I wasn't prepared to fall in love. Turns out my new love was sudden and dramatic when Chanel's
Fleur de Lotus Joues Contraste Blush ($43) arrived from Nordstrom. Another Asia exclusive made its way to the United States, thanks to Nordstrom. I had seen photos of Fleur de Lotus, and it looked nice, but nothing, especially its official portrait above, prepared me for the love.
A vibrant new shade of the classic Chanel blush enhances the cheekbones
with joyful color. The unique formula offers buildable coverage, from
natural to dramatic, for a flattering, youthful glow.
That's one of the most subdued marketing blurbs I've seen in a long time. Someone should have been shouting "yabadabadoo"! Here's what I mean.
In real life, the blush appears more pink and less coral. On my skin, it's a warm pink that's about as perfect as it gets.
Here are two swatch photos, both taken in full, late-afternoon sun. I applied the swatch at the top of my arm pretty heavily with a sponge-tipped applicator, then I used a dense blush brush to apply a second swatch, not quite as heavily, below. Not only is this blush gorgeous on my arm, it's gorgeous on my face.
I'm gushing. I'll be wearing Fleur de Lotus every day until the euphoria wears off. Think I should purchase a back-up while it's still available?
Photo at top courtesy of Nordstrom; other photos by Best Things in Beauty
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12 comments:
I'm totally LOVING that color! It's so pretty. That order I'm going to place w/Nordstrom keeps getting longer and longer!
Love it, love it, LOVE IT! I'm so glad I went ahead and grabbed it.
Love!
A beauty. But how does this compare to Rose Initiale? This seems to be frostier and more coral, more peach? Am I correct? Is this the Euro formula - the texture lines seem like it is.
I picked this beauty up too--isn't is gorgeous CG?! Definitely my new favorite blush of the moment! I thought it was gorgeous in the photos, but when I swatched it at the counter, I nearly swooned :P
FYI: Riviere just popped up on nordstrom website :)
Totally not my color but I ordered in anyway since everyone seems to love it. Perhaps it will surprise me?!!
Mine JUST arrived today! I haven't had time to take photos so I can use it, but you are making me want to break my pictures first rule lol
I bought this while I lived in Asia and LOVE it. I don't love peachy colors in general, but this is a glorious blend of peach and pink and looks so glowy and divine. SO PRETTY! That said, I don't think I've ever hit pan on any blush since I actually started to get into make-up. I recently found a 10 year old pan of Chantecaille something that I totally used up. I don't think that will happen again. So no back ups for me!
i was trying to avoid buying yet another Chanel blush- i am having a love hate relationship with this post :)
i was trying to avoid buying yet another Chanel blush- i am having a love hate relationship with this post :)
I regret that I didn't get this when it hit the store in Asia. It truly is pretty, coral pink color :)
I regret that I didn't get this when it hit the store in Asia. It truly is pretty, coral pink color :)
I'm in love with this too! So pretty.
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