you, I am sure you will see some amazing makeup in Japan and they get all the wonderful Asian only releases that we have to pay an arm and a leg for or have a friend buy and send it to us. My problem is that while I have a contact to do the buying, I frequently forget to look and see what they are getting until it is too late. Enjoy your time and buy a new scent. Scent memory is the longest lasting and you will always associate it with your trip. I actually bought Coco Mademoiselle while in London, near the start of our European adventure, and whenever I wear it, I think of Europe! Be safe.
Deborah, we’re already home after 2 weeks away and a schedule that was so busy I had no time to shop for makeup or skin care until we were at Haneda (one of the 2 airports in Tokyo) and I passed the Chanel store on the way to our gate! My kids had made up the most amazing itinerary for us (they travelled with us for much of the trip, so makeup shopping just wasn’t something for which I was prepared to way-lay the plans (it is, after all, only makeup). I did pass by the Harry Winston store in the Ginza but – well – a lot too rich for my blood!
I must have lost two weeks there! I have been trying to get ready for my little weekend trip to Denver, fight with FedEx over my Sephora order and deal with some issues with my mom and time got away from me. It sounds like you had a good time with your family. I certainly understand having to work around your schedule. Maybe you will go back or at least have a good excuse to go back. Glad you are home safely.
Your post reminds me of just one more reason I don’t like shopping online (I just got in from Sephora for some in store shopping and may go back again tomorrow on my way to the gym).
It was a very busy time indeed. My kids won’t be home for Xmas this year but will be back next autumn for 2 weddings they want to attend and we plan to return in 2 years’ time (probably arriving at the END of October and staying for 2 to 2.5 weeks; it was quite warm when we were there – a bit too warm for a lot of the hiking/climbing/walking things we were doing; I’d prefer a bit cooler, so next time….)
This, along with the sequin embossed highlighter, caught my eye in the department store and it was discounted 15%. Im so happy I waited a few days to think it over and read some reviews! I am a pushover when it comes to Chanel! I didn’t pass all together though. I did pick up the White Silk nail enamel! (and indulged in theTOM FORD highlighter.