Chanel Inattendu & Sensation Rouge Allure Lip Colours Reviews & Swatches
Inattendu (199)
Chanel Inattendu (199) Rouge Allure Luminous Intense Lip Colour ($45.00 for 0.12 oz.) is a light-medium plum with muted, warm undertones and a natural sheen.
- Semi-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
- Bite Beauty Date (LE, $26.00) is darker (90% similar).
- Clinique Nestled (14) (P, $19.50) is darker, warmer (85% similar).
- MAC Smoked Almond (P, $19.00) is more shimmery, warmer (85% similar).
- Clinique Tulle (09) (P, $19.50) is lighter, warmer (85% similar).
- Tom Ford Beauty Libertine (P, $57.00) is darker, warmer (85% similar).
- Jaclyn Cosmetics Sofia (DC, $18.00) is lighter, warmer (85% similar).
- Rare Beauty Fearless (P, $20.00) is less shimmery, darker, cooler (85% similar).
- Lisa Eldridge Velvet Muse (LE, $36.00) is lighter, less glossy (80% similar).
- Make Up For Ever Fearless Valentine (110) (P, $23.00) is less shimmery, darker, warmer (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.
Inattendu (199)
PPermanent. $45.00.
Sensation (204)
Chanel Sensation (204) Rouge Allure Luminous Intense Lip Colour ($45.00 for 0.12 oz.) is a deep plum with cool undertones and a natural sheen. It did not apply evenly and seemed more prone to catching along imperfections.
- Semi-opaque, buildable coverage
- Very lightweight, thin, caught on texture
- Applied unevenly, felt comfortable to wear
- Long-wearing (4 hours), hydrating
FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
Top Dupes
- Dior Midnight Corolle (077) (LE, $40.00) is more shimmery, lighter, brighter (95% similar).
- Revlon Va Va Violet (P, $8.49) is lighter (85% similar).
- Bobbi Brown Rich Berry (DC, $37.00) is less shimmery, darker, warmer (85% similar).
- Burberry Oxblood (53) (P, $34.00) is less shimmery, lighter, warmer (85% similar).
- MAC Viva Glam III (P, $19.00) is less shimmery, lighter, warmer (85% similar).
- ColourPop Evil Queen (LE, $10.00) is less shimmery, darker, cooler (80% similar).
- YSL After-Prune (97) (LE, $38.00) is less shimmery, lighter, brighter (80% similar).
- Smashbox It's a Mood (P, $24.00) is less shimmery, brighter, cooler (80% similar).
- ColourPop Mystic (PiP, $7.00) is less shimmery, darker, warmer (80% similar).
- Laura Mercier Plum Fatale (P, $32.00) 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.
Having both MAC Smoked Almond and VG III, I know that my dupes are way better than these two far more costly lipsticks!
So far, according to your reviews, the new Chanel velvets are permanent shades to the line. I read elsewhere that some are LE. (Nuance, for example)
Finally a lipstick in a colour I’d love and it’s a C+. For the cost of these it must get an A at the very least.
I will take a good look at the dupe list, a feature that saves me so much money. I don’t know if I can thank Christine enough for it, to be honest.
I like Inattendu, but Maybellie’s Mauve for Me is a much better dupe – far more pigmented. Sensation is a lovely burgundy shade, but the quality is just not there.