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Chanel Lumiere Graphique Palette

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...

Chanel Lumiere Graphique Eyeshadow Palette ($88.00 for 0.31 oz.) is a new, limited edition holiday palette that featured five shimmery shades ranging...

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Tom Ford Lumiere D'Hiver Eye Color Quad

Tom Ford Beauty Lumiere D'hiver Eye Color Quad ($90.00 for 0.35 oz.) is a new, limited edition offering for the holiday season that featured two matte eyeshadows and two shimmery eyeshadows. I did not feel that any of the eyeshadows performed that well; for the price point,...

Tom Ford Beauty Lumiere D'hiver Eye Color Quad ($90.00 for 0.35 oz.) is a new, limited edition offering for the holiday season that featured two matte...

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Chanel Duo Lumiere Highlighter

Chanel Duo Lumiere Illuminating Powder Duo ($70.00 for 0.26 oz.) includes a peachy champagne and a lighter, champagne gold that combine to create a soft, golden peach with flecks of gold sparkle throughout. It had more of a translucent base, so it will definitely take on the...

Chanel Duo Lumiere Illuminating Powder Duo ($70.00 for 0.26 oz.) includes a peachy champagne and a lighter, champagne gold that combine to create a...

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ColourPop Cloud 9 Palette Swatches

ColourPop Cloud 9 Palette Swatches

ColourPop Cloud 9 Palette is a new, smoky/gray color story in a 12-pan format. The quality was as expected for ColourPop, though I'd say the shimmers felt a bit firmer and were more emollient while being on the thinner side, which is not my favorite texture from the brand as I find it doesn't work...

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Chanel Fancy Prune (91) Rogue Allure Laque

Chanel Fancy Prune (91) Rouge Allure Laque (2020) ($45.00 for 0.18 oz.) is a subdued, brownish-burgundy with subtle, warm undertones and a lightly, metallic finish with fine pearl.

  • Semi-opaque, buildable pigmentation
  • Lightweight, thin, spreadable
  • Applied fairly evenly, set...

Chanel Fancy Prune (91) Rouge Allure Laque (2020) ($45.00 for 0.18 oz.) is a subdued, brownish-burgundy with subtle, warm undertones and a lightly,...

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Holiday 2023 Palette Swatches (Guerlain, Tom Ford, Natasha Denona)

Holiday 2023 Palette Swatches (Guerlain, Tom Ford, Natasha Denona)

Here are swatches of three smaller-format holiday palettes from Guerlain, Tom Ford, and Natasha Denona, respectively. Guerlain and Natasha Denona's formulas both felt comparable to past releases, while the Tom Ford quad felt drier, thinner, and was generally a miss.

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Pat McGrath Bijoux Brilliance Cheek Trios Swatches

Pat McGrath Bijoux Brilliance Cheek Trios Swatches

There are three variations of the Pat McGrath Bijoux Brilliance Cheek Trios with them basically being lighter-leaning, more medium-leaning, and deeper-leaning. Each trio includes a bronzer (all from the permanent range), blush (all new shades), and highlighter (all new shades). While the blushes are...

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Chanel Holiday 2023 Color Collection Swatches

Chanel Holiday 2023 Color Collection Swatches

Chanel Holiday 2023 Color Collection is a short 'n' sweet collection featuring a few lip products along with an eyeshadow palette and highlighter.

As it is taking me longer to push out full reviews, I'm going to try to offer some initial thoughts when I feel fairly confident about those impressions...

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Pat McGrath Bijoux Brilliance Eyeshadow Palette Swatches (x4)

Pat McGrath Bijoux Brilliance Eyeshadow Palette Swatches (x4)

There are four, five-pan Pat McGrath Bijoux Brilliance Eyeshadow Palettes available for the holiday season. The quality is comparable to the last batch of five-pan palettes released: all of the shades were more emollient, cream-like, and a bit thicker. The shimmers apply better in practice than...

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Danessa Myricks I Am Lightwork V Palette Swatches

Danessa Myricks I Am Lightwork V Palette Swatches

Danessa Myricks I Am Lightwork V Palette is a new, limited edition release for the holidays, which includes various finishes but all with a fairly high level of shimmer/sparkle. The formula seemed on the thicker side with a few shades being flakier (which is a type of texture that can be harder to...

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