Chantecaille's Elephant Fun cheek shade was part of my September Space NK order, but it was back ordered and arrived maybe 6 weeks later. It's a lovely little thing with an embossed baby elephant in a soft apricot with an overlay of shimmer. When I say little, I also mean in size, as it will fit in the palm of your hand with room to spare.
If you're looking to make a statement with your cheek color, this is not the one to go with. The shimmer comes off immediately (which is not a bad thing), and what's left is a satin finish that looks so natural on the skin.
It lays down a soft wash of peachy apricot and would be hard to overdo. It shows up on my cold weather pale skin, but I doubt it would on those with medium/dark skin tones. The texture is really lovely, no doubt due to Chantecaille's micro-particle technology, which produces an ultra-light, ultra-fine powder. I was impressed with how it wore, as I could still see color at the end of the day, which can be hit or miss with my oily skin.
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Shade (click to enlarge and see the lovely glow) |
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Chantecaille is a luxury/high-end brand with an admirable eco-consciousness, and 5% of the $38 I paid for the Elephant cheek shade goes to the David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust, an organization that rescues, fosters and releases baby elephants orphaned by ivory poaching. A quick search showed this blush from Chantecaille's fall 2012 collection is still available at Barnaby's New York. Beyond that, I saw a listing for $59.99 on Amazon, and that was about it!
SO SO gorgeous!! The blush, and you!! :)
ReplyDeleteThank you!! :-)
DeleteOh wow that's just gorgeous, if I had the money I would just collect chantecaille stuff :p
ReplyDeleteThey do make some beautiful products. I'll probably add a few more to my collection at some point.
Deletegod it hurts to look at this blusher! It's so gorgeous!!!
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