If color is an idea, choosing one also means deciding your style. Choosing a color is always the result of a creative spark, impulse and movement. Wearing a color is to define yourself in part with it, determine your destiny and also the impact you will make.

Colors are a form of self-expression. They tell the story of a mentality, an attitude and a temperament and are imbued with meaning and symbolism that goes beyond simple aesthetics. A story of instinct and feeling that no form of logic can justify. The colors we gravitate toward say something about who we are, about the way our unique imagination manifests and chooses to reveal itself to the world. Beyond the palette, the color of charm is a story within us that comes to light.

Through this medium of expression, the Comètes Collective, formed by Valentina Li, Ammy Drammeh and Cécile Paravina, explores the power and uniqueness of color as a means to embody the complexity and richness of each individual.

The chromatic ocean of Valentina Li

This season, the CHANEL Spring 2024 makeup look will be blue. Blue like the sea. Blue, like the mysterious depths of the ocean. But also orange, like vibrant corals. What does this color remind you of? Ask this question and you will never hear the same answer twice. Our relationship with color is very intimate and personal. So unique. «For me, the color blue is like diving into the ocean. The euphoria I experience when the waves touch my skin. At this moment I can really open my imagination and let it fly freely. Blue is the window to the soul, Valentina Li intuitively responds.

She is the first creator of the trio to express her unique inner world through the SPRING 2024 makeup collection designed for CHANEL. Valentina Li’s Woman in Blue is an extraordinary being. A fascinating mermaid who dresses in blue in a surprising and enigmatic way. Mysterious and daring like Gabrielle Chanel, she is not afraid to dive into deep waters. It is she who decides what the color blue will reveal about her at any given moment.

Water has been my inspiration for years. I remember the first time I saw rain when I was a child. I kept asking questions about the color of the water: why is the ocean blue and the river green? In doing so, I discovered that water and light are magical color creators. Water is the source of everything, including us. The appeal of my collection lies in the mystery of the color blue, its connection to us and the way it surprises us endlessly. I want everyone to really be able to feel that.

Valentina Li

The CHANEL Spring 2024 collection emerged from the emotionally provocative nature of color. Through this interpretation, Valentina Li has captured her vision of CHANEL style in a colorful palette. A tale of self-affirmation. Unpredictable, elusive and, above all, multifaceted.

The style of this collection is characterized by a blue tone that is expressed in many ways, a source of inspiration drawn from the heart of the ocean’s depths. The brilliance of sunlight reflecting off the crystal clear sea, the iridescence of pearls and seashells, the mesmerizing undulations of jellyfish and the incredibly rich color of corals inspired the artist to create these various iridescent hues in shades of blue. . Valentina Li’s blue embodies her fascination with the ocean and its many secrets.

“Valentina’s collection is refreshing and unexpected. I love how she worked with the idea of ​​the sea and the way light reflects off the water to create new dimensions and textures.”

Amy Drammeh

underwater light

An ocean blue highlighter enhanced by a subtle pearlescent. An exclusive creation with a transparent finish. Its relief design, in harmony with the ocean, is reminiscent of the soft waves that dance on the surface of the water.

To convey the magic and power of these shades through makeup, Valentina Li designed a versatile, fun-to-use and buildable product that can be used as part of an everyday look or to create the most daring makeup statements. When applied in small amounts to the cheekbones, Cupid’s bow and brow bone, it illuminates the face with a cyan glow.

Where the land meets the sea

The Les 4 Ombres Rivage palette features coastal colors transformed into eyeshadows. Four shades represent the encounter between land and sea that inspired Valentina Li for this collection.

A satin turquoise, a subtly satin champagne, a luminous matte brown and a translucent shade whose gold and pink shine enhances any look. The palette’s four shades, enhanced with curved ridges that resemble ripples on the surface of water, evoke the movement of waves.

CHANEL Spring 2024 Abyssal Blue

After reaching the water’s edge, it’s time to take the plunge. With Stylo Yeux Waterproof Bleu Abysse, Valentina Li has created an intense matte electric blue eyeliner that underlines the style of the wearer. A blue tone that evokes the fantastic legends of the depths.
Apply to upper and lower lash lines and blend lightly for a mesmerizing smoky eye look.

CHANEL Spring 2024 Laguna

The color of the sea at sunset. The immensity and depth of the ocean. Shining with a metallic blue sheen, LE VERNIS Lagune enhances your style right down to your fingertips. Despite its apparent simplicity, it reveals a different brilliance with each movement.

siren glow

Valentina Li has also reinvented her favorite product, BAUME ESSENTIEL, in a new shade. With subtle contrast effects enlivened by touches of iridescent glitter, the Mermaid Glow shade recreates the pearly color of seashells by combining gold and pink glitter. The makeup creator invites us to play with this versatile product: apply it to the eyelids, the inner corner of the eyes and the lips to achieve a mermaid charm and a radiant finish.

CHANEL Spring 2024 Vibrant Coral

To create contrast with the shades of blue present in the collection, Valentina Li also designed a palette of coral tones. When used together, this combination of pink tones and navy blue tones, inspired by the bottom of the sea, warms the complexion.

“Warm pinks and cool blues offer a balanced but unusual overview of the marine world. I feel inspired to create fresh and feminine looks; “Stylo Yeux Waterproof is perfect for adding a graphic blue touch to pearlescent pink finishes.”

Cecile Paravina

Valentina Li brings color to the cheeks with Roses Coquillage, an exclusive creation in an orange tone, engraved with a design reminiscent of waves on the surface of water. This two-tone blush offers multiple effects: apply one or both colors to the cheeks to adjust the intensity of the look.

Les 4 Ombres Coral Treasure, another captivating creation, takes on the nuances of coral and presents dazzling hues. An apricot orange, a luminous fuchsia, a lilac pink and a semi-matte coral orange evoke the supernatural creatures that Valentina Li loves so much.

Valentina Li also designed two shades of Rouge Allure Laque that add intensity to these orange tones: Sea Shell and Sea Star. One has a pinkish-beige shimmer that enhances the complexion, while the other warms the face with its coral undertones.

For a more natural finish, Rouge Coco Baume comes in shades Coralline and Anémone, a brick red and orange beige, providing a wash of pure color or a bolder, more intense look. Combined with the multicolored LE VERNIS Sun Drop, a true sunset by the sea, Valentina Li’s corals form the perfect harmony. Iconic.

Valentina Li’s Pro Tips for Revealing Charm Color

The playful aspect of makeup is obviously important to me. If you like blue, you can have a lot of fun with Les 4 Ombres Rivage and also Stylo Yeux Waterproof in the electric blue shade. Finally, use the exclusive Lumière De L’océan highlighter to accentuate the different looks you create.

If soft pink and orange are your most popular colors, Les 4 Ombres Coral Treasure And Baume Essentiel, available in a bright pink shade, pairs perfectly with Roses Coquillage Blush Duo. Of course, if you like a bolder, more experimental look, you can go ahead and mix and match all the shades in the collection: blue eye makeup, rosy cheeks, and orange-red lips.

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