For those of you who fell in love with <a href="http://uma.chanel.com/" target="_blank">Chanel</a> Black Satin and never looked back, there's a new collection from the brand—the limited-edition <a href="http://uma.chanel.com/noirs-vid.php" target="_blank">Noirs Obscurs</a>—that should be right up your alley.

By the way, you MUST visit <a href="http://uma.chanel.com/" target="_blank">Chanel</a>'s site and <a href="http://uma.chanel.com/noirs-vid.php" target="_blank">watch to the short video</a> for this collection. Doesn't it make you want to dress up and go out DANCING? The track is a good one, too: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B7NnR8aAzKg" target="_blank">Needy Girl by Chromeo</a>.

(Oh and for those of you who may wonder why I post a lot about the prestige brands' collections, it's because they, like top fashion designers, are usually the first to get on top of a new trend. You don't have to buy it, but you sure can admire it.)

So. Based on these visuals, it looks like darker palettes are still <em>de rigeur</em> for fall:
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I have to admit, even though my makeup preferences are more in the shimmery beige/soft lavender/navy blue family, I love these images.

<a href="http://beautyeditor.ca/wp-content/uploads/chanel_rougeallure_maniac.jpg"><img class="alignright size-full wp-image-3817" title="chanel_rougeallure_maniac" src="http://beautyeditor.ca/wp-content/uploads/chanel_rougeallure_maniac.jpg" alt="chanel_rougeallure_maniac" width="100" height="110" /></a>I'm just not sure too many of us could pull off those lips. I tried on the <a href="http://uma.chanel.com/-makeup-lips-lipstick-rouge-allure-luminous-satin-lip-colour-/product/MALPR35Y" target="_blank">Rouge Allure</a> ($37) in all three shades—Maniac, Hysteria and Obscure—and not only did I look frighteningly Goth, I also could not really detect any measurable difference between the three. So er... maybe skip the lipstick, unless you're going for the Marilyn Manson look.

<a href="http://beautyeditor.ca/wp-content/uploads/chanel_gloss_furious.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-3818" title="chanel_gloss_furious" src="http://beautyeditor.ca/wp-content/uploads/chanel_gloss_furious.jpg" alt="chanel_gloss_furious" width="100" height="110" /></a>The gloss (<a href="http://uma.chanel.com/-makeup-lips-lip-gloss-aqualumiere-gloss-high-shine-sheer-concentrate-/product/MALPR369" target="_blank">Aqualumière in Furious</a>, $31), on the other hand, is quite lovely and sheer. And I can also get behind <a href="http://uma.chanel.com/-makeup-eyes-eye-liners-le-crayon-yeux-precision-eye-definer-/product/MAEMU010" target="_blank">Le Crayon Yeux</a> (eyeliner—$25) in Demoniac, a soft purple-grey.

<a href="http://beautyeditor.ca/wp-content/uploads/chanel_lesfoliesnoires.jpg"><img class="alignright size-medium wp-image-3819" title="chanel_lesfoliesnoires" src="http://beautyeditor.ca/wp-content/uploads/chanel_lesfoliesnoires-300x289.jpg" alt="chanel_lesfoliesnoires" width="300" height="289" /></a>However, the must-have in this collection (if you're shopping around for a new palette, that is) is the <a href="http://uma.chanel.com/-makeup-eyes-eye-shadows-quatuor-boutons-de-chanel-les-folies-noires-/product/MAEMU2BK" target="_blank">Quatuor Boutons de Chanel in Les Folies Noires</a> ($68), which is one of the nicest eyeshadow quads I've seen from <a href="http://uma.chanel.com/" target="_blank">Chanel</a> in a while. Totally wearable, it includes black plus three almost-blacks: a burgundy, a green and a dark copper. All are embossed with the double C's, which is almost a shame, because you know me—I get all collector-like about makeup and this one seems too pretty to mess up by actually using it. Shame!

At Chanel beauty counters across Canada.