Chanel Joues Contraste Powder Blush #65 Espiègle + Dupe

the Chanel Joues Contraste Blush in #65 Espiègle (4g - 36€) is new to their range with the Spring look 2011. the Joues Contrastes (JC) are baked shimmery blushes.
i'm not a fan of Chanel packaging - it looks classy from the outside but the lid always seems a little bit cheap. also the brush that comes with this is crap.
i have another JC from very long ago (8 years maybe) and always loved their rose scent which remained Chanel's signature scent for me.
i never purchased more of them because apart from the fantastic scent the JC didn't impress me much - it severely lacked pigmentation.
but Espiègle is different: the smell is not as strong as from years ago :( but the texture and pigmentation are much better.
it is a shimmery light peach-pink that would suit many skin tones. although swatched very shimmery, it gives just a healthy glow on your cheeks without looking "too much", it becomes a beautiful sheen with good depth. that really impressed me, i was afraid it wouldn't be work-appropriate because of all the shimmers - but it is.
this colour is very easy to wear, it can go with every look. you can't overdose and it blends beautifully without getting blotchy.

comparison swatches

i compared it to some light peachy-pinks in my collection - but i find it being quite unique. it is light, pink,  but infused with gold shimmer that seems on another level than the colour, do you know what i mean? like with NARS Orgasm for example, the gold sheen seems much more flat than with this.

 top row: Chanel Joues Contraste #13 Candy - Chanel Joues Contraste #65 Espiègle - MAC Mineralize Blush Rhapsody In Two

2nd row: Benefit Coralista - MAC Mineralize Blush Dainty - MNY Blush #301 - NARS Deep Throat

Benefit Coralista - MAC Dainty - MNY #301 - Chanel Candy - Chanel Espiègle - MAC Rhapsody In Two - NARS Deep Throat

DUPE: all in all, i think the cheapest one, MNY #301 would be the most acceptable dupe for this. it is just a bit darker and peachier than Espiègle (and applies more frosty). but with a light hand and good blending, you can get a similar effect for a fraction of the price -  i think the MNY blush is just somewere between 2-4€.

sorry because i couldn't do daylight swatches - i'll make up for this on the weekend! (but i wanted to give you some swatches as early as possible so you can decide wether getting it or not)