Chanel Blush Horizon De Chanel Soft Glow Blush Review!

Chanel Blush Horizon De Chanel

Chanel Blush Horizon De Chanel was the blush released with Chanel's Spring 2012 collection. Originally, I wasn't interesting in much from the collection other than the Glossimer (Bagatelle), which I posed about earlier last month. But my recent trip to the Chanel counter, the lovely sales associate was rocking this color on her cheeks (heavily, but very tasteful) and it looked amazing on her. For reference, she has a medium-tan complexion, with blonde hair and blue eyes and it looked like a very vibrant, warm pink. Pretty similar to Benefit Bella Bamba - unfortunately I don't own it to compare side-by-side, but one of my favorite Sephora SA's is always wearing Bella Bamba and it looks like a similar, vibrant warm pink. 

Anyhow, after doing some swatching, the color really grew on me. I can't say the overall color is that unique (unique enough to pay $60), but it is really beautiful and at that moment, I had to have it. 

Chanel Blush Horizon De Chanel contains stripes of warm pink, white, plum and peach-coral pink. When you swipe all of the shades together, you'll get a beautiful warm, peachy-pink with a glowy sheen.

If you'd like a more pink look, you can stick to using the top half of the blush, or for a more peach look, you can use the bottom half.

According to Chanel:
» To create freshness, use all of the blush shades as a harmony and sculpt your face using the beveled brush.
» For a healthy look, apply only the pink shade to the upper cheekbones and temples.
» For a glowing complexion, use the sun-kissed effect of a cloud of peach.

Chanel Blush Horizon De Chanel

Chanel Blush Horizon De Chanel

I've only used this blush a couple of times so far, but when I've used it, I used all of the shades at once. And like I said, although it's not so unique (there are a million warm, pink-coral blushes out there), the finish of this blush is one of the things that makes this blush so beautiful. It looks very soft and luminous without looking shimmery or frosty - just a very healthy natural glow.

It's suppose to be more of a "highlighting" blush, so it's not really meant to deliver full-on-color, but nevertheless, it is pigmented, and very buildable. I think it will work well on a variety of skintones - light, medium and medium-dark.

The lasting power isn't too bad, I've never really considered Chanel Blushes long lasting - this blush starts to fade on me after 5-6 hours. 

I forgot to mention the blush does come with a brush. It's fairly flat and angled, so if you want to concentrate on certain stripes of color, you can really get specific with the brush. The bristles are soft, and it feels nice on the skin. But because there is no compartment for the brush, I doubt I'll be carrying it with me, or using it much. It does have a separate velvet pouch though, if you do want to carry it for travel. 

This blush is only around for a limited time, so if you're interested, definitely don't wait on it and call your local Chanel counter! It's definitely pricey at $58, but there is a very fair amount of product. This blush weighs in at .53 oz/15 g, which is pretty large for a blush.

MAC Blush has .21 oz/6g of product for $20
(no mirror or brush, crappy packaging)

Nars Blush has .16 oz/4.8g of product for $28.
(decent packaging - but gets very dirty, has a mirror, no brush)

Bobbi Brown has .13 oz/3.6g of product for $24.
(decent packaging, no mirror or brush)

It's pretty much known that you don't get much for what you pay for when you purchase a Bobbi Brown or Nars product, but it seems easier to shovel out $25 as opposed to over double that, but value-wise, it's a few dollars more than MAC, and worth it in the long-run if it's a blush you could see yourself using often.