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Monday, October 05, 2009

Chanel Hydrabase Lipstick- Poise (118)




Chanel Hydrabase Lipstick in Poise (no. 118) seems to be a Nordstrom exclusive and flies somewhat under the radar. The formula is the usual Hydrabase- cream/satin and is Chanel's longest lasting lip product. Poise is an almost matte warm red with a somewhat brown base. This shade is very balanced and elegant, and depending on your coloring, can be a good daytime red.

While the texture is a bit dry, it still doesn't make the lips look pruny and wears nicely without flaking. I usually prefer to top it with a layer of lip gloss, but it's not really necessary.

Chanel Hydrabase Lipsticks ($28.50) are available from every decent department store and chanel.com. Poise can be found at Nordstrom, online and in store. Beware of a few online vendors that charge extra for this color.

All photos are mine. Ignore the purple swatch in the last picture. I think it's a Nars or something.

2 comments:

  1. I was in a bad mood on last Saturday and wanted to cheer myself up with something, so I ended up with Rouge Allure in Captive... (lovely consistency)

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  2. Poise as tested on the skin in the photo kind of reminds me of Clandestine, one of the new lipsticks from the Venice collection. I can't get enough of Clandestine. It's a bit more russet/rich brown than Poise. You might like it.

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