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Chanel Genial Rouge Allure Lipstick Review, Photos, Swatches

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Chanel Genial Rouge Allure Lipstick
Chanel Genial Rouge Allure Lipstick

Les Pop-Up de Chanel:  Genial Rouge Allure

Chanel Genial Rouge Allure Lipstick ($29.00) is a brightened pinky-coral with a slightly glossy sheen. It’s a creamy, nearly opaque lipstick that offers lips in full-color coverage without a hint of shimmer. It’s creamy without being slippery and despite the bold color, lip lines aren’t emphasized. It’s a fun pop of color with the lovely texture of a Rouge Allure lipstick. It’s new and limited edition as part of Chanel’s summer collection, which debuted online this week.

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  • Product: 28/30
  • Value: 8/10
  • Ease of Use: 4/5
  • Packaging: 4/5

Recommendation: If you love bright colors and the Rouge Allure formula, you should check out Genial to see if it’s the right coral for you.

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Chanel Genial Rouge Allure Lipstick

Chanel Genial Rouge Allure Lipstick

Chanel Genial Rouge Allure Lipstick

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RAE Avatar
RAE

Genial truly brightens up your complexion! I purchased both Super and Genial, expecting to be blown away by the latter but surprise, surprise…Super looks much better on my lips than I could ever have anticipated! And I rarely fall in love with a perky pink =) I wish Genial could look as flattering on me as it does on you. It’s too neon red-pink, not at all coral, on my pucker. Curse my awkwardly pigmented lips!

P.S. I purchased the complete Chanel Noir Et Noir Collection from the NY boutique and they charged me $25, as much as one of the polishes[!], for shipping. It almost made my cry but all 4 products blew me away; they’re gorgeous. I wouldn’t have known about the collection if it weren’t for you, Christine, so thank you!

kristina Avatar
kristina

I have been waiting on this swatch!! I pre-ordered it without seeing it, and I am soooooo happy that I did.

This is gorgeous, it looks like a slightly subdued Chris & Tell.

Love it.

Marta Avatar
Marta

This color is lovely! and you look beautiful with it!! it really enhaces your skin color and makes it glow!! I must check it out!

By the way, I’ve tried to buy the nouvelle vague nail color online and it says is out of stock, do you know where else I can find it??

Amber Avatar
Amber

OOooh – this is sooo pretty! I knew that I wanted Super, but this shade looks ultra-wearable for the summer too! I’ll have to check it out in person, since i’m really fair/red hair. It looks just warm enough to work for me – i LOVE Coral!!!!!!!!!

Katherine Avatar
Katherine

Love,love,love this color. Just bought it last weekend. It has summer written all over it. Both of Chanel’s Rouge Allure lipsticks for summer are just gorgeous.

Kelly Avatar
Kelly

does anybody know of any good MAC dupes for this? I have so many empties and I’m trying to use my BTM before I buy any more lipsticks and this is GORGEOUS!

Kaylynrenee Avatar
Kaylynrenee

Okay… This one might be my favorite on you! So I went to my friendly Chanel counter in Nordstrom yesterday to try this in Super (I have your review of it bookmarked on my phone so that I can refer to it often, I lust after it THAT much!) but my 2-year old decided to start actin’ a fool so I turned around and walked out. I think deep down I am allowing myself to be sabatoged because I’m afraid to fall in love with Chanel!

Christine Avatar
Christine
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LOL!

Yes, one you go Chanel, well… it’s impossible to resist anything thereafter! ‘Cause let me tell you, for a few years, I was a total Chanel nay-sayer. I was like, “GLOSSIMER, WHAT, PFFT!” Then I saw it reflecting and shimmering and dazzling at me outside and I was like “OOOOOOOH!” And then it was like the fastest downhill sled race!

Kaylynrenee Avatar
Kaylynrenee

Ha! That happened to me the other day but on the complete opposite end of the spectrum. I came across Revlon’s Illuminance Cream Shadows and, even though I know they haven’t worked for me in the past, I HAD to have Va Va Va Bloom. I was absolutely mesmerized by it. So I knew I was really only buying it so that I could open in and swatch it with little hope that I would be able to use it as intended! Dumb. Lol.

