Chanel Illusion & Alter Ego Rouge Allure Lip Colours Reviews & Swatches
Illusion (206)
Chanel Illusion (206) Rouge Allure Luminous Intense Lip Colour ($45.00 for 0.12 oz.) is a light-medium beige with subtle, warm undertones and a satin sheen. It could have applied more evenly, especially along the edges.
- Mostly opaque, buildable coverage
- Very lightweight, thin but not clingy
- Applied slightly unevenly, settled into lip lines a touch, felt comfortable to wear
- Long-wearing (3.5 hours), hydrating
FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
Top Dupes
- Marc Jacobs Beauty Cream and Sugar (P, $30.00) is less shimmery, darker, less glossy (90% similar).
- ColourPop Warm Up Guy (LE, $8.00) is warmer (90% similar).
- Tom Ford Beauty Katherine (LE, $36.00) is darker, cooler (90% similar).
- Bite Beauty Meringue (DC, $26.00) is more shimmery, cooler, less glossy (85% similar).
- Becca Sugar (DC, $24.00) is lighter, cooler (85% similar).
- Tom Ford Beauty Joe (LE, $36.00) is less shimmery, darker, cooler (85% similar).
- Smashbox Famous (PiP, $21.00) is more shimmery, darker, cooler (85% similar).
- ColourPop Oh Snap (P, $7.00) is less shimmery, darker, cooler (80% similar).
- Natasha Denona Amorosa (36NP) (P, $25.00) is less shimmery, darker, cooler (80% similar).
Formula Overview
$45.00/0.12 oz. - $375.00 Per Ounce
The formula is supposed to have a "satin finish" with "ultra-thin pigments" that yield "full coverage" while also having a moisturizing base. Most shades in the range have a satin to luminous finish--not glossy but they have a luminosity to them that gives the appearance of lighter-weight color and smoother, fuller lips that a true satin finish doesn't have (in my experience).
The texture has a more velvety feel--smooth with great glide but not a lot of wetness, so they go on comfortably but feel very lightweight and thin but don't emphasize lip lines/lip texture. The coverage tends to be more semi-opaque to opaque, so they aren't always living up to the "full coverage" claim.
Most shades wear four hours or longer with some of the deeper and richer hues lasting six hours or more, and the formula has been hydrating for me. They have a subtle, floral scent but no discernible taste.
Browse all of our Chanel Rouge Allure Luminous Intense Lip Colour swatches.
Ingredients
PENTAERYTHRITYL ADIPATE/CAPRATE/CAPRYLATE/HEPTANOATE | HYDROGENATED POLYISOBUTENE | OCTYLDODECANOL | OCTYLDODECYL NEOPENTANOATE | SYNTHETIC WAX | POLYGLYCERYL-10 DECAISOSTEARATE | PHYTOSTERYL/OCTYLDODECYL LAUROYL GLUTAMATE | POLYGLYCERYL-2 TRIISOSTEARATE | ETHYLENE/PROPYLENE COPOLYMER | HYDROGENATED COCONUT OIL | DISTEARDIMONIUM HECTORITE | TOCOPHERYL ACETATE | DIMETHICONE | PROPYLENE CARBONATE | HYDROGENATED CASTOR OIL | ALUMINUM HYDROXIDE | PARFUM (FRAGRANCE) | PEG-8 | TALC | TOCOPHEROL | POTASSIUM ALUM | ASCORBYL PALMITATE | KAOLIN | CAESALPINIA SAPPAN BARK EXTRACT | ASCORBIC ACID | CITRIC ACID | [+ / - (MAY CONTAIN) | CI 12085 (RED 36) | CI 15850 (RED 6) | CI 15850 (RED 7 LAKE) | CI 15985 (YELLOW 6 LAKE) | CI 17200 (RED 33 LAKE) | CI 19140 (YELLOW 5 LAKE) | CI 42090 (BLUE 1 LAKE) | CI 45380 (RED 22 LAKE) | CI 45410 (RED 28 LAKE) | CI 73360 (RED 30 LAKE) | CI 77163 (BISMUTH OXYCHLORIDE) | CI 77491, | CI 77492, | CI 77499 (IRON OXIDES) | CI 77742 (MANGANESE VIOLET) | CI 77891 (TITANIUM DIOXIDE) | MICA] | IL72A-XVII
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.
Illusion (206)
PPermanent. $45.00.
Alter Ego (209)
Chanel Alter Ego (209) Rouge Allure Luminous Intense Lip Colour ($45.00 for 0.12 oz.) is a light brown with muted, warm peach undertones and a soft sheen.
