Luxe lip gloss purchases: Chanel & Dior

A big woo-hoo to me!!

I finally ended my gloss ban (evidence is coming up in my June empties post) and I'd promised myself a Chanel Glossimer as my luxe reward.  Now...Dior was also recommended as worth trying out (thank you Larie) so what's a girl to do but check them out too?  I stuck to my original Chanel selection, buying 119 Wild Rose and after playing with swatches at Dior I decided on a lovely summery pearl Ultra-Gloss - 556 Coral Fantasy.

Here are my new glosses still inside their boxes sitting in the sun - pristine except for a few rogue fingerprints...

...and here are the pretty new tubes - ta-dah!

Top - Bottom:

Chanel Glossimer - 119 Wild Rose

Dior Addict Ultra-Gloss Pearl - 556 Coral Fantasy

Wild Rose was a straightforward choice because I favour glosses that are close to my natural lip colour - you know, that MLBB look, and my lips naturally have a very mauvey undertone.  I've justified to myself  (haha, must justify expensive stuff!) that I'll get lots of wear because it's such an easy and versatile shade and should go with basically anything in terms of wardrobe and make up.

Dior's Coral Fantasy appealed to me because it's a pink-toned peach, pretty without being bright and garish - and damn it - just look at the lovely packaging!  Silly I know, and I should be past all of that at my age, but I still looove pretty packaging.  Seriously I was already sold on the idea of having a Dior gloss once I saw the tube design - I just had to find the colour to suit.  

I'm behaving like an over-exuberant kid but here's another gratuitous shot of the tubes lined up...

Swatched L - R:

Chanel Glossimer - 119 Wild Rose

Dior Addict Ultra-Gloss Pearl - 556 Coral Fantasy

The swatches reveal the difference in pigmentation and finish.  The Chanel Glossimer is certainly shiny and glossy but is more opaque and wears almost like a liquid lipstick, adding colour and definition with the slightest hint of shimmer.  The Dior Ultra-Gloss is sheerer and has more of a wet jelly look to it and seems to make my lips look fuller - according to the Dior website this illusion of fullness is due to "...the Spotlight Shine complex, a blend of glass microbeads coated in a crystalline elixir, plays with substance and shine to enhance color and provide an unbelievable volumizing effect". 

Both of these glosses feel smooth, with no grittiness and are non-sticky on the lips and the Dior feels particularly weightless.

For a better idea I've done some lip swatches - both of these are photographed indoors and in direct sunlight. I was surprised at the similarity of the colours on my lips although you can see the finish is distinctly different:

Chanel - 119 Wild Rose

Dior - 556 Coral Fantasy

What's your favourite luxe make up item?

Vita :)