Chanel Rouge Coco

Chanel is launching a new lipstick. The Chanel Rouge Coco Hydrating Creme Lip Colour formula is a hybrid of the latest technology in pigments to create radiant colour while retaining comfort and hydration.

It comes in thirty colors, each of them is named after a part of Gabrielle "Coco" Chanel's life. It has great texture and a very attractive case, it is kind of chic to get a Chanel product out of the makeup bag.

The model is Vanessa Paradis, who looks gorgeous in the ad. She represents a modern, natural beauty.

Chanel Rouge Coco Hydrating Creme Lip Colour retails at $30.

Photo: Chanel

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Chanel makeup Spring 2010

The new makeup collection for Chanel is called Les Impressions de Chanel. It has 19 pieces that included neutrals, shades of pink and deeper warmer browns and plums.

“Peter Philips, Global Creative Director of CHANEL Makeup, honors her legacy with LES IMPRESSIONS DE CHANEL — a collection of clean, classic neutrals that are infinitely wearable and effortlessly chic. Quintessential shades, ranging from pink and beige to warm brown and khaki, enhance the complexion and illuminate the face, highlighting a woman’s natural beauty,” the company said in a statement announcing the launch of this collection.

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Vol de Jour a Chanel video

Vol de Jour is a short film by Karl Lagerfeld. Yes, the Chanel Designer is now directing a film. The stars are: Lara Stone and Baptiste Giabiconi.

In the film Karl shows some of the Chanel Spring 2010 collection. The film lasts 3.30 minutes, it is in black and white and it has only music, no dialog. The plot is not very interesting, but it is a nice short film and you can see some of the Chanel boutiques in Paris.

Happy birthday Chanel No. 5

Today in 1921 Coco Chanel launched her famous fragrance, Chanel No. 5. The fifth day of the fifth month.

There are many theories for the name. Some said that Chanel considered 5 to be her lucky number, others that this was the 5 fragrance she tried and selected it for her first perfume. In any case Chanel No. 5 continues to be an iconic fragrance like no other.

In the beginning it was an exclusive fragrance sold only to her clients. At a time when perfumes were mainly single notes (only one aroma) Chanel wanted something complex for her fragrance, a mix of aromas.

Happy birthday No. 5

Fotos: Cakes with the Chanel logo and a real Chanel No. 5

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Beauty in Paris

So I just came back from Paris a few days ago. I love the City of Lights. I had so many expectations of Paris, that I thought, maybe, it is going to let me down. I read that some Japanese people get depressed after returning from Paris, because they had so high expectations of the place. Paris definitely did not let me down.

There are only a few things that I did not like in Paris. One is the price of luxury goods (the lower value of the US dollar makes it appear even more expensive). Some items are more expensive than in the USA. One more thing,some of the luxury boutiques, such as Chanel, located on the very posh Avenue Montaigne do not look as "plush" as one may think. I bought an overpriced Chanel No. 5 perfume there and I was neither impressed by their decor nor their customer service.

Luxury brands are everywhere in Paris. Avenue Montaigne is one of the most expensive and exclusive areas of the city and has many of the brands such as Gucci, Chanel and Escada. In this street you see elegant women in stilettos walking their poodles, exactly as they show it in the movies. It is an interesting place that looks so far from the rest of this vibrant city.