Chanel Rouge Coco Relaunch 2015

Rouge Coco Relaunch
Rouge Coco Relaunch

Believe it or not, Rouge Coco has only been around since 2010! I honestly thought it had been here forever. So, it feels rather soon for the Chanel Rouge Coco Relaunch – what was wrong with it that needed changing?!

Chanel Rouge Coco Relaunch 2015
Chanel Rouge Coco Relaunch 2015

Chanel Rouge Coco is the more juicy of all the Chanel lipsticks – it has sheen, hydration and gorgeous shades – so really it’s down to improving the sensory experience of use. I rather have to get into the French beauty way of thinking – clearly a sensory experience is part of any lipstick but I’m not sure that we ever really sit and ponder on this in the UK (feel free to correct me if I’m wrong) and Chanel’s aim is to create the ideal texture and the perfect balance between expectation and use. Goodness!

 

So, what does the new version feel like on the lip? I’m caught up in this idea of ‘expectation and use’ probably better examined when something doesn’t live up to expectations. When a lipstick just doesn’t smell, taste or feel right on the lips. We’ve all had that, probably. But to hone down to my exact expectations of a lipstick is rather more difficult. What I can say about the new Chanel Rouge Coco Relaunch lipsticks is that there is something rather sensual about the application – the lightest touch gives a silky colour impact that almost feels like you’re wearing nothing. But, not quite. Maybe it’s like a feather-light silky slip – a gorgeous connection between skin and fabric; there and not there.

Chanel Rouge Coco Relaunch 2015
Chanel Rouge Coco Relaunch 2015

It’s no secret that I’m a huge, huge fan of this brand anyway, but I really think that Chanel has made a jewel here, but you’d probably only notice if you really sit and think about it. Your expectation of a Chanel lipstick is going to be good from the very get go, right? Well, it’s that but more.

I’ll run through the shades that I have here from left to right: Adrienne, Antoinette, Catherine, Coco, Misa, Olga, Edith and Roussy. The shade run is the same in swatches below from bottom to top.

Chanel Rouge Coco Relaunch 2015
Chanel Rouge Coco Relaunch 2015

There are 24 new formula shades coming with four classics kept on – Mademoiselle, Sari Doré and Gabrielle and Téhéran – but the others are all new.

Chanel Rouge Coco Relaunch 2015
Chanel Rouge Coco Relaunch 2015

So, again from left to right: Legende (my favourite along with Arthur), Mademoiselle, Arthur, Dimitri, Gabrielle, Ina, Emmeline and Jean.

Rouge Coco Swatches
Rouge Coco Swatches

What I’ve noticed about the wear with the Chanel Rouge Coco Relaunch colours is that the colour stays exceptionally well, but the ‘sheen’ goes quite quickly. It doesn’t look dry, just not as shiny as it started off. That’s just a little quirk of this formula that I spotted.

The date for the Chanel Rouge Coco Relaunch is March 13th in the UK – I’m pretty sure there will plenty of buzz around this starting any day now.


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13 responses to “Chanel Rouge Coco Relaunch 2015”

  1. carine yezn

    My holy grail was chanel rouge hydrabase but they discontinue it for the sake of rouge coco that’s reformulated now before I get my hands on the old formula. If you’re familiar with rouge hydrabase please make a comparison between them. If these new formula are any close to hydrabase I’ll get them all or at least ten to fourteen shade.

    1. Jane

      I’m so sorry. I can’t make a comparison – I just don’t remember the texture well enough to risk it and I don’t have one here to do a direct compare. They’re certainly very silky and they didn’t dry out my lips but I can’t say they are ultra hydrating either.

    2. Sadly, this is nothing like Hydrabase. I’d guess most people are too young, to remember Hydrabase. I shouldn’t remember either. But my mom got me hooked on it. I’d save my pocket money on it and got Russet Moon 36 and another shade I don’t remember. The colors of Rouge Coco are incredible but they lack the staying power of Hydrabase. I could easily eat something and have a cup off coffee. While not even remembering wearing a lipstick.

      And my, do I miss the makeup stick! It had a certain cooling effect that was glorious! Pretty much stopped buying Chanel after they discontinued every single product I liked.

  2. Wow, I am obsessed with Jean, that colour is amazing!

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  3. Emily

    I seem to remember that in the early days of your blog, Chanel were not keen to send you samples, so I would imagine that to receive all these lipsticks at once would almost bring tears to your eyes…they certainly would to mine as a non-blogger. Wow.

    1. Jane

      Oh yes! Thanks for being such a long time follower that you remember that! Chanel was not keen, in the beginning, to embrace blogging, but everything has changed since then, and we get on really rather well now. Also, people have moved on and the team has changed so it’s a lot to do with personal relationships, too. So thrilled you remember the ‘early days’!

  4. mj_estel

    I remember the launch of Chanel Rouge Coco during the time I started reading blogs in 2010! And Chanel Rouge Coco in Cambon was my first high-end lisptick, so it will always have a special place in my stash. I hope they have released a similar colour in this relaunch.

  5. Suri

    they are so beautiful! Thank you Jane for the swatches and your review..I want March to come faster! x

  6. Thank goodness they’re keeping Mademoiselle in the line up! Love that colour so much.
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  7. eve

    you received all those lippies? I would have to have a lie down with the excitement of that!! They look really gorgeous.

  8. I love Chanel Lipsticks they look and feel so luxurious! I might just have to accidentally wonder past a counter in March, these colours looks gorgeous 🙂

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  9. Omg they look amazing! I just want them all! I wasn’t a massive fan of Chanel lipsticks in the past, especially their original formula but I think it deserves another chance! I wish March would just hurry up! 🙂 x

  10. Powdered Almond

    They look absolutely gorgeous of course. But does this mean we should panic buy the old shades? Perle was my wedding lipstick, I’d hate to be without it! (It’s a sentimentality thing!)

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