Assessment & Swatches: Noir et Blanc de Chanel Fall 2019

I all the time sit up for Chanel’s seasonal make-up collections. Ever since Lucia Pica got here on board as their Inventive Director, we’ve seen many very attention-grabbing interpretations launched, and I find it irresistible!

For Fall 2019, the gathering is named Noir et Blanc de Chanel – Black and White. You might need already seen the pictures.

Black and White may be very stark, and it’s this daring distinction of colors that Lucia Pica goes for. A choice of opposites, with deep, darkish tones and shades that evoke the longer, cooler nights that may befall a lot of the Northern Hemisphere very quickly.

The merchandise are both softly shimmering with the lightness of white and light-weight, or daring and deep with the shadows and thriller of the darkish black. The packaging displays this, with modern, snow white packaging for some gadgets, or the common modern black of Chanel make-up packaging.

As a lot as I like most of Lucia Pica’s releases nonetheless, I need to admit that the Noir et Blanc de Chanel assortment is a bit of too experimental and avant-garde for little ol’ me 😛 I’ll clarify

Chanel Le Gel Pailetté (Restricted Version) – RM164 | US$50

The star of the Noir et Blanc de Chanel assortment is the Le Gel Pailleté. Housed in an opulent, heavy glass jar, is a translucent gel, shot by means of with shimmer.

The gel has a slight golden tone, which I feel is partly contributed by the sunshine golden shimmer infused in it.

What it’s used for, is as a spotlight for face and décolleté. It has a lightweight texture, that feels cool on pores and skin. Swipe it the place you need, for mushy, luminous spotlight – alongside your cheekbones, your shoulders or collar bones, or your décolleté, in the event you’re sporting one thing that exhibits it off.

It isn’t garish, neither is it gaudy. It offers pores and skin a mushy shine, that flatters, and feels comfy with out being cheesy.

The one actual drawback I see is that this – How many people could have a necessity for this gel? Let’s be severe right here. I do know I don’t.

The Le Gel Pailleté is one thing I’d by no means use. It seems to be fancy, it feels fancy, however in the end, it’s about as fancy as a paperweight for me. I can not relate, so in the event you can, holler! 😛

Les 4 Ombres Multi-Impact Quadra Eyeshadow – 332 Noir Supreme – RM244 | US$62

There are 2 eyeshadows on this vary. One is a black, white and gray quantity (334 Trendy Glamour) and the opposite is that this, a deep eyeshadow palette, stuffed with moody autumnal colors – 332 Noir Supreme.

The colors are a contact deeper than what you see right here, and call to mind deep, smokey eye seems to be. The feel is beautiful. Smooth, pigmented and straightforward to use and to mix.

The draw back is that there is no such thing as a shade mild sufficient to make use of to spotlight, as all 4 shades are pretty deep. I additionally battle to apply it to my smaller lid house, as the colors can are likely to muddy, and it may possibly look a bit of extra dramatic than I like.

Because of this, if I have been to make use of Noir Supreme, I’d use at most 1 or 2 shades to mix and for distinction. Then, I’d decide a lighter spotlight shade from a unique palette, to offer the distinction.

This can be a technically good eyeshadow palette. It ticks all the precise bins on the subject of texture and pigment. However by way of practicality, and for normal customers or amateurs, like me, it’s a battle to make use of.

Rouge Attract Velvet Excessive 130 Rouge Obscur – RM138 | $38

Whereas I’m a fan of the Rouge Attract Velvet lipstick, if I need a matte lip, the Rouge Attract Velvet Excessive lipsticks aren’t fairly my cup of tea.

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There are 2 new shades launched within the Noir et Blanc de Chanel assortment – 128 Rose Nocturne, and 130 Rose Obscur. The one you see in these pictures is 130 Rose Obscur.

It’s a deep burgundy, which is once more, a color very suited to the season. It is available in a superbly modern matte case, and slots in superbly within the noir class. It evokes the cool autumn and winter nights, and the thriller of a lady in deep wine colored lipstick.

It’s beautiful.

However I discover it too drying for me 🙁 It should be stated that I’m a fan of lighter, extra shiny, creamy lipsticks. Whereas the Rouge Attract Velvet labored for me, the Excessive simply felt a bit of too excessive.

However in case you are available in the market for a matte, intensely deep burgundy lipstick, look no additional. That is the one you want!

