Chanel Notes du Printemps Spring 2014 collection: Quadrille, Intonation & Chamade
I finally got back to work today after a week’s siesta, which meant lunchtime freedom to roam the malls *yay*. And guess what I chanced upon: Chanel’s Spring 2014 collection out in full force at the flagship Ion boutique!!
So of course, swatch I must. I hadn’t intended to pick up anything from Chanel this season, because I’m on a temporary self-imposed makeup “diet” until I am able to fully digest some of my recent acquisitions. But this swatch fest had me itching to pull all the stops, as you may soon see why…*sigh*
“Spring makeup strikes a colourful chord with light, joyful notes. At the heart of the collection, a chorus of fresh, luminous reds sets the season’s tone for cheeks, lips and fingertips.”
The Notes du Printemps collection seems to have something for everyone. Many of the items will be joining the permanent collection, whilst some are limited editions. Personally, I always seem to gravitate towards the eyeshadow palette in every new launch, and in the 10 minutes that I had, I swatched Chanel Lumieres Facettes Eyeshadow Quad in Quadrille.
Clockwise from top left:
- Medium plumy dove-grey with a satin finish. It is warm-toned on me, and has fairly good color pay-off (as compared to the Holiday 2013 Ombres Matelassees Charming palette reviewed here).
- Light champagne with a pearly finish. It is warm-toned on me, and applied a little gritty. It is the sheerest of all the shades in this quad, but is noticeable at first wash which is surprising for a typical highlight shade of this sort.
- Dark plumy brown with a matte finish. It is warm-toned on me, and had the best color intensity of the four shades.
- Light to medium apricot pink with a satin finish. I had the most difficulty getting this color to deposit well out of all four shades which was disappointing.
And as promised, the swatches:
Prior to checking Chanel Quadrille out in person, I had read some unfavorable reviews, so I had very low expectations. Consequently, I was surprised to find the textures are all fairly soft (for Chanel), although there was noticeable variation amongst the 4 shades. The colors all applied semi-opaque, and I felt they could improve with some work. This palette may also be applied damp for greater intensity and opacity.
Before I had to dash, I also managed to swatch the 2 new Le Blush Crème de Chanel.
Intonation (right) is limited edition, and is a warm peach pink. When I first saw images of this, I thought it resembled Presage. But when I compared the 2 in store, Presage (reviewed here) is completely coral, whereas Intonation is much more pink with just a hint of peachy warmth.
Chamade (left) is a brighter, more intense salmon pink. It is still fairly warm, almost coral-ish but leaning more towards red rather than peach, though nowhere as red as Fantastic.
Here are the corresponding swatches:
There is much more that Chanel has to offer this Spring 2014 – a limited edition Poudre Universelle Compact in Preface with a very light pink tint, several lipsticks, glosses, and nail polishes, etc etc… but I fear for my own sanity. There are much stronger forces in my universe at the moment then the world of Chanel.
Are any of these calling your name?
xoxo
