Adorable free sample

I have been meaning to check out the new Chanel Rouge Coco lippie since I read about it on Deja Pseu's lovely blog Une Femme D'un Certain Age a while back and so remembered to do this whilst I was in 'Pulse' pharmacy today in Camberwell, Melbourne where the sales associate for Chanel is always such a sweetheart - helpful, never pushy and thoroughly pleasant. This is why I always go to her if I am interested in any Chanel makeup rather than go to the city or the large department stores of DJ's or Myers.


Anyway, to get back to the matter of the lovely hydrating lip creme...... It's gorgeous!! Felt so soft and moisturising and the colour pigmentation is great. I tried both Mademoiselle (05)and Venise (26) - could not quite make up my mind and so the delightful, helpful Chanel lady gave me a cute little folder with BOTH these colours,- in quite generous samples and a little brush too..... So lovely.

Apparently the names of the lipstick colours have been chosen to correspond to a part of Coco Chanel's life.....For example there is aforementioned Madamoiselle (a soft pink), Camelia (a deep rose) and Paris (a bright red). Rather nice really.

Photo above shows another shot of the inside of the free sample card with the lipsticks in little plastic 'bubbles' on the right. In the line up I have (at the top) Egerie (not sure what this means/is ?!) then the Madamoiselle (apparently this is the colour that Vanessa Paradis wears for the promotional video) then next is Cambon and the last one is Venise.

(and then sssssshhhh, don't tell anyone but the v.nice Chanel lady told me that Pulse Pharmacy are having a 20% off store wide special sale next week - think it is Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday - I will be returning on Tuesday morning.... any readers in Melbourne you have been TOLD - but just don't say that the nice Chanel lady told you, will you?!)

Particularly Partial to Particuliere

Great excitement yesterday. I bought a bottle of the above (they have only just arrived here in Australia - things 'hit' our shores later 'Down Under'!) I totally adore it - matching my watch strap perfectly - it's very understated, smart yet 'finished' too just like a great neutral should be. I am a very happy Semi Expat indeed.

Natural, Bare, NUDE!

Just how many colours do I have in my makeup bag which are a variation on the above ?

Answer. Too many, just far too many......

Yes, I know there is always the search for the perfect red but I do think I have found that - apparently, (and this comes from someone I do trust implicitly) it is Chanel's Passion - No. 14 which is such a beautiful red. However, I do not wear red on a regular basis. Just for the occasion when I feel brave. And, of course, confident..... (and have to bat off comments from Mr SE that I look like my mother.... Not that looking like my mother is necessarily a 'bad thing' - just that she is in her early seventies and I am 50) Anyway, I digress.

The jury is still out regarding the perfect nude......

On this theme I have mainly stuck to BOBBI BROWN - Queen of the 'Natural Look' and I think I am almost there with a Lip Colour lipstick in Bobbi's 'Brown' (not as the colour sounds - much more a pinky colour) with either 'Pink Beige' or 'Beige' lipgloss on top... But I would welcome any other suggestions for that perfect, groomed "I have a little colour on but it's so natural you wouldn't necesarily know" look. So polished - so, je ne sais quoi..... !

Please? Either that or I am going to have to invest in a far bigger make up bag!!

I have listed the above colours in my photograph and they are: Brownie, Naked, Posey, Rum Raisin, Brown, Cream O'Spice (MAC), Beige, Viva Glam (MAC), Orgasm (ahem...!! - NARS), Brownie Pink, Cocoa, Bare.... and another favourite not photographed - Tea Rose.... See - TOO many along the same lines!!

Help....!!