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Kaylynrenee

Well, I did it. I got away from the kids and got me some Super! Then I came home and frantically swatched and mixed my other lipsticks trying to make sure I didn’t have a dupe. Finally I realized that the Chanel felt like heaven on my lips that the little pop-up tube was way too cool! And now I’m demanding a new car because I can’t possibly drive a sedan with Chanel on my lips… Thanks Christine!! My husband looooooves you! ;0)

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Kaylynrenee

Okay, bad news… I think I’m going to return it!! *big tear*

I’ve been applying it all afternoon/evening (the fact that I even need to reapply that often is disappointing) and it just breaks down super quickly on me and it becomes so unflattering. I don’t really know how to describe the look… Just a faded bright pink stain. I have a lot of color in my lips naturally and even with a fresh application, it’s a little bright and light, maybe too creamy? I dunno… I’m WAY disappointed :’0(

Can you tell me if all Chanel lipsticks are this consistency/finish or is it just this collection? At the very least I would like to try something a little darker and see if that helps… Fingers crossed!

Christine Avatar
Christine

Oh no! 🙁

I would say Genial feels much like the rest of the Rouge Allure line-up, to be honest. I haven’t had any fading issues (they do fade after three to four hours, but not unevenly or what you described!–which sounds awful!) myself, but I think Genial’s formula feels consistent to the Rouge Allure line-up itself.

I wonder if Rouge Coco might be better — they’re a little drier. Of course, the problem is they’re not as opaque as Rouge Allures!

Gail Avatar
Gail

Are there any dups from MAC – I have so many corals from MAC/Crosswires/Made w/Love/Vegas Volt/Flash & Dash to name a few. What do you think? I want to get Paris from Chanel before this one. Its gorgeous on you.

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DawnaldC

I’ve been waiting for this review to see if you would love it as much as me!! I went to Nordstrom on Thursday to pick up Super, and bought this too without even paying attention to it. But once I got home and tried them both on, Genial is the clear winner. LOVE IT.

For those who love this, YSL has some great colors that are similar to this. #27 Rose Paris (Rouge Volupte), #52 Rosy Coral (Rouge Pur) and #152 Pink Grenadine (Rouge Pur). [Can you tell I spent way too much time swatching at Sephora yesterday??]

Rachel Avatar
Rachel

I’m so excited to go pick this up today. One of the Chanel SAs put it on hold for me earlier in the week, and hopefully it’s still there!

houda Avatar
houda

hey christine I love your lipstick swatches especially how close up you take pics I actually stepped up and bought a mac lipstick becaseu I saw how beautiful it was in you so thank you for that but I have a problem I want to find a really good lip conditioner could you tell me which one you use because I can see how healthy your lips look never cracked so what ever you use must be good thanx xxxxxxxxx

Samantha Avatar
Samantha

This colour totally makes you look so fresh and summery!! Christine, what did you use on your face in your swatch picture? You look stunning!! I wish I could pull off more pinky-coral looks!

Emily Avatar
Emily

Holy crap this is the most amazing lipstick I’ve ever owned. I just got the last one in stores and it’s identical to your swatch, so thanks for being so accurate. It looks so good on me but I’m scared to use it because I never want it to run out. Any dupes?

Katie Avatar
Katie

Why, why must you show us these beautiful lipsticks and then they’re Chanel??? I can’t afford this! (jk) This is a lovely color though, and it looks very nice on you.

ilmy Avatar
ilmy

oh Christine you look lovely with this color.
I’ll check on it.
I know Christine you have boyfriend but my brother just love you, he thinks your are such a cutie. Anyways he ask me if you have a sister?
Haha , silly brother

Anyways we both love u so much, and thanks for the swatches
Ilmy

Kit Avatar
Kit

Love this! Thanks so much for swatching it. Looks fantastic on you

I think Bobbi Brown Creamy Lip Colour in Coral Pink is v v similar – am wearing now…but I love the rouge allures (its the click packaging) so I may get this or the pink.

Will you be swatching Darling too?

Michelle Avatar
Michelle

Gorgeous! Do you have the swatch of the Darling lippie? Chanel’s online swatches never look the way they do in person — love your swatches!

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daphne

I’d been hoping to pick this up last weekend at Saks’ F&F sale but they were all out of it 🙁 Then I checked Lord & Taylor in the same mall and they were sold out too. Then I visited the Macy’s at the mall near my house (whose cosmetics counters, except MAC, suck the big one, but I’m always there so) and they were cleaned out too! So yesterday I wandered by the Macy’s in downtown Boston, they had it…but I couldn’t quite bring myself to buy it because of how bright it was on my hand! DUH STUPID! I thought about it all day today – I don’t have a nice bright lipstick quite like this – and finally called them and had them hold one for me, not sold out yet, thankfully. My first Rouge Allure lipstick, yay!

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Enna

Christine, could you tell me if this color is similar to impassioned from mac? I had a swatch of it on my hand that I wanted to compare to my impassioned at home, but buy the time I was home the swatch was gone. I will appreciate your fast response as I will have to fly tomorrow to the star to buy it since there is only one left.

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