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The Chanel Couleurs Culte De Chanel Nail Polishes Say, “Join Us… We Welcome You Warmly Into the Cult of Chanel.”

June 4th, 2013 by Karen 20 Comments

Couleurs Culte De Chanel
The five Le Vernis Nail Polishes in Couleurs Culte De Chanel, $27 each

I try to make the meetings when I can, but it’s hard. There’s always so much to do and so little time…

What meetings, you ask?

Oh, the meetings of the Chanel Couleurs Culte de Chanel (“Cult of Chanel Colors,” merci to those years of high school French) — not to be confused with the Cult of Chanel Quads, Cult of Chanel Fragrances, or Cult of Chanel Quilted Bags, to which I also belong.

I’ve often wondered aloud to my plus-size, Chanel-loving tabby cat/freeloading boarder, “Why don’t they [Chanel] just consolidate all of the many mini Chanel cults into a single mega one?” But he just stares back at me, purrs and blinks his big, dumb eyes.

God, I love that cat…

The agendas for Chanel Cult meetings are closely guarded, and I can’t reveal the topics we discuss or the secret handshake, but I am at liberty to say that we spend hours asking ourselves, “What would Karl do?”

(We also pet long-haired, fluffy white cats that resemble Choupette.)

Sometimes, we’ll put our hair up in ponytails and pull on pairs of black fingerless gloves. Then we’ll form a circle, hold hands and sway back and forth to Bizarre Love Triangle by New Order.

Of course, ongoing membership requires the wearing of Chanel nail polish. 🙂

These days, many of our members have been wearing one of the five new Chanel Couleurs Culte de Chanel shades ($27 each). The creative types among us will often mix and match shades, which there’s a policy against (but we’ll usually look the other way).

Chanel Couleurs Culte de Chanel is a precise, concise collection of five iconic Chanel nail shades that I feel accurately convey Coco’s aesthetic, but I can’t help but wonder — where the hell is Vamp??

Wait — Rouge Noir? Vamp? Are you guys twins?

Four of the five are permanent collection products, while the remaining one, Rouge Noir, is limited edition.

One coat seems to be enough for each of the darker colors — Pirate, Rouge Noir, Particuliere and Black Satin — as well as Beige, the lightest lacquer in the group, which looks cute to me, albeit very sheer, applied with one coat, or fully opaque with three.

Okay, enough talk. Hold onto your pearls, and let’s take a look…

Chanel Rouge Noir
Rouge Noir, two coats

Rouge Noir: A creamy blackened red the color of sangria or, um, dried blood (I think I watched one too many episodes of Law & Order: SVU last weekend).

Chanel Pirate
Pirate, two coats

Pirate: Don’t forget to wear this eye-catching, super classic cherry red on September 19 (Talk Like a Pirate Day), or the next time you sail the seven seas (whichever comes first).

I love this color, and I bet Captain Jack Sparrow would, too, as the red should contrast with his black liner nicely.

Chanel Particuliere
Particuliere, two coats


Particuliere: This creamy taupe goes with everything! It reminds me of the smooth river rocks I collect and the painted walls in the pictures inside catalogs from Crate & Barrel or West Elm.

Chanel Beige
Beige, three coats

Beige: Look closely, and you may see this polish’s pinkish, pearly sheen. I like that extra touch, but this color can be a little streaky if I’m not careful.

Chanel Black Satin
Black Satin, two coats

Black Satin: Like the shiny patent-leather toe on a pair of Chanel flats… 🙂

So who might love this collection?

Well, you — if it takes you less than a split second to tell the difference between a Chanel Classic Flap Bag and the 2.55 Flap Bag, or if you’ll buy a jar of Sublimage Eye Cream without batting an eye, which is just to say that each bottle costs $27…and it wouldn’t be too tough to find similar colors for less.

I’m a long-time drinker of Coco’s Kool Aid, though, so I’m a big fan.

PRICE: $27 each
AVAILABILITY: Available now at Chanel counters and also online
MAKEUP AND BEAUTY BLOG RATING: A- (pretty pricey and dupable)

Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,

Karen

Chanel Couleurs Culte De Chanel Pictures, Swatches, Review / Originally published June 4th, 2013

Categories: Chanel, Nails

The products in this entry were provided by the manufacturer for consideration. For information about my posting policy, please see my Disclaimer.

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  1. solenne says

    June 4th, 2013 at 5:29 pm

    I love the bracelet! Must have! Where can I get it??

