Chanel Eyeshadows - Page 10

Thanks MIssQQ- Smoky purple sounds great to me!

I wore Fantasme and Emerveille combo on Thanksgiving Day and received many compliments including one from my hubby. First, I applied to my lid MAC's Painterly Paint Pot followed by Fantasme then Emerveille. I used some bronzer in my crease and did a thick black winged liner and mascara. I was very pleased with the look and the sparkles didn't look over done. The best part was that it looked exactly the same way after 8 hrs as when i first applied it in the am.

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Originally Posted by Miss QQ 

^^ Sounds gorgeous! Yeah these are very lasting! Is Emerville very warm? I'm afraid it may give me the tired look.

Its a very pale light peachy nude. Really pretty but very subtle. I would imagine that you can make the color pop a bit more by using over a cream base

jmarie, that sounds like a great combination, thanks I will definitely try this!

Does anyone have the Lavande single? I know it discontinued however, I've seen it on ebay. 

I used to but swapped it. Do you have a question about it? Not sure I'll remember it enough to answer but I'll try...

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Originally Posted by Winthrop44 

I used to but swapped it. Do you have a question about it? Not sure I'll remember it enough to answer but I'll try...

Was it pigmented? What didn't you like about it? Thanks!!

If I remember correctly my main problem with it was that it didn't look so great on my skintone. I don't remember it being so pigmented either, but some MUA reviews say it is -- that might have something to do with how the one I swapped for was handled.

Thanks!!! I guess I will pass on the one on ebay. I know better than to buy without swatching first. I might go check out MAC's Beautiful Iris because it looks similar to Lavande, at least to see if I like the color on me.

does any one here know of a dupe for chanel topkapi quad

i want a backup or dupe soo bad !!

its my everyday to go quad 

^^ I feel the individual colours are rather dupeable, though I can't think of a quad that is a complete dupe, but of course the pigmentation and texture of Topkapi is superior, they are like butter. How do you wear the quad? Do you use all 4 colours? I love it but for some reason I don't reach for it often.

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Originally Posted by Miss QQ 

^^ I feel the individual colours are rather dupeable, though I can't think of a quad that is a complete dupe, but of course the pigmentation and texture of Topkapi is superior, they are like butter. How do you wear the quad? Do you use all 4 colours? I love it but for some reason I don't reach for it often.

Oh ya the pigmentation is Amazing ! Its my fav quad 

Well usually i put the taupe color all over the lid , the bronze in the crease and the dark brown in the outer v and as liner 

i take the gold and put it in the inner corner and slightly under the lower lash line

i line both my top n upper lash line with black liner and crap ton of mascara lol 

i have almost black eyes and the quad makes my eyes glow ! 

love it ! 

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Originally Posted by Miss QQ 

^^ Sounds gorgeous! Yeah these are very lasting! Is Emerville very warm? I'm afraid it may give me the tired look.

For me, it look kind of weird on it's own but combined with brown e/s in the crease and around the eyes makes difference. It's great for daily looks.

I think I am going to treat myself to some high end makeup tomorrow - I have a savings account called "Ladies' Nice Things" where I put a little money each month towards, well, ladies' nice things. Taupe Grise has really caught my eye as I love taupe shadows, but I recently got Keep Your Cool by MAC - are they similar?

OK, so Keep Your Cool is much darker than Taupe Grisé - and TG is now mine!

Yay! Enjoy it.

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Originally Posted by Karen_B 

I think I am going to treat myself to some high end makeup tomorrow - I have a savings account called "Ladies' Nice Things" where I put a little money each month towards, well, ladies' nice things. Taupe Grise has really caught my eye as I love taupe shadows, but I recently got Keep Your Cool by MAC - are they similar?

I love your "Ladies Nice Things" account!! What a great idea!

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Originally Posted by peanut 

I love your "Ladies Nice Things" account!! What a great idea!

Thanks! I got the idea from a Marian Keyes book, where one of the characters had an account like that. It's really great, because you don't have to feel so guilty when you splurge - after all, that's what the money was for!

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Originally Posted by tiramisu 

Does anyone have an opinion on whether the IdO in Ebloui is similar in shade to MAC Antiqued? or Twinks, even? I don't want to get Ebloui if it's very similar; i would actually attempt to use up what i have in that case!
Have tried to search here/Google it but not really finding much MAC dupe/comparison info for this shade specifically Any help? Thanks.
I'm sorry if I posted this in the wrong spot.

I would say it's more burgundy/red than either of those (although it still leans more brown than red on me), with Twinks being closer. Temptalia lists a mix of Urban Decay Gash and MAC Cranberry as a possible dupe, but I would note that the sparkles will be absent in other shadows. Here are Temptalia's swatches of the three - I find her lighting to be pretty consistent. L-R Antiqued, Twinks, Ebloui:

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Originally Posted by jmarie 

Thanks!!! I guess I will pass on the one on ebay. I know better than to buy without swatching first. I might go check out MAC's Beautiful Iris because it looks similar to Lavande, at least to see if I like the color on me.

Beautiful Iris is a great color, and you might be better off with it.  Lavande is pretty (I have it) but as Winthrop said, it's not as pigmented (doesn't stop me from wearing it, but only if I don't want 'pow' color).

Sometimes you can still find the d/c items on Strawberry or Izzy's too.

how is everyone liking Prelude and Enigma quads? 

^^Prelude is one of my favorite quads.  It can create soft, neutral looks or you can smoke it out for a more dramatic look.  The dark brown shade is gorgeous and pigmented. 

I need to break out my Enigma quad again.  I don't use it much during spring or summer -- but it is great for fall/winter.  More dramatic and for a smokey eye. 

eclosion

more pics here

http://cheekmeout.blogspot.com/2012/12/chanel-eclosion-quad-review-photos.html

Both are staples in my rotation.....great pic Monsy!  Hope you enjoy wearing both quads!  Enigma may become hard to come by since it's been replaced by Raffinement.......and speaking of Raffinement, wow.  Major love for that one!! 

enigma replaced by raffinement? but those two have nothing in common

i am waiting on my order with prelude to arrive on wednesday. can't wait to try it

The US version of the quads is definitely prettier than our European version !

http://www.thebeautylookbook.com/2011/12/chanel-rose-envolee-31-vs-eclosion-34.html

Source : thebeautylookbook

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Originally Posted by Monsy 

enigma replaced by raffinement? but those two have nothing in common

 

i am waiting on my order with prelude to arrive on wednesday. can't wait to try it

Sorry - I meant Kaska Beige, not Enigma - my bad.