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Archive for the ‘Chanel’ Category

Peacock eyes: smokey blue look for a night out

Posted by Sheila on May 18, 2012

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I attended a good friend’s birthday dinner last weekend and I wore this look out. I haven’t done a smokey look in quite some time so since I was wearing a cobalt dress, I decided to do a blue smokey look. I used one of my favourite blue palettes: the L’Oreal Open Eyes Chrome Intensity in Aquadisiac, which was an Asia-exclusive.

I used UDPP as my primer, which I dusted the turquoise all over my eyelid as an all-over base. I applied the navy blue in my outer V and crease area, as well as on the outer half of my lower lash line. I then used a set angled eyeliner brush and applied the black as a liner, then used a pencil brush to blend it out. I used the white in my inner corner, along my tearduct and on the inner half of my lower lash line. I blended the navy blue and white on the lower lash line with a bit of the turquoise. I intensified the look by adding another layer of the turquoise and blending it in with the other shades.

On my cheeks, I used Chanel Joues Constraste in Rose Petale, a pretty rose shade. On my lips was Chanel Rouge Allure Laque in Empire, a beautiful shimmer pink. My mascara with Helena Rubinstein and I also used Dollywink Liquid Liner to line my upper lash line, slightly winged out. Lastly, I used the white eyeshadow shade on my brow bone to highlight.

My base makeup for the day was Chanel Teint Innocence compact foundation with a light dusting of Chanel loose powder.

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Posted in Chanel, FOTD, Tutorial | 2 Comments »

Swatches + Comparison: Office Appropriate Nail Polish

Posted by Sheila on April 28, 2012

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I’m starting a new job soon and the work environment is a little more conservative compared to my previous job. As such, I’m not able to use the bright coloured nail polish that I love and will miss. I got a little bored over the weekend and decided to put together a colour wheel of all of the office appropriate nail polish in my stash. I *think* these are office appropriate, and as usual I’m probably going to push the limits with the colour as I settle into the new work environment. Please give me some feedback if you also work in a conservative office environment.

From left to right:

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  • Dior Vernis in 381 Blue Lilac
  • Dior Vernis in 251 Pink Dahlia
  • Dior Vernis in 253 Pink Icing
  • Dior Vernis in 108 Ivory
  • Dior Vernis in 362 Rose Freesia
  • Dior Vernis in 386 Cherry Flower

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  • Chanel Le Vernis in 557 Morning Rose
  • Chanel Le Vernis in 539 June

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  • Jill Stuart nail polish in 41 Romantic Berry
  • Jill Stuart nail polish in 34 Brilliant Princess
  • Jill Stuart nail polish in 18 Ball Room

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  • Deborah Lippman nail polish in Prelude to a Kiss
  • OPI Nail Lacquer in Passion
  • SpaRitual nail polish in Mystic
  • Butter London Nail Lacquer in All Hail the Queen
More shots…

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Posted in Chanel, Dior, Jill Stuart, Swatches | 8 Comments »

Swatch/Review: Ombre Perlees de Chanel in Preference (Duty Free Exclusive)

Posted by Sheila on March 19, 2012

I was really excited when I saw that Cathay Pacific had this exclusive Ombre Perlees de Chanel palette. Being completely obsessed with the formula of these “pearlized eyeshadows” from last Spring which delivered beautiful colour, I wanted this palette real bad. Coincidentally, my dad was flying Cathay on his way back from China so he was able to grab one for me.

Unfortunately, this palette is a complete letdown, being close to a disaster. The colour I was looking forward to the most – the taupe – is sheer and mostly just glitter. The gold is pretty much just gold glitter in a clear base. The pink was also a disappointment since it doesn’t adhere to the skin. The only two colours that were pretty nice were the olive green, which is a beautiful, intense, smooth colour, and the matte black, which isn’t as pigmented or smooth but still deposited a good amount of colour. The swatches of the pink, taupe and gold were of multiple swipes, but the olive and black were just of one swipe each.

I thought maybe it would wear better than it swatches, but I was completely wrong. It just refuses to stick to my eyelid, making a huge glittery mess out of everything. I didn’t take photos of my look because it didn’t look very attractive.

Priced at $59USD, I wouldn’t recommend this palette to anyone. This is probably the WORST Chanel palette I have ever come across, and if I had the chance to swatch this in person, I would never have purchased this.

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Posted in Chanel, Reviews, Swatches | 3 Comments »

Chanel’s new “BB” Cream! Chanel “CC Cream” Complete Correction Cream SPF 30, PA+++ (includes swatch)

Posted by Sheila on March 16, 2012

Chanel’s version of the BB Cream is coming out soon! Called the CC Cream, or Complete Correction Cream, it contains skincare properties for hydration, brightening, anti-aging, as well as SPF 30 and PA+++, as well as coverage for a natural look. Beauty editors from Asia have been talking about this cream on Weibo so I thought to post it up. No word yet on when it will be released, but I’m definitely looking forward to it!

Posted in Chanel | 9 Comments »

FOTD neutral eyes & fresh cheeks using Guerlain & Chanel

Posted by Sheila on March 4, 2012

This was the face I put on for my professional head shot for work. I did a neutral eye with my favourite neutral palette, Guerlain Bal de Minuit, that was slightly smoked out. I applied the peach shade as an all-over wash of colour, the taupe shade to create depth about 5mm on top of my top lashline, the dark chocolate shade to line the top lashline (and smudged out) as well as half of the lower lashline. The white highlight shade was used on the inner corners of my eyes, as well as to highlight my brow bone.

I used Chanel Joues Constraste in Rose Petale on my cheeks and Benefit High Beam to highlight. On my lips, I am using Chanel Rouge Allure Laque in Empire from last holiday. My base makeup of the day was Chanel Teint Innocence cream compact.

What do you think?

Posted in Chanel, FOTD, Guerlain | 4 Comments »

 
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