Chanel

Regular readers of this blog know I'm usually a big fan of Chanel makeup. Getting me interested in a new product shouldn't be hard, right? But watching the ad on Chanel's new Exceptionnel mascara mini-site (turn the volume way down if you're at work) was more annoying than intriguing. From the (really bad) music to the ad copy ("she prepares to perform black magic that'll transform her eyes", "the black that puts the world at your feet". Seriously). The design of the site is flawed: It... Read Full Story

Chanel Ombre Essential eyeshadows have the softest, smoothest texture and always make me wonder why I don't just stick with them (the answer is that we, beauty ninjas, are both brave and reckless when it comes to new products. We just can't be satisfied with one brand). There are two new colors for fall, Le Bronze, which you see here, and Bois Bleu, a gorgeous but not really necessary dark teal (unless you don't have any teal eyeshadows in your stash, which makes it as good a reason as any... Read Full Story

I'm posting pictures of my own nails here is neither because I'm proud of either my one-hand photographing skills (I'm definitely not), nor is it because of my nail polish application expertise (I'm a known klutz). The reason I'm doing this is because the bottle of the new Chanel Facettes D'Or Nail Color Gold Fiction for fall 2008 is an opaque gold so you can't see what's inside. I can't say I'm convinced it was the best idea ever, but the bottle is quite true the polish, though to get the... Read Full Story

That's the thing about Chanel, it never goes out of style, and these three ladies prove that fact. Natalie Portman first wore the strapless lace Chanel dress, with a jeweled belt, to the 2006 Golden Globe Awards with strappy sandals. The actress had a buzz-cut for her part as Evey in V for Vendetta, and in this picture she was just growing her hair back. This crop for me is her best ever hairstyle. In November 2007, over a year later, supermodel Claudia Schiffer wore the same dress to a... Read Full Story

The Chanel Classic,also known as Chanel 2.55 is a typical quilted Chanel bag. Coco Chanel introduced the across body bag in in February1955 (2.55) because she wanted a bag to free up her hands.The quilts were inspired by jockey's jackets.In the 1980's Karl Lagerfeld added the CC monogram as a clasp. Over the years, this bag has become a real icone so it came in many kinds of materials, colours,designs and various sizes. Oh...I want a little chanel classic so bad.It depense on... Read Full Story