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Posted by TheLipstickPageForums.com, Wednesday, July 26, 2006 12:27 PM (Eastern)
Article & photography by Raphaëlle.
Previously published on TheBroadroom.Net
Chanel Aqualumières palettes are limited edition but they come back regularly in different colours. I have the Exaltation palette which is from Spring 2003. Aqualumières consists of 4 creamy colours and 4 glosses.
The creams can be used on lips, cheeks and eyes and can be used both wet and dry. I've only tried them dry on my lips and eyes. The colours are great for lips. Nothing outlandish and the colours can be built up to be as bright as you wish. For eyes, some colours are great. The bronze in the lower left corner is my favourite. The burgundy and plum are a little harder for me to wear because of my skintone. If not applied carefully, they can make me look like I've been crying. Mixing them with a bit of bronze or using them very sheerly helps. Otherwise, the colours are great for any eye colour, especially green, hazel or brown. I've experienced some creasing when using these on my eyes but I have slightly oily lids. Using a base helps a lot. I used MAC Stillife paint and the Aqualumières stayed put all day.
The glosses are for use on the lips. I suppose you could use them on eyes as well but I suspect they would crease quite a bit. The 4 gloss colours are quite sheer but the colour they add is visible. They're not sticky which means staying power is not quite as good but they feel very moisturizing. The glosses are nice to use over the creams to change the colour ever so slightly but they're also great on their own for a more natural yet glossy look.
Aqualumières palettes contain a good basic face and are fun to whip out in public bathrooms. And of course, limited edition Chanel always smells of luxury which is always good.
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