Usually I run away from the Chanel counter-I have set my own limits for what I am willing to pay for any given product.
But lately I have noticed that Bobbi Brown really raised her prices–Laura Mercier probably has too, but her products still stand in the light of I love them so much I buy them anyway.
Bobbi on the other hand–it’s just too expensive—maybe get a lower paid spokesperson?
Anyway.
I threw out my old Bobbi cream shadows because I realized it has been years since my fav makeup artist Jamie T left Neiman Marcus and had a baby who must be 3-4 years old.
So what does that mean?
HA HA More room for new stuff!!!!!!
I like eye shadow pallettes and I don’t know if it was on QVC or where-but I saw a Bobbi pallette that intriqued me. But I went to her site and it’s not there so…whatevs.
I like a particular purply shimmery brown ish color. I had it in Bobbi and I think she called it Black Opal in her cream shadows.
I was cruising Macy’s waiting for the bf to do his clothes shopping (which literally takes hours), and saw the color I love at the Chanel counter in their D’Ombre line.
I try not to lead salespeople on by trying on something I have zero intention of buying. But this day I was in the buying mood and the woman who helped me was less the brand’s attitude if you get my meaning.
She tried every color in the line on her hand and asked if I wanted to try it on.
I would only say yes if she opened a brand new shadow but of course they don’t. If you read about the amount of bacteria in sample testers you wouldn’t either.
Some people have no problem with spreading germs all over everywhere including the creams and shadows at ANY make up counter or store.
As we say in Hawaii-pi-lau- pronounced pee-lauw.
Ick.
Anyway back to the review. I bring the product home which I have yet to really try on my skin-and I open it with the kind of reverence you pay to Chanel. I was surprised to find that the shadow is creamy-yet it’s a powder at the same time.
I put it on with a brush in pretty light layers-then I take my Laura Mercier blending brush(like a stipler) and blend it down. I take a little light brown matte color from Bobbi and blend that in.
It’s a little more color than I usually wear-but I really like the Chanel shadow and will probably buy more. It would be cool if they offered it in a little less shimmery formula which wears better on older lids.
But between my Fresh Black Tea Extract Serum and my Shiseido Benfiance eye creams-my crepey lids and those extremely annoying horizontal lines have faded especially the crepiness.
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