Chanel Precision Hydramax +, a real plus!

Advantages: Smooth hydrating, luxurious cream.
Disadvantages: Expensive compared to high street products

...Chanel Precision Hydramax Moisture Boost Cream is a truly luxurious treat for your skin. I was lucky enough to be treated to this gorgeous product during a pre-christmas shopping trip, which made life a lot easier for my boyfriend as the product was recommended at the Chanel counter to us based upon my skin type. I would highly recommend anyone considering luxury skin products such as this to visit the actual in store counter to try before they shop online and buy. Plus they often give you free samples to take home, fantastic! So whats it like? I have problems with fairly dry skin so I needed something to hydrate my skin without making it greasy and bringing me out in spots. The blue cream is very thick and well, creamy, which actually makes it great value for money as you only need apply a small amount to your face. Once...

sophosthegreat 09.01.2008 · Read review
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Chanel's Many-Headed Hydramax

Advantages: Formulations for all skin types (cream, gel and lotion), smoother skin that feels toned after a couple of applications, matching serum top-up for extra dry skin, one jar lasts for ages and smells fresh, clean and gorgeous.
Disadvantages: Prohibitively expensive for a straight-up, non anti-ageing facial moisturiser. Lightly perfumed and non-hypoallergenic - unsuitable for sensitive skin.

...Dehydration appears to be the new buzz-word for the skincare and cosmetics industry. Everything from the hair on your head to the nails on your toes needs to 'drink more water' which can only be done - say the alchemists of cosmetology - by smearing semi-organic fats and acids that owe more H2SO4 than H2O liberally over every part of your body. It's all twaddle, but twaddle that's resulted this time in whole ranges of creams and lotions that claim to do one job: moisturise. For the long-term cosmetically confused, like me, who've spent years arguing the losing point across the cosmetics counter that it's all well and good having silk, elastane and extract of TARDIS in it BUT WILL IT MOISTURISE MY SKIN? They're all at it now - moisture delivery and the War Against Dehydration (WAD) is officially ON! And Chanel are late into the fray...

crispybits 22.03.2006 · Read review
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Review of Chanel Precision Hydramax Cream

Chanel Hydramax Cream a miracle for dry/sensitive skin

Advantages: Perfect for troubled skin and a luxurious treat
Disadvantages: May be too heavy for oily skins - therefor go for hydramax gel

...I have been using Chanel Hydramax Cream for 6 years because it really is the only cream i have ever got on with. My skin is dry and sensitive and this is just so so soothing and comforting, the texture is thick and creamy, you can apply a very small amount which sinks in quickly but more often i use a large blob which makes for a nice buttery massage after which it will take around 5 minutes to sink in completely. This makes a perfect base for make up with no clashing of textures or greasy residue. Your skin is left feeling soft, plumped and comfortable and definetly like what you expect having just used an expensive cream. The scent is just like strawberry angels delight thanks to fruit and flower extracts, this also contains lavender and shea butter. The price tag is a little scary but in my opinion this cream is worth every penny, one...

Equestrian_Jem 07.07.2009 · Read review
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Review of Chanel Precision Hydramax Cream

CHANEL??? Really???

Advantages: The packaging is nice,it smells nice too & looks good on your dressing table
Disadvantages: Price,not suitable for sensitive skin

...You all know that story ...girl sees really expensive face cream,girl thinks she shouldn't but in the end girl buys very expensive face cream! The story is as old as the CHANEL brand! The same thing happened to me.One day I was in Debenhams and I saw the most flashiest cream ever :-)) CHANEL Precision Hydramax is as the add says a product that "acts on all of the skin's hydration mechanisms" This particular Face cream it's part of the Hydramax range which includes *HYDRAMAX + SÉRUM INTENSE MOISTURE BOOST *HYDRAMAX + TINTED - SPF 15 TINTED MOISTURE BOOST * HYDRAMAX + MOISTURE BOOST GEL CREAM *HYDRAMAX + MOISTURE BOOST FLUID *SYSTÈME HYDRATATION LE LAIT NOURISHING CLEANSING MILK FACE AND EYES *SYSTÈME HYDRATATION -LA CRÈME NOURISHING CLEANSING GEL-CREAM RINSE OFF *ACTIVATEUR HYDRATATION GENTLE HYDRATING LOTION...

oanagorcea 09.01.2006 (13.02.2006) · Read review
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Turn On to Chanel 5

Advantages: A classic
Disadvantages: Expensive

...Now we're into December, the annual frenzy of consumerism that is Xmas is in full flow, and with it those shopping decisions that will determine whether you spend the festive season in the fun-house, or the dog-house. Here's my tip for the guys. If you can afford it, buy her CHANEL No 5. It's expensive, but it will tell her you think she's worth every penny! (which of course she is). It?s probably the most famous brand of perfume in the world, one that everyone has heard of, and she'll know you think she's special. CHANEL is French (there's a surprise), the French are well known for producing the best fragrances. COCO CHANEL revolutionized the fashion world in the 1920?s, and when she introduced Chanel no.5 in 1923, she was onto a winner with that as well. One of the good things about CHANEL is that it is timeless. This isn...

