CHANEL HOLIDAY 2014 PLUMES PRECIEUSES DE CHANEL COLLECTION

Every year I'm always excited to see what new products Chanel will be releasing for the holidays. This year the two "Must Have" items are the highlight powder, Camelia De Plumes, and the eyeshadow palette, Oiseaux De Nuit. Both are gorgeous and are sure to be favorites among Chanel fans. The entire collection is slated to be available starting November 2nd but we all know that many of the pieces from this collection will start showing up at counters as early as Mid October. Currently several pieces, namely the highlight powder, the eyeshadow palette, and both lipsticks are already available at Bloomingdales.com

(I will update the post when more information becomes available).  

CAMÉLIA DE PLUMES HIGHLIGHTING POWDER - $77.00 USD

Illuminate cheekbones, eyelids or décolleté with a translucent veil of silver and gold. Inspired by Gabrielle Chanel’s original Fine Jewelry creations, this precious, limited-edition accessory is embossed with a feather motif in the shape of a camellia.

LES BEIGES HEALTHY GLOW SHEER COLOUR SPF 15 - $57.50 USD

With an effortless touch, this innovative, versatile powder makeup enhances, brightens or bronzes the complexion for a custom glow. On its own, it heightens skin's natural beauty; over foundation, it provides a sheer, luminous finish.

Advanced technology protects against skin-dulling environmental stressors, while White Rose and Cotton Flower offer absolute comfort for even the most sensitive complexions. In seven no-fail shades; each, with its own sculpted half-moon brush.

N°30 - sandy beige (repromote)

JOUES CONTRASTE POWDER BLUSH - $45.00 USD

180 CARESSE - shimmering peach (limited edition)

LES 5 OMBRES DE CHANEL - $80.00 USD

A dazzling, limited-edition palette of antique gold, luminous silver, rich greys and black adorns eyes with sophisticated elegance. Inspired by Gabrielle Chanel’s original Fine Jewelry collection, this stunning colour range illuminates the eyes with softness and grace.

OISEAUX DE NUIT - luminous white, soft grey, lavender grey, black, antique gold (limited edition)

ILUSION D'OMBRE LONG WEAR LUMINOUS EYESHADOW - $36.00 USD

847 ENVOL - shimmering peach (limited edition)

STYLO YEUX WATERPROOF LONG-LASTING EYELINER - $32.00 USD

987 OR BLANC - white gold (limited edition)

INIMITABLE INTENSE MULTI-DIMENSIONAL MASCARA - $30.00 USD

10 NOIR - black (repromote)

ROUGE ALLURE LUMINOUS INTENSE LIP COLOUR - $35.00 USD

227 VOLAGE - peach rose (limited edition)

ROUGE ALLURE VELVET LUMINOUS MATTE LIP COLOUR - $35.00 USD

337 LA FLAMBOYANTE - bright orange red (repromote)

LE VERNIS NAIL COLOUR - $27.00 USD

687 PHENIX - bright orange red (limited edition)

18 VAMP - black red (repromote)

11 MYSTERY GIORGIO ARMANI EYES TO KILL 4 COLOR SHIMMER EYESHADOW PALETTE - SWATCHES AND REVIEW

I love the classic simplicity of the Giorgio Armani Eyes to Kill 4 color shimmer eyeshadow palette in 11 Mystery. This eyeshadow palette is a gorgeous and understated collection of grey and brown neutral eyeshadows with two of the shades having a shimmer finish and the other two having a satin and matte finish. The top shade is a medium grey brown satin, the next shade is a shimmery warm vanilla, the third shade is a shimmery taupe, and the fourth shade is a matte smokey dark brown with subtle grey undertones.  

The shadows in the Mystery palette are soft to the touch, easy to apply with no fall out and wear for approx. ten hours with no creasing. It is currently priced at $59.00 USD and can be purchased on the Giorgio Armani website here. 

15 PARMA GIORGIO ARMANI EYES TO KILL MACRO-COLOR SOLO EYESHADOW - SWATCHES AND REVIEW

In the past I've written several posts about various Giorgio Armani products I have purchased - liquid blushes, liquid foundations, powder blushes and even fluid sheers. With the majority of those products I've had relatively great success so I was a little surprised to find that I've never tried any of the eyeshadows from this brand. With that in mind I decided to purchase a few of the solo eyeshadows and one or two of the eyeshadow quads as well.

Typically I gravitate towards plummy taupe or purplish gray eyeshadows. So it was no surprise the first solo eyeshadow I decided to purchase was 15 Parma. It is a shimmery plum colored eyeshadow with miniscule reddish plum sparkles and faint hints of a taupe undertone. It is extremely pigmented, finely milled and blends beautifully. The wear time for Parma was about ten hours with slight fading but no creasing.

The Giorgio Armani Solo eyeshadows currently retail for $32.00 USD and contain .061 oz of product.