CHANEL and SEVENTEEN are proud to announce the 2008 winner of the CHANEL Colour of the Year Contest. Amy Gonzo, 19, of Port Washington, WI, created Haute Chocolat, a shimmery chic brown nail lacquer with flecks of gold. It was inspired by her favorite holiday drink, hot cocoa, and is available in October 2008 at department and specialty stores nationwide as well as on CHANEL.com.

I tested out the shade in New York last week and it's a delicious shade of chocolate that looks really warm and rich on the nails. It's also a shade that works on different skin tones. Go check it out for yourself next month!
Thousands of entries were reviewed by Seventeen and CHANEL to determine the selected winner whose shade name and inspiration would be launched exclusively in the United States as part of the limited edition CHANEL Holiday 2008 Makeup Collection. The winner will be officially announced in the October 2008 issue of Seventeen (on newsstands September 16th). Haute Chocolat, destined to be a sell-out shade, will retail for $20.00 and be available from October through December 2008.
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The smoke eyeshadow quad 01 is a gorgeous palette of smoky greys and blues. Remember the key to smoky eyes is to blend blend blend! I used the dark shadows at the outer corners and blended the lighter shades in the center of my lids and the inner corners.
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The Ablaze blush gives just a hint of color, like you went for a jog, had a good game of tennis or an afternoon romp. 



















