Believe it or not, the only Chanel makeup products I kept myself away from for the longest time, were Les Illusion d’Ombre Long-Wear Luminous Eye Shadows.
I clearly remember there was a time when I was literally mesmerized by #82 Émerveillé, but when I found myself swatching it at a Chanel counter, all that in-your-face-glitter-shimmer-fiesta wasn’t an option for me. Then Ébloui came along, a gorgeous burnished, brick-red eye shadow that made me finally surrender to the amazingness of these products. Yup, my faith was sealed!
When #95 Mirage was launched with the Summer 2014 Collection, I tried my best to resist it! But because it’s one of the eye shadow colours I gravitate towards, as you will see next from the swatches, and it has that amazingly soft formulation, which blends like a dream, I simply couldn’t leave that Chanel counter without it! I wasn’t impressed this time by the other two shades that came in the same Collection: #96 Utopia and 97 New Moon, even though they were listed as Limited Edition.
Mirage, as all Illusion d’Ombres, is a semi-sheer but really buildable eye shadow with fine but intense shimmers. A golden, almost taupey, medium-to-dark, luminous bronze colour with beautiful warm undertones. The interesting gel texture that is both soft and cushiony, allows it to be worn as an eyeshadow or eyeliner. I have never worn it as an eyeliner, since I’m always using it to create a really warm, brown smokey eye look, nothing too dramatic or fancy though.
It is quite similar with other eye shadows in my collection but somehow manages to keep its particularity. Here you have it swatched next to Burberry‘s Pale Barley, By Terry Bronze Moon and Dior Météore.
Pale Barley is the closest one in colour and finish, even tough it is a sheer powder eye shadow, when Mirage is a cream formula. The other two are cream formulas; Bronze Moon has more golden undertones and it is the most shimmery one, and Météore leans more warm and coppery than Mirage.
I love this formula of these eye shadows because they make a really great base for your eye makeup, Mirage being an extremely versatile colour and easy to wear in any occasion – day or night. Its texture felt particularly soft compared to the other Illusion d’Ombre eye shadows I own which made the product literally glide on the lids, therefore the easiest, effortless of applications. It also wears really well ( hence the name “long-lasting” ), even on oily lids without a primer. I use it all-over the lid, by itself or as a base, applied with my Hakuhodo J142 Eye Blending Brush or directly with my fingertips.
I can admit now that I am a Chanel Illusion d’Ombre converted!
I would love to see in the comments below what are your favourite cream eye shadows, so please share!
See you soon, beautiful!
xx, Annie
I love Chanel Illusion D’Ombre. They just wow me every time and i wear them more than any other eyeshadows i own.
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I totally understand you now that I played with them more! In the end it’s just a matter of choosing the right colour! At least it was like that for me…
What are your favourites? I kind of want more now… Haha! 😉 🙂 xx
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The intensity of the colours are spectacular!! xox
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Isn’t it?! I was lucky enough to have amazing light while shooting this post! I haven’t seen the sun since, though… And I suffer! Maybe I should order some goodies online to make me feel better… They don’t call it retail therapy for nothing, do they?! LOL
Lots of xx
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Such beautiful colors! I need them all! 🙂
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Hi lovely! Oh, you definitely need them… ALL! Well, at least one anyway! Haha! Thnx for dropping by!
Have a great weekend! Lots of xx
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I love Mirage too! The prettiest everyday color for my eyes.. but I have given it a break right now in order to use the others in the stash! I will need bronzed Moon in my life eventually I think lol! 😛 But sadly will have to wait till I make a trip abroad! :-((
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You started me on Mirage in the first place! Haha! And I totally recommend the By Terry Ombre Blackstars! Once they get to dry on your lids they don’t budge! 😉 xx
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loving the color tone of all these products! so glam 🙂
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Annie, hi lovely! How’s your weekend this far? Thank you for stopping by! Yes, I agree, these colours are gorgeous! Lots of xx
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Hey! You got a really cool blog by the way 🙂
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Thank you so much, Heidie! You’re just too sweet! And your blog is awesome, just checked it out! 🙂 xx
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Thank you so much Annie! 🙂
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You’re most welcome beautiful! 😊xx
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Loving the sparkle… Love them all, but the Dior is my fave! Stunning! X
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Dior Mirage is gorgeous indeed! It’s the warmest more summer-appropriate if you ask me! Lots of xx
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Lovely colors ! Dont know if it would look good on Yellowstone undertone skin like mine.
Xoxo
Michelle
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Hi my lovely Michelle! If you ask me, I think it will definitely look beautiful because of the bronze undertones in it! I think it will accentuate the best parts of your complexion, making it bright and fresh looking! But if you’re not into that kind of look, this might not be the one for you!
Lots of xx
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I recognised my self in this post, I had the same issue as you with CH IdO’s – way to metallic and glittery. Then I caved and bought Fatal and to this day that is still my absolute favourite eye shadow. I would like to try Dior as well, and I read Shiseido and Givenchy cream eyeshadows are great as well. xx
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Haha! Great minds think alike! 😁 You definitely need to try the Giorgio Armani Eyes to Kill too! They’re better in my opinion! A lovely friend here on Wp did a review on Shiseido a couple of months ago and she said she really liked them, but I didn’t tried those yet! Same goes for the Givenchy cream eye shadows… Oh, and Dior does some gorgeous mattes too! 😉xx
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Hi Annie, I hope you had a nice weekend. I’ve been curious about this eyeshadow for long time, but never dared to buy it, as I’ve been very disappointed by Chanel powder eyeshadows in terms of lasting performance, pigmentation and feeling…but probably these creamy ones are a totally different thing. I have a few creamy eye shadows from Shiseido and Dior and they’re both great. Cheers
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hi lovely Alessia! the Chanel powder eye shadows are nothing compared to their cream ones! the cream ones are so easy blendable. offer great coverage and once thy set, they’re there to stay all day long! the only thing that bother me is the amount of shiny/glittery particles in some of the shades, which I’m not very keen on… definitely give them a go if you have the chance to!
thank you for stopping by!
lots of xx
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Cool! This is exactly what I wanted to know. I’ll give them a ‘chance’ to surprise me then. ;-O playing with words…Cheers
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LOL! Girl you’re good! 😉
Can’t wait to see what colour you choose and how you like it! 😉 xx
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Lovely colors, the Chanel one has a very classy iridescent glow! xo~ Lena
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what else to expect from Chanel, right?! 😉 🙂
lots of xx lovely!
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