Celina, based in Melbourne Australia is an aspiring artist. With a passion for expressing herself through makeup, beauty, fashion, cosplay & photography, she believes in living life as creatively as possible.
Palette + Chanel? How I could resist 
This caught my eye as I was browsing through Chanel.com, and then once again whilst I was walking through Myer. I decided to instead purchase this palette online via a mail forwarding service as (no surprise) it still worked out to be cheaper! But enough about acquisition, let’s talk about this palette.
This limited edition palette is called Ombres Matelassees, and was created to celebrate the opening of Chanel’s latest boutique in Paris. The shade is 51 Montaigne, also the address of said new boutique. The five shadows, besides the last all have a golden hue to them with a shimmery finish. The press of each shadow is reminiscent of Chanel’s signature quilted bags, a beautiful touch.
The shadows themselves range in pigmentation, with naturally the black being the strongest. I wouldn’t say the pigmentation is comparable to Inglot, but in comparison to some of the Chanel eye shadows I’ve tried before, this is rather impressive.
The last two darkest shades can also be used as liner, so the palette is relatively versatile, depending on how dark you dare to go. I’m not sure if this palette is still available at Myer (the only place in Australia I’ve seen it on sale). But it would be worth having a play before you put down any cash as generally speaking this is one heftily priced palette even in America, sitting at $80US.
I like this…but…honestly? It’s sad that they aren’t as pigmented as inglot….given the price and the brand.
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Celina Reply:
May 18th, 2012 at 11:20 am
Disappointing itself it? I wish the allure of Chanel wouldn’t draw me so much X_x
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ouch at the price. Lovely colours on you though Celina
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Celina Reply:
May 18th, 2012 at 11:19 am
Aww thank you darling <3
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Omg… Beautiful but too pricey for a palette of eyeshadow. Love it thought!
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Celina Reply:
May 20th, 2012 at 9:58 pm
Glad you can enjoy the post
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