Daily Beauty

Um…is it spring yet? ‘Cause I’m ready for it. Note to Mother Nature: Karen is ready for spring to start.

I’m just sayin’. 🙂

First, there’s the cold. I’m tired of it. Second, there’s bright reddish coral Chanel Melodieuse lipstick. I can’t wait to wear it with a fun spring dress. I think it would look extra pretty with, like, a bib necklace — one with sky blue beads or faux gems and some gold accents. I’m thinkin’ the coral would play off the blue.

This cutie by Chanel comes to counters next month, but you can already find it at Nordstrom Chanel counters and online now at nordstrom.com — ya know, if you can’t wait to get your coral on. It’s $34.

I like to think that Chanel named this particular Rouge Allure Velvet Lipstick after one of my all-time favorite divas — the multitalented Tabs.

He and Karl (Mr. Lagerfeld) are pretty tight, after all, so I wouldn’t be surprised if Tabs featured into Karl’s thought process. Perhaps he was Karl’s muse.

It makes sense, really, if you think about it. After all, like Tabs, this cool pink lipstick looks good with black cat liner. 🙂

La Diva, with its velvety finish, is part of the new Notes de Printemps spring collection. Officially, it arrives on Chanel counters in January, but you can find it now at Nordstrom stores and online at nordstrom.com.

n.

1. A full, rich outpouring of harmonious sound.
2. The entire range of an instrument or voice.
3. Either of the two principal stops on a pipe organ that form the tonal basis for the entire scale of the instrument.
4. The interval and the consonance of an octave.
5. A standard indication of pitch.
6. A tuning fork.
7. A new Illusion D’Ombre Long Wear Luminous Eyeshadow in the Chanel Notes de Printemps Spring collection.

(I love, love, LOVE dictionaries, BTW.)

Just a little look at Chanel’s Diapason Illusion D’Ombre Long Wear Luminous Eyeshadow ($26, available next month).

BOTANY FUN FACT: even though eggplant hangs out with the vegetables in the supermarket, it’s actually a fruit.

Why am I telling you this?

Well, I wouldn’t want you to be unprepared for Final Jeopardy, obvs. 🙂 Also, the new purple polish by Chanel, Charivari, just might be the most perfect eggplant I’ve ever seen.

It’s from the new Notes de Printemps (notes of spring) collection, which comes out next month. If you live near a Nordstrom, check and see if it’s already on counter. I caught a brief glimpse of it when I whizzed through the beauty department earlier this week. Unfortunately, I was running errands and didn’t have time to play. 🙁

From a quick glance, though — beautiful! There are lots of bright, intense pinks, corals and deep purples, along with some gray, ivory, peach and red.

So, Charivari, le eggplant. It seems kind of moody and melodic…like a Cure song in color.

I’m wearing two coats in this swatch, purely out of habit, but a single layer would have been fine.