PRODUCT SPOTLIGHT: CHANEL ROUGE ALLURE LIPSTICK (PRODIGIOUS 40)

Here's an initial review on CHANEL ROUGE ALLURE LIPSTICK IN PRODIGIOUS 40

PRICE: $27 (AROUND 1282.50PHP)

PLACE BOUGHT: DUTY FREE, PARANAQUE CITY

OTHER LOCATIONS: RUSTAN'S ALABANG TOWN CENTER; RUSTAN'S SHANGRI-LA MALL; RUSTAN'S MAKATI CITY; RUSTAN'S GATEWAY, CUBAO

THE VERDICT:

So I really prioritized this Rouge Allure lipstick during yesterday's Duty Free visit.

I was kind of hesitant to ask because this lipstick is a bit costly in Rustan's. It's at a whopping 1650php. That's what prohibits me from buying Chanel lipsticks because I think that the price tag is waaaay too much.

But, to muy surprise, a Rouge Allure lipstick only costs $27 in Duty Free, which is equivalent to 1282.50php only. That's already a Nars lipstick, but this one's expensive by a mere 32.50php. So I finally decided to buy one.

Swatch on my lips

I was torn between Exaltation, an orangey- brown shade and this one. I spent 20 mins. swatching all the colors because I want to love my first Chanel lipstick.

And patience really paid off. I decided to get Prodigious instead, because Exaltation is a hard- to- pair color.

HOW TO OPEN THE ROUGE ALLURE LIPSTICK

Look for the gold plated CC logo, which is located at the other end, opposite the white brand logo. Give it a click.

If you click it, out comes the rest of the gold plated logo. Pull it out.

Voila. The golden part houses the actual lipstick.

TADAAAH! My first Chanel Lipstick. :)

Gorgeous, like the brand. :) I also like that the actual product is quite long, as compared to some lipsticks. I don't know if it's just me, or the actual product is really long. :)

Prodigious (40) is a berry rose shade with hints of gold shimmer. It is another MLBB shade that actually looks gorgeous on morenas. It gives them a lovely enhanced lip color while in my opinion, this will effect as a lovely "just bitten" shade  on the lips for fair skinned ladies. :)

Here's a closer shot of me wearing Prodigious.

What I love about this product is it smells divine. I have this fixation over expensive smelling French perfumes so this, smelling as such really made me give this 100 points! :) 

This is in the Satin variant. But to my amazement, it didn't dry my lips. AT ALL. I usually encounter semi- flaky lips whenever I wear Satin lipsticks but this one really impressed me because my lips are still smooth up to now!

Plus, I've been wearing this for 3 hours now. I already ate, sipped water and drank coffee but the color is not completely wiped out! 

Packaging is exquisite as well. I'm loving the click-y mechanism of the lipstick!

Here's an "amazed" shot. I am so happy with my Chanel Rouge Allure in Prodigious. :)

I really got my money's worth. And I'm planning to buy one more. JUST ONE MORE. :P

BUT....

Could this be a start of a new addiction? I love the Rouge Allure line! 

MUST. FOCUS. ON. LIPSTICKS. ONLY. :p