Chanel Les Scintillances de Chanel Holiday Collection

Oh, how I love Christmas. All the beautiful goodies coming from all my favourite cosmetic houses. And this one from Chanel has got to be one of my faves. I’ve always loved Chanel makeup and think of it as my “treat makeup”, so when I got to test drive some of the new goodies in the 2011 Christmas collection, I was over the moon! This collection is a symphony of red, gold and light. Majestic and refined. Gold adds a sumptuous touch to delightful festivities. Beautiful eye shadows, sparkling powers (my fave of the lot), ivory, black, golden beige and red are at the forefront of this collection. Creative Director of CHANEL makeup Peter Phillips, used all the iconic colours of the house of CHANEL and I think Coco would be proud. In fact, Coco Chanel is very much part of this collection. Other than the name of course, the shimmer powder, LUMIÈRE SCULPTÉE DE CHANEL was inspired by a photo of a belt buckle that the Mademoiselle herself wore in the 1930’s. How cool is that? And how amazing does it look? I’m almost too scared to use the powder in the fear of ruining it’s exquisite design. But…

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