Chanel Glossimer in Mystery
Life is a mystery, and no matter what we learn about the world around us, it seems as if every answer leads to a lot more questions.
Questions like…
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Why is it physically impossible to eat just one spoonful of Häagen-Dazs ice cream?
Is Dillon Panther tailback Tim Riggins really a misunderstood genius?
What is Tabs thinking in his little kitty brain when he rushes into the loo to enjoy me, um, manage my service (swear to you, I don’t think I’ve had one minute of potty privacy considering that this cat came into my vita)?
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Cats & Makeup Felpa ??
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What’s goin’ on over there, woman?
And then there are also makeup mysteries, like the new Chanel Glossimer in — yup, you guessed it! — mystery ($29.50).
Yes, my fellow Chanel lovers, once again, Coco and Co. are doing nude, glossy lips in their most current limited edition launch, Eclats du Soir de Chanel.
Mystery, a medium pigmented creamy pinkish brown, guest stars as one of three Glossimers in the holiday release, and I can’t deny the chemistry it shares with the smokier, darker eyeshadows in the collection’s Nuit-Claire duo and Harmonie quad.
Nude lips and smokey eyes are like the peanut butter and jelly combo of my makeup world. I’ve been loving them for years because they’re just so blasted wearable (um…the look, not the sandwich), and mystery has “wearable nude gloss” written all over it.
I guess the $64,000 question comes down to this: is mystery a must-have?
Glossimer in Mystery
That’s one layer of Mystery…pretty good coverage on my pigmented lips!
Additional Chanel makeup worn in this look: the Harmonie du Soir quad on my eyes, star dust blush on my cheeks, mat Lumiere foundation in Soft Honey and Poudre Universelle natural finish loose Powder in Translucent 3 on my face
Campioni da sinistra: Joues Contraste Polvere Blush In Star Polvere, Illusion D’Ombre Lonog Abbigliamento Eyeshadow luminoso In Apparentens, Rouge ALLURE Velvet in L’Impatiente e Glossimer in Mystery
Well, like last fall’s sweet Beige, mystery lacks that certain disco/wow aspect that some of the sassier Glossimers like Astral have.
But really, how typically does one wear a sparkly hot pink lipgloss? speaking for myself, I only reach for mine on rare occasions, like when I go to dinner with the girls. I’m sure I’d get much a lot more use out of something like Mystery. It’s just a lot more of an everyday shade.
What else can you tell me about Mystery?
It lasts about four hours on my lips (not bad).
Has a medium-weight, non-sticky formula.
While it’s unscented, I do discover a faint vanilla candy flavor that kinda reminds me of the White Rabbit candies I ate as a kid.
Okay, but is mystery worth nearly 30 big ones? I think the answer to that depends on how much of a Chanel-o-phile you are.
If you wouldn’t dream of wearing anything else on your pout, sure, I’d recommend mystery as an everyday purse shade, especially if you skipped sweet Beige.
But guys/gals on a strict makeup budget can certainly find similar shades for less (MAC Ample Pink Plushglass springs to mind).
Do I like Mystery? Lo sai che. It’s something I know I’ll wear, and I like how well it works with the eyeshadows in the Eclats du Soire collection.
Maybe it doesn’t quite make my heart pull a Peter Cottontail (go thumpity-thump-thump), but Chanel die-hards who don’t mind paying a premium for basic colors may still want to add it to their holiday wish list.
PRICE: $29.50
AVAILABILITY: pertaining to Chanel counters and chanel.com this October
MAKEUP and appeal blog RATING: B
Seriously, mother Nature?
Yargh! I am so ridiculously itchy ideal now. I guess it’s allergies, even though I don’t normally get them in the fall. Whatever it is, my histamines have been on fire this week! I think maybe Tabs rutted around in some plants outside that my body absolutely hates.
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Anyone else out there having bad allergies today? Or am I the lone itchy wolf?
Il tuo amichevole vicinato Appeal Agice,
Karen.