I was a little underwhelmed by the holiday makeup "Collection Libre" by Chanel. The Architectonic eyeshadow palette inspired by architecture featured glittery light and concrete grays and dark blue. I watched a few You Tubers test it out and for $80 it wasn't worth it for me. (I ended up getting the Dior holiday palette which I will share soon.)
But what did intrigue me was the Calligraphy De Chanel Longer Intense Cream Eyeliner ($35 at Chanel.com). I tried this on the morning I received the box and I am surprised at how long wearing it is. It lasted me from 10am to 8pm when I cleaned off all of my makeup. What I love the most about this eyeliner is the accompanying tiny brush. It caps like a pen so it's easily stored in your makeup bag. The brush is really sharp so you can really get a good line that's close to your eyelashes. I also found it easier to make that cat eye wing shape at the ends because of this brush. Previously with other eyeliner pots, I have been using my Chanel Ultra Fine Eyeliner Brush #13. That works ok to get close to your lashes, but this small brush lets you do your eyeliner quickly as well as precisely.
I have been carrying around really small bags lately and loved using my Chanel Rouge Coco Stylo ($37 each) in Message. It's a bit more color (red) than what I want to wear for everyday so I picked up two more neutral everyday colors. I love that this basically is the size of a pen and fits perfectly inside my mini bags. I bought 218 Script, a nice nude and 216 Lettre, a soft rose. What I love about this formula is that it feels super light on the lips and has a really pretty shine so that I don't need to add (and carry) a lip gloss.
Here is a swatch of the colors. At top is 216 Lettre and bottom is 218 Script.
Order Chanel beauty or fragrance on Chanel.com right now and get it beautifully wrapped for the holidays. I love seeing the pretty Chanel box under the tree. You also get to pick two free samples!
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