    Reply
    • Karen says

      June 5th, 2013 at 10:08 am

      It’s a headband I got at Sephora a while back: http://www.makeupandbeautyblog.com/product-reviews/heads-up-get-chanel-style-for-7-with-the-sephora-collection-gold-chain-headband/

      Reply
  2. Lorraine Valdespino says

    June 4th, 2013 at 5:44 pm

    Been a longtime admirer of the cult from afar but ever since Malice and Vertigo were released, I admit to drinking the Coco kool-aid! Funny thing, a dear polish loving friend of mine was so content with her single bottle of Black Pearl and many pretty Essies and Revlons. Until she started visiting Nordstrom counters with me, that is. Now she has more bottles(2 from this list!)than I do and I am jelly!!! Of course, she lends me her bottles and I do the same, so it is like having an even bigger collection. Cult! We need to start making that hand sign when we go to Nordstrom, they may just reserve some LE’s for us. 🙂 and I second the motion to include Vamp in that list. That one is my can’t-live-without Chanel Vernis.

    Reply
    • Karen says

      June 5th, 2013 at 10:07 am

      I kind of love that you’re an enabler, Lorraine. 🙂

      Reply
  3. music_is_freedom says

    June 4th, 2013 at 7:12 pm

    Apparently Rouge Noir IS Vamp…Rouge Noir is/was the original name for the shade, save for the US release, where it was called Vamp.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vamp_Nail_Polish
    http://ommorphiabeautybar.com/2012/01/06/vintage-chanel-the-vamp-trilogy-rouge-noir-rouge-tres-noir-and-rouge-argent-swatches-review/

    Reply
    • Karen says

      June 5th, 2013 at 10:07 am

      Oh cool, thanks for the links.

      Reply
  4. Lauren says

    June 4th, 2013 at 7:15 pm

    Oh Chanel <3 For some reason I've always associated this with "when I grow up…"!
    Lauren recently posted … Rimmel Scandal Eyes Waterproof Kohl Liner

    Reply
    • Karen says

      June 5th, 2013 at 10:07 am

      That’s how I feel about the No. 5 fragrance. I bust it out here and there, but I’m really saving it to wear consistently on my 50 birthday.

      Reply
  5. meredith says

    June 4th, 2013 at 7:37 pm

    Aah Le Vernis de Chanel, how it soothes me 🙂 Rouge Noir is one of my all time faves.

    Reply
    • Karen says

      June 5th, 2013 at 10:06 am

      It soothes me too. 🙂

      Reply
  6. musical says

    June 4th, 2013 at 8:35 pm

    “I only have eyes for you”… Ahem, that was me, singing to Tabs!

    Reply
    • Karen says

      June 5th, 2013 at 10:06 am

      Aww, he sends purrs right back at ya!

      Reply
  7. Yogirl says

    June 4th, 2013 at 9:35 pm

    Ah, Chanel! The polishes are THE BEST! I have a bottle of Rouge Noir aka Vamp since my university times, so for more about 16 years! It is still great, when I’m in the mood.

    Reply
    • Karen says

      June 5th, 2013 at 10:06 am

      Nice! It’s great to have those polishes with history isn’t it?

      Reply
  8. Jennifer says

    June 5th, 2013 at 8:34 am

    I have Vamp and Rouge Noir… While the original Vamp didn’t have sparkles, the new Vamp does. Rouge Noir is closer to what Vamp was in its first incarnation! I also have Particuliere… stellar color! It’s just perfection!
    Jennifer recently posted … Get your glow on with Nars Pure Radiant Tinted Moisturizer

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    • Karen says

      June 5th, 2013 at 10:06 am

      Cool! Although I don’t mind sparkles. 🙂

      Reply
      • Lorraine says

        June 5th, 2013 at 11:39 am

        Love both of them, but the new Vamp with that complex shimmer is the one I die over. Let’s see Revlon try and dupe that! Not happening IMHO, so I will gladly fork over my cash to the cult. 🙂

        Reply
  9. Kim says

    June 5th, 2013 at 8:47 am

    I know they’re pricey and dupable, but Rouge Noir and Black Satin are lovely. 🙂

    Reply
    • Karen says

      June 5th, 2013 at 10:05 am

      Oh, yeah. Totally. For toes in the fall? YES!!

      Reply
  10. Elsa says

    June 5th, 2013 at 7:49 pm

    I have all colors but for Pirate. My fave and has been my fave for the last 10 years is Rouge Noir. I also have Vamp but Vamp is a bit lighter and has shimmer. Rouge Noir is a gorgeous darker reddish black and has no shimmer. I love Chanel nail polish and it is my number one brand for polishes. I usually get them all but now that my Chanel collection is getting too cray cray HUGE I try to control myself…not doing so well… I just got Bel Argus and Azure and thinking of going back for the coral one…

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