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CHANEL · Quintessence & Platine Bronze, Vision d’Asie Spring Summer 2019 Collection
Several weeks ago I showed you CHANEL’s Spring/Summer 2019 launches — that is, all but the two pieces starring in today’s post. This 9-shadow palette is only the second in this format that the brand has ever created, and this beauty holds an interesting & unexpected mix of hues, while the accompanying cream shade has quickly risen through the ranks to be the one I currently reach for … over & over again.
CHANEL Beauty Edit · Paris/New York Métiers d’Art 2018
The tradition began in 2002 where each December, Karl Lagerfeld began unveiling a collection dedicated to CHANEL’s Métiers d’Art — the specialist manufacturers behind the exquisite detailing found on the House’s fashion & accessories. This past December 2nd, the show was held in New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art with the spectacular Temple of Dendur as backdrop, hinting at the theme of the collection itself. For an armchair archaeologist like myself, I can’t even begin to express my feelings at this fusion of two of my passions: Ancient Egypt & beauty … be still my beating heart.
Louboutin · Goldomania Collection Holiday 2018
For Holiday 2018, Louboutin Beauty has launched Goldomania, a capsule collection comprised of four pieces that aim to gild your face & nails in absolute festive luxury. Gives a whole new meaning to “the Midas touch” …
CHANEL · Apotheosis Le Mat de CHANEL, Fall/Winter 2018
For Fall/Winter 2018, CHANEL is revisualizing matte in a whole new way via the Apotheosis Le Mat de CHANEL Collection. Autumn’s earthy hues are reinvented and given a modern vibe — and while matte reigns supreme here, the finishes have been softened and almost blurred, providing a lushness to the textures that make them in turn utterly feminine, and yet so absolutely powerful. Provocative, done in true CHANEL style.
GUCCI · Bloom
Bloom, the first fragrance released under the helm of Alesandro Michele for Gucci, is a perfect representation of the new feminine duality: a woman who is not afraid to be both vulnerable and fierce at the same time. Even the packaging speaks to this thread, with the romantic Toile de Jouy pattern seen on the box transforming into the modern clean lines of the square bottle, but wait until the first spritz of the scent …