proxam 03.12.2002 (01.09.2004) · Read review
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Review of Chanel No.5 Eau De Parfum Spray

Coco Chanel knows best

Advantages: stays put. doesnt change
Disadvantages: if spritz too much it gets too strong

...This the IT perfume of all time. Chanel No 5 is the perfume for all ages, seasons, occasions. I personaly use this perfume. It stays put. never changes, and a bottle could last you a long time as the strong essence gets attached to you, your hair, or your clothes then it will not be removed or evaporate unless you give yourself or your clothes a good wash. Not that you want to get rid of it. It is a smell that could not be associated with anything except elegance Every lady, no exceptions at all, must endure the experience of using this perfume. You can tell alot about a woman's scent. and definatly you cant go wrong with a startling classic like Chanel No 5. You cant get classier than this. Even if you try...

Norah81 12.10.2008 · Read review
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Review of Chanel No.5 Eau De Parfum Spray

Chanel, Coco Mademoselle

Advantages: Suitable for day or evening wear
Disadvantages: costly

...I have always liked the Chanel range of perfumes but felt that because they are quite heavy and spicey they are only really suitable for evening time. However, recently Chanel have launched a lighter more flowery perfume called Coco Mademoselle. Because it is quite pricey at between £45 and £60 a bottle I could not justify buying it for myself. So I was delighted when my staff who obviously think I am just a wonderful boss bought me some for Christmas!! This fragrance appears to appeal to both male and females as I have had many compliments whilst wearing it. It also has great staying power, usually most perfumes will dissappear half way through the day however, I find that I prefer to use it as an evening perfume probably due to the fact that it is so expensive and I want it to last as long as possible. Coco Chanel comes in...

veramck 27.12.2002 · Read review
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Review of Chanel Coco Mademoiselle Eau de Toilette Spray

Coco Chanel- ohhh Mademoiselle

Advantages: A fragrence which although long lasting does not kill your sense of smell
Disadvantages: Intoxication- is that necessarily a BAD thing?

...As any fashion conscious or remotely media-aware person, will know, Coco Chanel is the epitome of high quality and class. However, the original market for Chanel perfumes has traditionaly been for the middle-aged/ mature lady with her string pearled necklace. Coco Chanel have redressed the niche of the younger market to whom they have been missing out with the launch of this new perfume- Mademoiselle. In a strikingly familiar basic yet classical aesthetics, the box of the perfume is subtle and is not garish like some other brands of perfume ( of which I shall not name). The lid of the box is gold with the emblem of Chanel embossed on the top. The box itself is a pearlescent white, with simple inscriptions about the fragrance. One of the greatest pleasures is when you open the box, you get a subtle hint of the ragrance which makes you...

silvajade 23.05.2004 · Read review
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Review of Chanel Coco Mademoiselle Eau de Toilette Spray

Compelled to Chanel

Advantages: Bueatiful, womanly, elegant
Disadvantages: Expensive (but Xmas is coming up)

...Chanel no.19 Eau De Toilette Spray ****The woman and the company behind the products:**** Chanel was founded and run in the beginning by Gabrielle ?Coco? Chanel. A Frenchwoman born on August 19, 1883 in a southern village called Saumur. At seventeen, she was sent to live in the Aubazine orphanage after her mother died and her father ran away. After she left, she held done many jobs including seamstress and cabaret dancer. Through the theatre, she met Etienne Balsan, a playboy who bankrolled her move to Paris where she opened her first hat shop in 1909. Her next amour was Balsan's friend Arthur Capel, another wealthy Frenchman who has gone down in legend as the love of Coco?s life. However, more importantly for the Chanel empire, it was he who backed her expansion from hats to clothes and from Paris to all the fashionable...

ElizaF 05.11.2003 · Read review
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Review of Chanel No 19

Chanel No. 5 - eternal Femininity.

Advantages: sensual and feminine floral hart, good staying powder
Disadvantages: aldehydes - not everyone is used to this smell; can be found old-fashioned

...Chanel No. 5 will always remain a controversial perfume. Although used and praised for decades it's still a love or hate fragrance. I think it's because of aldehydes, the most important constituents of this fragrance. They possess a waxy, fatty smell that often makes think on washed and dried clothe. Aldehydes are found in nature (for example in a citrus peel), but never in amounts used in Chanel No. 5. That makes this smell a bit unnatural from one side, but it also gives an interesting exotic twist. In my opinion EDP is much softer than EDT version - the aldehydes are less sharp and the floral bouquet is more prominent. On my skin it starts with a fresh citrus note that slightly fades into a floral hart of orange blossom, rose and jasmine. An ultimate feminine bouquet, but modernized with waxy sharpness of the aldehydes...

VirtuMax 09.03.2009 · Read review
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