- Mostly opaque, buildable coverage
- Very lightweight, thin but not clingy
- Applied evenly, felt comfortable to wear
- Long-wearing (4 hours), hydrating
FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
Top Dupes
- ColourPop Rise 'n' Shine (P, $7.00) is less shimmery, lighter (90% similar).
- MAC On a Petal-Still (LE, $19.00) is less shimmery, lighter, cooler (85% similar).
- Tom Ford Beauty Holly (LE, $36.00) is lighter, warmer (85% similar).
- LORAC Savoir Faire (LE, ) is less shimmery, lighter, brighter (85% similar).
- Urban Decay Fuel (LE, $18.00) is less shimmery, lighter, warmer (80% similar).
- Tom Ford Beauty Erogenous (P, $57.00).
- Gucci Beauty Hold Your Man (205) (P, $42.00).
Formula Overview
$45.00/0.12 oz. - $375.00 Per Ounce
The formula is supposed to have a "satin finish" with "ultra-thin pigments" that yield "full coverage" while also having a moisturizing base. Most shades in the range have a satin to luminous finish--not glossy but they have a luminosity to them that gives the appearance of lighter-weight color and smoother, fuller lips that a true satin finish doesn't have (in my experience).
The texture has a more velvety feel--smooth with great glide but not a lot of wetness, so they go on comfortably but feel very lightweight and thin but don't emphasize lip lines/lip texture. The coverage tends to be more semi-opaque to opaque, so they aren't always living up to the "full coverage" claim.
Most shades wear four hours or longer with some of the deeper and richer hues lasting six hours or more, and the formula has been hydrating for me. They have a subtle, floral scent but no discernible taste.
Browse all of our Chanel Rouge Allure Luminous Intense Lip Colour swatches.
Ingredients
PENTAERYTHRITYL ADIPATE/CAPRATE/CAPRYLATE/HEPTANOATE | HYDROGENATED POLYISOBUTENE | OCTYLDODECANOL | OCTYLDODECYL NEOPENTANOATE | SYNTHETIC WAX | POLYGLYCERYL-10 DECAISOSTEARATE | PHYTOSTERYL/OCTYLDODECYL LAUROYL GLUTAMATE | POLYGLYCERYL-2 TRIISOSTEARATE | ETHYLENE/PROPYLENE COPOLYMER | HYDROGENATED COCONUT OIL | DISTEARDIMONIUM HECTORITE | TOCOPHERYL ACETATE | DIMETHICONE | PROPYLENE CARBONATE | HYDROGENATED CASTOR OIL | ALUMINUM HYDROXIDE | PARFUM (FRAGRANCE) | PEG-8 | TALC | TOCOPHEROL | POTASSIUM ALUM | ASCORBYL PALMITATE | KAOLIN | CAESALPINIA SAPPAN BARK EXTRACT | ASCORBIC ACID | CITRIC ACID | [+ / - (MAY CONTAIN) | CI 12085 (RED 36) | CI 15850 (RED 6) | CI 15850 (RED 7 LAKE) | CI 15985 (YELLOW 6 LAKE) | CI 17200 (RED 33 LAKE) | CI 19140 (YELLOW 5 LAKE) | CI 42090 (BLUE 1 LAKE) | CI 45380 (RED 22 LAKE) | CI 45410 (RED 28 LAKE) | CI 73360 (RED 30 LAKE) | CI 77163 (BISMUTH OXYCHLORIDE) | CI 77491, | CI 77492, | CI 77499 (IRON OXIDES) | CI 77742 (MANGANESE VIOLET) | CI 77891 (TITANIUM DIOXIDE) | MICA] | IL72A-XVII
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.
209 Alter Ego looks lovely and with a good rating i will probably end up purchasing it. Perfect for my skin tone and is not Matte.
I feel like “Illusion” fits the shade well: it’s not much of anything!
However, my Achilles Heel is shades like Alter Ego. There’s likely something I own that either didn’t make it onto the Dupe List or else just super close, because I keep buying these sorts of lipstick shades!
These lipsticks are waay too pale and colourless for me, but more importantly they are not that great for the price you are paying.
While it seems I’ll not lust for any of the lipsticks in this release, I’m happy to see them reviewed, I’m well aware the many will smile joyfully when seeing these shades, they way I do when the lipsticks are in bolder tones like red and cool pinks.
The are terribly expensive but for a lipstick one loves and uses often, I guess it’s affordable