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
LOL you know I already got one Illusion d’Ombre and I REAAAAAAAALLY want the other as well (the two are STUNNING layered together). I didn’t think I’d be buying anything from this collection but Guerlain, Addiction and Dior etc. spring disappointed me, and then I saw this display *_*
OMG, i’ve got to check out the 2 illusion d’ombres in that case!! The SA is giving me the stink eye already! LOL! Guerlain hasn’t launched here in Singapore yet… but the reviews thus far are disheartening. Dior is… well….. dior. SUQQU & Addiction springs are not appealing either. My wallet is heaving a *temporary* sigh of relief.
Intonation is lovely and I might be getting it with one Illusion d’Ombres 🙂 What are you going to pick from this collection?
hmm… nothing at the moment from Chanel. Eyeing some other stuff though…;P
Hahaha self-imposed makeup bans never work on me, so I don’t even try. I really like the quad though!
haha… gotta try at least!!
My picks are Intonation and the Illusion d’ombres. Thanks for the swatches, the eye shadow palette looks pigmented. Did you get anything?
Intonation is lovely! I need to go back and check the illusion d’ombres! I think I’ll skip Chanel this season… I need more time to process all the items I bought over the past few months!!
I love the cream blushes by Chanel and Intonation looks very interesting. I want the duo eyeshadows too and the pink Illusion D’Ombre. Do you know which lipstick the model is wearing at all??
oh yes, those duo eyeshadows look promising! But i haven’t seen them out here yet… 🙁 I had alot of difficulties deciphering what’s on the model… and the SA I spoke with yesterday couldn’t quite fig it out either!
The quad is calling my name! hehehe 😛 I love anything with apricot pink eyeshadows! But deciding to give Chanel a miss this time…
what do you have your sights set on?
Mostly Dior!!! The pure essence of Spring <3
lol…. you didn’t pick up everything yesterday???
Hahaha, I didn’t get the lippies cos I was waiting for testers to arrive, got the polishes cos I know they will be the first to sell out! Suggest you get your too babe, that blue is gonna disappear from the counters before you can say Verrrrrr…..nis hahaha
lol…. i’m not really feeling nail polishes lately babe….i dunno why, but my wallet is relieved!
I love seeing all the new Chanel products… trying to guess which one will be the star.
Yeah it’s always so much to take in isn’t it? I simply couldn’t get to the lip products this time… Maybe later!
Very pretty and very Chanel! 😉
I actually love the tweed jacket she is wearing.
The eyeshadows don’t really speak loud for me but I might get a couple of lippies.
Yeah… The problem with Chanel sometimes is I don’t know whether the makeup is just supporting the fashion or designed to shine on their own.
Lol. Maybe tomorrow.
can’t wait! xoxo
I bought intonation today! Loving the color!!
woo hoo!!! you’re FAST!!!! Show and tell!!!