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Chanel Cote d'Azur Summer Sneak Peek

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Christine |

Chanel’s Cote d’Azur Summer Collection definitely stirred up some beauty temptations when we first learned about it. I ended up with most of the collection, and you’ll definitely get a full review soon 🙂 I thought I’d break it up a bit, so you can at least get a sneak peek for now! My Nordstrom did have the summer collection on counter already, so I bet yours does, too — if you and Chanel are likethis, get your bum over to your local beauty counter!

Pictured above is the Iridescent Effects Eyes in Plein Soleil ($56.00), and it is an eyeshadow quad. It features four bronzy colors, ranging from coppery bronze to peach-bronze to medium bronze to deep, dark bronze. In-store, it swatched a little sketchy, but I was thinking that it might have just been because of the oil and gunk build-up from other customers swatching. However, the swatches included in this post are from the one I purchased, so it’s fresh and clean, and yet the colors didn’t quite swatch as smoothly as I would expect of Chanel. I’m definitely going to have to do a look or two with the quad to determine whether it will earn a spot in my beauty stash for keeps!

The next item I’d like to let you in on is Aqualumiere Gloss in Candy Glow ($27.00), which is part of Chanel’s normal Aqualumiere Gloss line-up, but it is repromoted with this launch. I’m not a huge glossimer fan (though I’m slowly warming up to them), but I adore the Aqualumiere Gloss formula. Talk about thick, non-sticky, pigmented goodness. Candy Glow is a pinky-coral with gold shimmer gloss that is so up my alley! I have the other three that came out with the launch, and they are equally as lovely, but I will tell you more next time 🙂

See swatches + Candy Glow…

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Nicole15 Avatar
Nicole15

i definitely think the gloss looks beautiful, but i am not sold on the e/s quad from the way the swatches look. christine, i am anxious to see what look you are able to create with these before i can make a sound decision on whether to purchase or not. that gloss though….mmmmmm….just looks so peachy & yummy.

NuNu Avatar
NuNu

Not hot on that quad….but that gloss ooooh….remind me that Rose Romance is coming out before I lose my self control!!
Palette wise I think I’ll go for the Dior Iridescent Quint instead.
Incidentally, which one would you recommend Christine?I heard Parisien Lights is really…light and virtually no colour payoff. I’m NC25.

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hightea_xx

parisian lights is a very nice palette, but all the colors are very soft. as being part of the iridescent 5-couleur series, they are more for the shimmer effect than the bold color. that being said you can easily add a medium/dark matte color to add definition to the palette very easily if you like more defined eyes (i like using their matte browns, be it a warm or cool undertone, but you can use anything really!).

Jenn Avatar
Jenn

I just picked this up yesterday along with the orange fizz polish. I didn’t think I would like the quad as much as I did, but I love the shimmer in the colors. I thought Candy glow looked familiar, I think it’s buried in one of my stashes. lol.

Angie Avatar
Angie

Thank you so much for the swatches! I was so ready to pull the trigger on the quad, but now I’m a little disappointed. I’m definitely interested in the looks you come up with!

Yaya Avatar
Yaya

This kind of reminds me of LORAC’s croc palette which is gorgeous. I can’t wait to see the swatch of this lipgloss. I’ve said I need to cool it on spending of makeup but I don’t think I have a gloss this color and it’s oh so gorgeous!

Sarah Avatar
Sarah

i have candy glow and love it!!
chanel’s aqualumiere has honestly become my HG lipgloss.
i have three so far (candy glow, freeze and bon bon) but will go on to buy more.

btw if you like aqualumiere, be sure to try ironic tonic. it’s a little too dark for my normal lipgloss colour range but from what i gather, you like a richer colour payoff and i feel ironic tonic will be your thing, maybe?

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Susie

try getting a sponge applicator and wet it. Better payoff with chanel eyeshadows. They were designed to be light when dry and more intense wet.

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LuvJ

Aqualumieres are awesome! I can’t wait for the review of the blush, I wanna make sure it’s gonna get some love.. I’m an NC30 I wanna know if it’s a good Coral Pink as described on the Chanel site. I didn’t do well with the original bronzers.. didn’t like the shades and looked unnatural on me.. so I’m curious as to how the LE one fares..

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Donna

I was so intrigued by the quad til I found out it was bronzy. In some of the promo pictures it looked more plummy. Another lemming killed.

jenn Avatar
jenn

I saw this collection today, the one thing I had to have immediately was the Orange Fizz nail polish, but I am can’t stopthinking about the e/s quad & In Love blush *sigh* they are pretty, might need to go back& get them lol

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