20 June 2026
Summer’s Calling with CHANEL’s latest summer makeup launch. Developed by the CHANEL Makeup Creation Studio, the collection is built around the idea of summer as a season of openness and reinvention. Conceptually, that translates into a palette pulled straight from a late-afternoon pool day: soft pastel pinks, peachy corals, butter yellow, warm gold shimmer, and a few mauve-brown grounding notes. It’s pretty without being precious, and dewy without tipping into anything sticky or overdone.
The standout here is a trio of new dual-ended blush and highlighter sticks, which is exactly the kind of multitasking format that makes a summer routine feel lighter. Each stick pairs a cream blush on one end with a complementary highlighter on the other, clearly designed to be swiped on, blended with fingers, and forgotten about until your next touch-up. The three combinations are:
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Up on the eyes, the limited-edition Stylo Ombre Et Contour 3-in-1 eyeshadow/eyeliner pens round out the same warm, sun-touched color story with shades from Peachy Beige to Mauvy Brown. A new Noir Allure mascara shade in a warm brown (“Noisette”) gives the whole look a softer finish than the brand’s usual blacks, which feels right for the laid-back mood the collection is going for.
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For lips, Summer’s Calling brings two new limited-edition shades to the Rouge Coco Baume Shine line: Electric Vibe, a bright, electric fuchsia pink that reads as the collection’s one bold, statement-making note among an otherwise soft palette and Sparkling Pink, which falls in line with the delicate, effervescent vibe of a sparkling summer.
Nails get their own pastel moment too, with two new Les Vernis shades, Party Girl – a metallic pastel pink – and Solstice – a semi-sheer soft peach – designed to ensure your full look is complete.
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Here’s a clarifying note before we get into it: the Rouge Coco Hydra Gloss isn’t technically a Summer’s Calling product. CHANEL is launching it as its own spotlight moment, running in parallel with the Summer’s Calling collection. But the two are arriving in the same window and clearly speak to the same seasonal mood.
This Hydra Gloss line is not just a shade refresh, but a genuine reformulation. The new gel-gloss formula is built around camellia ceramides and what CHANEL calls its Hydra-Peptide Complex, and the brand’s own instrumental testing backs a claim of up to 24 hours of hydration, a notably bigger promise than the 8-hour comfort claim attached to the existing Rouge Coco Gloss line. In wear, that shows up as a gloss that feels closer to a lip treatment than a typical high-shine topper, with noticeably more plumping and smoothing than you’d expect from something this glassy.
The shade range is also genuinely new: eighteen colors total, spanning everything from clear, glass-like finishes to punchier, more saturated options. A few that stood out browsing the lineup:
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Prior to these launches, CHANEL released new lip shades within both the Rouge Coco and Le Rouge Duo Ultra Tenue product lines.
The recently reimagined Rouge Coco Longwear Satin Lipstick launched with shades named after meaningful destinations to the House of CHANEL. With this release we have five new additions:
Next up, for the Le Rouge Duo Ultra Tenue line – CHANEL’s double-ended liquid lipstick and shiny clear gloss has also released five new colours:
If you want to test shades before buying, CHANEL’s site has a virtual try-on tool, making finding your perfect match easy.
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All together, this is a strong, cohesive moment for CHANEL’s summer beauty calendar. Summer’s Calling is the easy, breezy color story, built for layering and low-effort glow, while Rouge Coco Hydra Gloss is an ambitious reformulation, and both Rouge Coco and Le Rouge Duo Ultra Tenue are cult classic products offering extensive shade ranges.
If you only have budget or shelf space for one purchase, the Hydra Gloss is the more interesting buy simply because it’s a genuinely new formula rather than a seasonal shade refresh. But if you’re after the full pastel, pool-day aesthetic, the blush-highlighter duo sticks are worth seeking out first.
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