Saturday, July 21, 2012

Chanel Venise Lipstick

Bois Des Iles used to be my all time go-to Chanel lipstick, but sadly, it has been discontinued.  However, today I had the opportunity to go to the Chanel counter at a local department store.  The Chanel makeup artist there was amazing and spent some time with me trying to find a suitable alternate to Bois Des Iles - at first it seemed that there wasn't a comparible shade, until we both stumbled upon 'Venise' - Venise is such an amazing and interesting shade, because in the tube, it looks like a slightly deeper version of Bois Des Iles without the pearl/shimmer.  Interestingly enough, it is quite close as a colour shade, but its also one of those amazing lipsticks that is buildable - a quick, sheer swipe and you have the most delicate berry stain, a swipe or two more and all of a sudden, you have a rich, deep brownish-red - I was so impressed with Venise as a lipstick, that I have to admit that I may even like it 'better' than Bois Des Iles!!!  I wanted to create a look using Venise and Chanel's Rose Cuivre Lip Liner - I decided to do a soft, natural eye to play up the magnificence of this lipstick shade:




To create this look, I used very soft, delicate shades on my face - I started with NARS St. Moritz tinted moisturizer, used MAC NC 30 concealer, and a light dusting of translucent powder.  I then applied Tawny blush by Bobbi Brown as a contour shade (this is my absolute favourite contour shade in the world), Elizabeth Arden Sparkling eyeshadow as a highlight and Melba blush by MAC.  For my eyes, I used EA sparking as a highlight/base shade, MAC Coquette shadow from the lid into the crease, lined my eyes with Coffee eyeliner by MAC and smudged the upper lashline with NARS Bengali before applying mascara.  I then did a quick swipe of Rose Cuivre lip pencil and applied Venise lipstick by Chanel.

I have to say that I've never felt so connected to a lipstick after applying this shade - its an interesting feeling and I almost feel as if I have found the 'one' - that signature shade that every woman dreams to have in her makeup bag!  Could it be???  Is my search for the perfect lipstick shade finally over???

9 comments:

Kat said...

Renata, that looks quite similar to Bobbi Brown's "Brownie", which I wear. Wonder how similar these are? Also, if you get a chance, would you try Mary Kay's "Shell" and "Maple"? I think they might be SA shades. "Nutmeg" is very close to "Brownie" but I think it may have slightly more brown in it, which may mean that it's very close to SA, too. Would love to get your feedback on this.

Renata said...

Thanks Kat,
Venise is a little deeper than brownie and brownie is more of a pinky-brown whereas venise is more of a soft warm berry-brown. However, I think what is the same for sure is that both are netural-warm shades and both look very soft and pretty. I like venise because of its versatility and the fact that its so buildable. Thanks for letting me know about those Mary Kay Shades - I will have to check them out and find a local mary kay sales associate so that I can test out the colours!!!

Kat said...

Thanks for your comparison with Venise. So now we have some idea of the scant differences between our coloring. "Brownie" approximately matches my inner lip so that it just brings that color on out. When it wears off, you can't tell. Do you find the same thing for yourself with Venise?

Today I went back and tried a couple of lipsticks I bought before I found the perfect lipstick color. Now those colors stand out like a sore thumb to me. They actually are close to and maybe within my palette. But it just looks like I put something ON TOP OF my lips. Especially the one that is frosted. They are both lighter than the inner lip. No wonder they look fake.

Renata said...

Hey Kat,
Venise is a very interesting colour - its not an exact match to my natural lip colour, but it does compliment it. Its like a colour that Bobbi Brown would suggest is complimentary because its a shade or two darker than my natural lip shade! I've recently discovered Christina by NARS also, which is a beautiful SA shade and looks amazing on - stay tuned fo a post about Christina soon!!!
In terms of your new lipsticks, if they are darker, they don't work if they 'stand out' the effect you want is a shade that although darker, harmonizes with the rest if your skintone and makeup. For example, today I used MAC's Burgundy lipliner (which matches the darkest red tone of the SA fan, but on the more summery end of SA) and I used it with Venise - the colour was deeper, but it still harmonized and didn't all stick out - perhaps try blending Brownie Pink with your other new lipsticks and see what happens!!!

Anonymous said...

Its PERFECT! i'm serious, Renata, its perfect on you. I have absolutely no doubt that you're a Soft Summer.

Renata said...

Awesome - thanks so much Anonymous - I'm in totaly agreement!!! I love the SA palette and I think for the first time I've found 'myself' within the palette! Woo Hoo!!!

AM said...

I feel the same way about this color. It was a relief to find it. It has now been discontinued and I am not able to find it online. Have you found a close match w/ a brand that lasts as well as Chanel? TIA

AM said...

It is perfect for me too. Now that it has been discontinued have you found a similar shade by a Chanel or other to replace it? TIA

Renata said...

I haven't come across a similar colour yet, but I have to admit that I am really loving Clarins 'Spicy Cinnamon' - it actually looks more 'warm berry', but its such a pretty/sophisticated shade!!! I also like blending a darker NARS 'Fire Down Below' with a lighter shade and the combo is 'beautiful'!