Paint it Blackberry
September 2010
Ever since Peter Philips joined Chanel Makeup in early 2008 as its
global creative director, he has accumulated a hit parade of coveted
collectibles—the greige-y Particulière nail polish, the Vamp-like Les
Noirs Mythiques lipstick trio, and, of course, those trompe l’oeil
tattoos. This month Philips commemorates the reopening of Chanel’s
downtown Manhattan boutique with
the SoHo collection, a cache of
subtle, wearable colors in dusty roses and dark nudes. “I tried to
create a combination of
intense but easy shades,” he explains. “Pink
for pretty; dark for determination.” For nails, Stigma (a shimmering
blackberry; shown here with a naturally noir-skinned coq) and Steel (a
blue-gray) brush on like liquid metal. Says Philips: “Even the woman
who doesn’t really wear makeup isn’t afraid of going for a strong nail.”
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