Chanel Gemme Doree & Pierre de Rose Ombre Premiere Cream Eyeshadows Reviews & Swatches

Gemme Doree (844)

Chanel Gemme Doree (844) Ombre Premiere Longwear Cream Eyeshadow ($36.00 for 0.14 oz.) is a medium, sunshine-yellow gold with warm undertones and a soft, metallic sheen. It had rich color payoff in a single layer, which applied evenly and smoothly to my lid. The consistency was dense, cream-like, but had enough slip (and wasn’t tacky to the point of becoming problematic) that it was easy to work with whether I wanted it as an all-over lid shade, a base, or as an eyeliner. It dried down to a crease- and fade-resistant result for 12 hours, and then it started to crease very, very faintly on me.

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Formula Overview

$36.00/0.14 oz. - $257.14 Per Ounce

Chanel describes the formula as a “smooth-textured cream shadow [that] glides on effortlessly” and is “long-wearing.” Overall, the consistency has moderate slip–emollient but not greasy or overly wet in feel–and feels more like a traditional cream eyeshadow than Chanel’s Illusion d’Ombres. They go on as a thin layer but have fairly good pigmentation. The formula dried down quite quickly leaving little time for blending or diffusing edges, even when working one eye at a time, which was where I struggled. I think some of them tended to work better as lid colors and using something else for a more diffused/blended out crease color. They did, however, wear impeccably for as long as fourteen hours on me–no creasing, fading, or flaking.

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Pierre de Rose (846)

Chanel Pierre de Rose (846) Ombre Premiere Longwear Cream Eyeshadow ($36.00 for 0.14 oz.) is a light-medium pink with subtle, cool undertones and flecks of silver sparkle over a more frosted finish. The consistency was moderately tacky; cream-like as anticipated but there was a tackiness present that made it hard to diffuse and move the product around without it clumping on itself. It resulted in an uneven, texture-emphasizing application that read “crusty cotton candy.” Once in place, it did dry down and set without budging for a solid 12 hours on me.

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