Rouge Attract Liquid Powder 978 Bois de Nuit – RM138 | US$30

Towards all odds, I beforehand discovered that the Rouge Attract Liquid Powder lip merchandise sat effectively with me. I nonetheless use those I personal, for a mushy, undefined lip look. It will possibly typically really feel a bit of dry, however nothing a contact of balm or gloss can’t treatment.

2 new colors are launched within the Noir et Blanc de Chanel assortment – 974 Timeless, and 978 Bois de Nuit, the one you see in these footage.

I anticipated Bois de Nuit to be deep, however it turned out to be fairly mild. A really wearable, mild pink shade, that could be a little at odds with the thought conjured up by the identify. Nonetheless, it’s in all probability one of many extra wearable gadgets within the assortment thus far! LOL! 😛

Rouge Coco Gloss 814 Crystal Clear and 816 Lacque Noire – RM132 | US$30

In step with the Noir et Blanc theme, there are 2 contrasting lip glosses within the assortment.

814 Crystal Clear is packaged in pure white, and is evident with silver shimmer. This is able to, I really feel work greatest as a lip topper. You possibly can put on it over a matte lipstick for instance, to vary the look. It lightens, and provides a pop of shine. It’s fairly a straight ahead product.

816 Lacque Noire nonetheless, is a problem. I initially thought it is perhaps just like the Rouge Coco Gloss that is available in black, that adjustments and deepens lip colors. I beloved that one

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Nevertheless, it doesn’t. It’s pretty opaque, and goes on lips very very darkish. I think about that it’s extra suited to a extra avant-garde look, or somebody who’s into goth for instance. And even somebody with a deeper complexion. On me, I’d appear like I’m morbidly channeling Loss of life 😛

So I’m sorry, I don’t get this one both 😛

Ombre Premiere High Coat – 317 Carte Blanche, 327 Penombre – RM141 | US$36

2 of the extra attention-grabbing gadgets within the Noir et Blanc de Chanel assortment are the Ombre Premiere High Coat eyeshadows.

317 Carte Blanche comes packaged in a modern white case. It swatches with a sheer silvery sheen, and acts as a lid topper. You possibly can put on it by itself, for a touch of snow-white shimmer on lids. However it’s going to come into its personal higher worn over a deeper colored eyeshadow. It provides the bling issue, and simply transforms eyeshadow from day to nighttime.

327 Penombre is the deeper counterpart, performing an analogous perform. In pan, it’s a deep olive gunmetal inexperienced shimmer. I like shades like this in eyeshadow! Nevertheless, when utilized on pores and skin, it is vitally sheer, depositing a effective golden shimmer as a substitute.

When you can put on them on their very own, they arrive into their very own higher as eyeshadow toppers. Use it to rework your look from day to nighttime, or to rework a boring matte or satin shadow to one thing infinitely extra eye-catching.

Once more nonetheless, I really feel that whereas technically alluring, it isn’t essentially the most sensible product both. I don’t know of many common customers who could have a use for one thing like this. Eyeshadow is already difficult to use at the perfect of instances. To must wrestle with one thing this distinctive will pose a unique set of challenges to the common lady on the road.

These are the swatches of the merchandise I’ve featured. It’s possible you’ll discover how the Ombre Premiere High Coat seems to be sheer, as does the Rouge Coco Gloss in Crystal Clear. However take a look at the Rouge Coco Gloss in Lacque Noire! It’s so deep, I battle with it A. LOT.

The clear swatch on the bottle is the Le Gel Paliette, which exhibits up as virtually nothing. However when the sunshine hits at simply the precise angle, it seems to be beautiful on pores and skin.

Noir et Blanc de Chanel is difficult

To be sincere, this Noir et Blanc de Chanel Fall 2019 assortment isn’t certainly one of my favourites from Chanel.

The reason being easy. I discover the merchandise a bit of too difficult, and a bit of too completely different. It looks as if there’s numerous work that must be achieved to get them to work, or work correctly.

I’m not saying after all, that it isn’t a great factor. For individuals who get pleasure from taking part in round with make-up, it’s wonderful. You may be experimental and check out new methods and types.

However in the end, I feel what most ladies need from make-up is one thing that’s not solely technically good, but additionally simple to make use of, and flattering to them.

Because of this, I really feel that like its identify, Noir et Blanc de Chanel is one that’s both going to be love or hate. Sadly for me, it’s not a love.

Are you eyeing something from the Noir et Blanc de Chanel assortment?

If I had to decide on, I’d in all probability decide the Ombre Premiere High Coat eyeshadow veil. It’s simpler to deal with, for me, than a lot of the different gadgets within the assortment. You? 🙂

Paris B

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