I have been anticipating the relaunch of the Chanel Rouge Allures ever since I saw preview pictures of the various colours.  A lot of the shades were a departure from Chanel's usual line-up - there are a lot more vivid bright shades and a lot less "safe" colours. 

I made a mental wishlist before I headed to the counter - Exaltée, Enjouée, Excentrique and Pimpante - I skipped the reds since I have far too many red lipsticks already and not enough opportunities to wear them!  Pimpante was slightly too light for me (I think - I did not try it on my lips), Enjouée when swatched looked too similar to coral Rouge Allures I already have (Coquette & Hyde Park), and so Excentrique was my pick.

Yesterday I picked up two lipsticks that are opposites in extremes - Chanel's Relaunched Rouge Allure in Excentrique (in your face bright orange) and Dior Rouge Nude Lip Blush in Grege (subtle pinkish nude).  Reviews coming soon.

x Sylvie

Chanel Rouge Allure in Hyde Park is a Harrods exclusive as part of their Chanel World promotion.  There are three Rouge Allures in this Knightsbridge collection - Hyde Park, Kensington (fuchsia pink, almost Barbie-ish) and Belgravia (just pink).


The Rouge Allure packaging is my favourite out of Chanel's lineup.  The lipstick case is probably the most innovative bar Guerlain's Rouge G - you click the gold base and out comes the lipstick from the sleek black case.  Genius.

I looked through my collection of lipsticks today and found a forgotten lipstick - Chanel Rouge Allure in Coquette #85.  It's a shame I had forgotten about this as it's a really nice colour for summer.

My previous post about this lipstick was a bit brief, so I thought I'd do a more detailed review for my red lipstick series.

Red lipstick = instant glamour