LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- I
felt like I landed in beauty heaven when I got some much needed
pampering at Chanel’s “Evening of Cocktails and Summer Manicures” party
last week — a lovely way to check out the brand’s latest beauty
collections.
The Robertson
Boulevard store, which features a beautiful courtyard, was the setting
for this makeup mecca. Chanel transformed a “flower cart” into a
colorful display of nail polishes where guests could choose a shade for
their manicures. I picked a bright fuchsia called “Suspicious,” perfect
for warm weather. There were plenty of manicurists on hand to beautify
guests and we had the best time people watching, looking at the stylish
crowd. As for the manicures, the artists were using black emery boards
with the Chanel logo and I really wanted to take one because they were
so chic, but I controlled my urge.
And
leave it up to the iconic brand to come up with this genius idea…a
Chanel vending machine dispensing….Chanel lipsticks. Each guest was
given a “credit card” to insert into the machine, where they could
choose a lipstick. What an awesome idea! Needless to say, the ladies
were lining up for this one! These should be everywhere so people can
get a quick beauty pick-me-up anytime!
There
were also tables of makeup on display so everyone could check things
out, experiment and play with the products. I was lucky enough to meet
the extremely chic Chanel Celebrity Makeup Artist Fulvia Farolfi at the
event, and she was kind enough to show me a couple of things.
Fulvia
has worked with Victoria Beckham, Kate Beckingsale, and Sarah Jessica
Parker to name a few, and her eye for what works was apparent right
away. At a table displaying the “Les Beiges” collection of sheer color
for the face (which debuts in August), she immediately picked out a
color for me, that I would have thought too dark. I usually go for the
lightest shade there is to match my very pale skin, but she showed me
how to blend a couple of colors to give me a glow and warm up my skin.
She also used a foundation brush, which I would have never thought to
do. The things you learn!
Fulvia
made me look beautiful and more importantly, feel beautiful, which can
be a bit of a challenge when you’re eight and a half months pregnant.
This shot of glamour was just the pick-me-up I needed!
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