I don't like lipgloss. I'm not sure why; I just know I felt too old for it even as a teenager, and although I've owned a number of glosses over the years, I've never been as excited over gloss as I get over lipstick. (Granted, I get very excited over lipstick. It's a thing.) Gloss is sticky or slippery, it encourages lipstick to slide off (and much as I love lipstick, I am lazy about reapplying); it feels too thick, too "done". And I think my face looks washed out without some pigment on the lips, which is probably part of why I've never taken to nude lipsticks.
But inspired by this post, I feel obliged to try any Chanel colour called Coromandel, and swatches of Chanel's Rouge Allure Laque in that shade piqued my interest even more. And I have to say, although I'd normally feel absurd shelling out this much for a lipstick, the Rouge Allure Laques are a gorgeous product. Coromandel is a blood red on me, which means it would probably lean orange on anyone else. It's a beautiful shade, but it's the consistency that makes this special. The Rouge Allure Laques are really liquid lipsticks, not glosses; they have intense, concentrated pigment, made even more dramatic by the glossy finish.
This is a thoughtfully designed product, with the usual glossy black Chanel packaging. The doe's-foot applicator is slightly concave at the top, to ease application; the colour stays true; it stays on beautifully, it does not bleed (unless I blot, then it bleeds for some reason), it feels light and balmlike and lovely. This is head and shoulders above any other gloss or liquid lipstick I've tried.
Edited to add a photo (I think every face I make in these photos looks weird, but there we have it). As you can see, Coromandel is a very bright red.
I share your view of lip gloss. I hate the texture: It's always either too sticky or too slick. But the Rouge Allure Laque seems wonderful. I'll have to stop by the Chanel counter. I wonder which shade would work best for me. I tend to look best in deep, warm rose or plum shades and muted reds. Perhaps Imperial?
ReplyDeleteGaia at The Non-Blonde reviewed Dynastie and Imperial and they both look like deep roses to me.
ReplyDeleteThe Rouge Allure Laque really is an excellent product. Not a necessity by any means, but just very, very nice.
That color looks great on you. You take vibrant colors well. It looks cheerful on you, whereas on me, it would look like a weird stain.
ReplyDeleteAw, I didn't catch the update. It brightens your entire face; you look so happy. : )
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