Swatches of the new Chanel Les 4 Ombres ft. Tisse Gabrielle

Chanel’s recently reformulated eyeshadow quads, Les 4 Ombres, is finally here in Singapore!  I had reviewed Tisse Venitien earlier, the feature palette that has been shown on all the marketing materials, and was in no particular hurry to go blow more dollars.  But when I found myself inexplicably in front of a Chanel counter, I couldn’t help but dip my fingers in the fresh display.  Since I was at it, I thought I’d at least do it in the name of blogging, and bring you some swatches together with my first impressions!

Of course I can do this in chronological order, but that’s not quite as fun nor confusing to do.  At first swatch, the palettes fall into 3 broad categories in my mind, and they represent the type of look that I think are achievable.

The Pretty Gals are some of sweet pastel-ish palettes that I think are general crowd pleasers.  Suitable for all day wear, great for brunch with the gals or a day at the office.  They are:

Tisse Camelia (202) is a warm gentle breeze through the famed Camelia Gardens.  The colors are very similar to YSL’s Couture Palette #7 Parisienne, but I prefer Tisse Camelia for the better pigmentation and texture.

The shades (from left to right) are:

• Bottom left – Medium shimmery peach
• Bottom right – Dark cool brown with a satin finish
• Top right – Light shimmery champagne
• Top left – Light shimmery taupe

Tisse Vendome (204) is a warmer version of Tisse Camelia, and very similar in color story but with some spectacular shimmers.

I really apologize for the blurry image here, my camera went berserk from the glitters, and I simply couldn’t get a good shot under store lighting.  But if you can bear with it, the shades (from left to right) are:

• Top left – Medium taupe-brown with multi-tonal shimmers!
• Top right – Very pale shimmery peach
• Bottom right – Dark brown with metallic finish
• Bottom left – Medium peach

The Party People are some of the most colorful and exciting palettes I have ever seen from Chanel.  Each are well composed with a medley of light / dark and mid-tone shades and are thus very wearable for most occasions – simply blend in more pale highlight shade to tone down the brights for a subtle eye, or amp it up at will!

The featured palette on all the Chanel campaign materials is Tisse Venitien (232),  This bears the green theme, and I’ve reviewed it here.

Tisse Riviera (224) is a cool blue palette that is really incredibly pretty.

The shades (from left to right) are:

• Bottom left – Medium metallic silver
• Bottom right – Black with a satin finish
• Top right – Pale pink with a satin finish
• Top left – Medium blue with a shimmery finish

Tisse Cambon (228) is a very pretty purple palette that is reminiscent of YSL Couture Palette #9 Love but less Moulin Rouge, more 31 Rue Cambon.

The shades (from left to right) are:

• Top left – Medium mauve with a metallic shimmery finish
• Top right – Pale pink-white with a satin finish
• Bottom right – Medium-dark eggplant with a matte to satin finish
• Bottom left – Medium pink with slight golden shimmers

The Sultry Ones are some of the deeper, darker palettes that offer a variety of smoky eye looks.

Tisse Rivoli (226) is a cool taupe/brown palette, and boasts of an exceptional taupe that made my jaw drop in awe.  To be honest, the palette at first sight did not appeal much, and it took me a 2^nd trip to another Chanel counter before I got around to swatching it.  But when I did, I wanted it so bad!!

The shades (from left to right) are:

• Top left – Dark plumy brown with multi-faceted pink & gold shimmers
• Top right – Pale shimmery peach which was a little bit sheer
• Bottom right – Dark brown with matte to satin finish
• Bottom left – Medium brown with a metallic finish

Tisse Gabrielle (208) is a very interesting take on the smoky eye.  It swatched intensely pigmented and almost electric on my hand and immediately came home with me.

• Bottom left – Dark shimmery mauve
• Bottom right – Deep cool brown with a satin finish
• Top right – Light shimmery ivory
• Top left – Dark shimmery slate grey with strong hints of purple/green

Much as I loved the swatches, the colors simply did not translate well on my lids.  I tried applying the shades with and without a primer, but they all pulled grayish on my lids, and in particular, the mauve and brown looked almost identical on me.  It does make for a very interesting complex smoky eye if worn all blended together, but if you intend to create a more wearable day look, it may be challenging.  The best is to make use of the ivory, dabbed in the middle for a bit of pop and contrast.

I am missing swatches of Tisse Mademoiselle which I will rectify as soon as I can!

Meanwhile, I hope the swatches & shade descriptions are helpful if you are looking to make an online purchase decision.  As the blurry Tisse Vendome swatch photo above illustrate, these new Chanel Les 4 Ombres may seem like perfectly ordinary palettes, but they pack some kick with multi-faceted shimmers!  In true Chanel elegance, these are tiny and non-obtrusive, but gives the eye that soft glimmer to make things interesting.  All the palettes were equally soft and creamy to the touch, and pigmentation were fairly consistent and good.  The shades did not crease on me throughout the day, but I did notice Tisse Gabrielle faded after about 8 hours of wear whereas Tisse Venitien stayed put.  I don’t have the rest of the palettes (*yet*) and so I can’t attest to their wear time, so I’d really love to hear your thoughts if you have any of them!

xoxo

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