Chanel Joues Contraste #88 Vivacite, #89 Canaille, Review, Swatch & Comparisons

Together with their new foundation Perfection Lumiere Velvet, Chanel released two new blushes from their powder blush, Joues Contraste line. #88 Vivacite is a bright pink and #89 Canaille is a burnt orange. 

These are both very pigmented with satin to matte finish so while applying one should be light handed. I can see that on deeper tones they will show nicely without even having to build them up by applying over and over again.

#88 Vivacite is home run for me since it is a cool plummy pink, which I like wearing a lot as blush. It is also very pigmented but not insanely pigmented, so using a soft brush, like Suqqu Cheek, I can get a natural look. I took out some similar blushes from my stash for comparison.

The most pigmented blushes in my stash must be Armani #509 Eccentrico, which is lately released (review coming up soon). Eccentrico is even more pigmented than Tom Ford Narcissist (discontinued). These are both deeper and more bright shades once compared to Vivacite. I thought Vivacite would be close to #74 Ultra Rose but it is very different. Ultra Rose is cooler and lighter. The closest match I had is again a recently released Joues Contraste shade, #87 Emotion (reviewed here). Emotion looks very different in the pan but once swatched/applied it is just a tad warmer but very close to Vivacite. Emotion was not released in Europe so some of you might like to get Vivacite instead. 

The first time I tried Canaille, I thought I should have a bronzer close to this shade but I was mistaken. Below I swatched it side by side with Givenchy Terra Exotique (reviewed here) and as you see Canaille has more orange and red inside. I also would like to compare it to Chanel's discontinued bronzer Sable Rose, which has both some pink as well as bronzing powder. Although these tones are close, Sable Rose is much lighter. A recently released Chanel Joues Contraste, #85 Evocation (reviewed here)  is the closest match I have and it is very different. Evocation has a shimmery finish and it leans more brown.

I am having trouble using Canaille since it is a little too warm on my skin and it is very pigmented. I am trying to find the optimal combination of lip and eye shades with that one and post about it. It is a very unique shade but I found it hard to use for natural to cool complexions. Vivacite on the other hand could be more versatile.

Final thoughts: Great pigmentation, wonderful matte effect. If you think the shades can flatter you, don't miss. Since these (especially Canaille) are rather unusual, I recommend you to test them out on a counter before investing. 

Vivacite and Canaille are listed as limited edition. They are already released at most of the countries. I got mine at Douglas.

What about you, do you think you can pull off a burnt orange cheek?