Chanel La Secrete & Libre Rouge Allure Velvets

La Secrete (61)

Chanel La Secrete (61) Rouge Allure Velvet ($37.00 for 0.12 oz.) is a soft, medium pink-coral with warm undertones and a satin finish. It had good pigmentation, but it was not fully opaque and could have applied more evenly.

The Rouge Velvet formula is supposed to be “non-drying” with “intensely rich, long-wearing colour” paired with a “soft, velvet matte finish.” The latter should be code for “not really matte,” as they have a more satin-to-matte finish that gets less satin and more matte after one to two hours of wear. The consistency was incredibly smooth and velvety, so it glided on easily and never tugged, but there was some slip to it that seemed to interfere with the application–some color gathered in lines, not totally even, and it had shorter-wear than most of the Rouge Allure Velvets do for me at a mere three and a half hours. The formula was, though, non-drying.

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Chanel Rouge Allure Velvet La Secrete (61)

La Secrete (61)

Temptalia

Limited Edition

Product

Pigmentation

Texture

Longevity

4.5

Application

83%

Total

Libre (62)

http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/click?id=Tv0QdA6A1/4&subid=0&offerid=467142.1&type=10&tmpid=17022&RD_PARM1=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.chanel.com%2Fen_US%2Ffragrance-beauty%2Fspring-summer-makeup-collection-141570″>Chanel Libre (62) Rouge Allure Velvet ($37.00 for 0.12 oz.) is a muted, medium-dark rose with warm undertones and a satin finish. It had semi-opaque color payoff, which applied evenly and smoothly across the lips. The lipstick had a really smooth, lightweight texture that wasn’t too slippery and went on better than La Secrete. On me, this shade lasted for five hours, was non-drying, and was comfortable to wear.