Chanel’s Bohemian Fantasy Collection for Spring 2009 is a stunning combination of light and dark shades, sheer glossimers, and potent lipsticks.

Mystic Eyes Quad ($56.00) contains four neutral shades of eyeshadow: a light grayish-silver; a soft milky pink; near neutral shimmer brown; and a dark, charcoal-brown. Even though the shades themselves are not original or unique, they are classic shades perfect for neutral eyes, work-safe/school-safe/court-safe (ha!) looks. The shimmer in them is low, with some having a velvety finish with just a subtle sparkle to them. I will say I do prefer Chanel’s Beiges de Chanel quad much more (from winter), but these have more shimmer than winter’s quad, which may make it more agreeable for others. I decided to wait before buying this quad, because I wanted to see if Dior’s quints for spring caught my eye first (they didn’t–not enough to purchase, at least). I may go back for this, but I’m going to hold out and see how long my lemming lasts before committing!

Liberty Eyeshadow ($28.50) is a pretty shade of whitish-apricot with a lot of frostiness to it. It would make a nice all over wash or highlighter, and being the Soft Touch Eyeshadow, it does feel like silk. Magic Night Eyeshadow ($28.50) is kind of what I wanted 100 Strokes to be–it’s a rich, smooth burgundy-black with subtle shimmer. Fandango Powder Blush ($42.00) is a pretty shade of peachy-brown with a sheen of gold shimmer. It’s well pigmented, and I’m not entirely sure if it’ll be too dark for complexion or if it’ll end up muddying me more than giving me a nice blush color! But it sure LOOKS pretty!

Beige Guitar Glossimer ($27.00) is a very sheer but shimmery shade of gloss; it has a lot of pinky-peach shimmer, but it definitely appeared multi-colored to me. Wild Rose Glossimer ($27.00) swatched like a gorgeous, subtly shimmered rose-pink. I thought it was just gorgeous, and I bought it right away. I was more disappointed when I tried it on at home (I really oughta try things on in-store!), because it fit the definition of “my lips but better.” Of course, that’s not inherently a bad thing, but I was expecting a little more.

Bohemian Fantasy released a lot of lipsticks, most of them in the Hydrabase formula ($28.50 each) with a few in Aqualumiere ($28.50) and two Ultra Wear Lip Color ($34.00). Here is a quick run-through of the colors:

Rose Rebelle is a soft, reddish rose shade that’s not too intense nor too sheer.

Euphoria is a pinkish-coral with red tones to it. Not quite as intense as Gipsy Scarlet.

Fiesta is a softer version of Fuego–a coral-red with some sheerness to it.

Fuego is an intense coral-red with orange tones.

Beige Desire is a high sheen brownish-beige shade.

Gipsy Scarlet is an intense pinky-red with a good amount of sheen.

Malta is a beige/nude shade with a rosiness to it, so it could work out really well for those afraid of going too nude.

Positano is a sheer nude shade with a slight gold sheen to it.

Opal Rose is a bright, warm-toned pink–perfect for a spring pout–that goes on creamy then dries down.

Alexandrite is a phenomenal shade of deep red; it’s one of those shades of red that just grabs your attention. It reminded me of Perpetuate by MAC, which I dearly love.

I will review the two Nail Colours (Django and Vendetta) in a separate post, to be written soon  I also hope to get some Chanel lip swatches done in the next few days.

See more swatches…

Liberty, Magic Night; Fandango; Wild Rose, Beige Guitare

Malta, Positano; Rose Rebelle, Euphoria, Fiesta, Fuego, Beige Desire, Gipsy Scarlet

Malta, Positano; Rose Rebelle, Euphoria, Fiesta, Fuego, Beige Desire, Gipsy Scarlet

Opal Rose, Alexandrite