CHANEL’s newest skincare line targeting younger skin, Beauté Initiale, is now available.

Read our previous entry about Beauté Initiale here.

We have the best intentions where our skincare is concerned, however, sometimes life gets in the way of our perfect regime.

Too few glasses of water and too many scoops of Jamoca Almond Fudge ice-cream leaves us with not-so-happy skin. Add some stress and a few sleepless nights and our skin fights back—leaving us with a dull complexion and bags under our eyes. Lovely.

This fall, CHANEL is launching a new skincare line, unlike any of its others, targeting skin in its 20’s and 30’s (before the serious damage sets in). Beauté Initiale is designed to boost radiance and restore skin’s natural defense system (and pick up where we’re clearly slacking) with key ingredients like blue ginger, a supercharged antioxidant hand-picked in Madagascar, and vitamins C and E.

Five products complete the Beauté Initiale collection:

• CONCENTRÉ ÉNERGISANTE MULTI-PROTECTION Energizing Multi-Protection Concentrate
• CRÈME ÉNERGISANTE MULTI-PROTECTION Energizing Multi-Protection Cream SPF 15
• FLUIDE ÉNERGISANT MULTI-PROTECTION Energizing Multi-Protection Fluid SPF 15
• CRÈME YEUX ÉNERGISANTE MULTI-PROTECTION ANTI-POCHES/ANTI-CERNES Energizing Multi-Protection Eye Cream Anti-Puffiness/Dark Circles SPF 15
• FLUIDE ÉNERGISANT MULTI-PROTECTION HÂLE PROGRESSIF Energizing Multi-Protection Fluid Healthy Glow SPF 15

Beauté Initiale is available beginning October 2007 at department and specialty stores and at chanel.com.

*Update: Find Beaute Initiale here.

Nothing makes us feel more pampered and indulgent than Chanel’s luxurious skincare products. We honestly don’t think our day could go wrong if it begins with a little Chanel.

Chanel Sublimage Eye Essential Regenerating Eye Cream, a botanical-rich eye cream evolved from Sublimage Regenerating Cream, targets dark spots and puffiness while increasing radiance and firmness around the eye area.

This delicate cream practically melts into our skin— and while we’re not certain it’s more effective than our other eye creams, the fact that it makes us feel like a million bucks is totally worth the price tag.

One of our favorite rituals of the day is the half hour prior to bedtime when we stand before our bathroom sink and prepare our skin for the peaceful 8 hours of sleep ahead.

Or the not-so-peaceful 6 hours of sleep ahead. (Who are we kidding? We have a pre-schooler that somehow ends up in our bed almost every night, no matter how many times we’ve begged, pleaded and bribed her to sleep on her own.)

Needless to say, restless nights wreak havoc on our complexion. This is why we savor the moments before bed by lingering a little longer than we probably should at the sink with our beloved jars and bottles of face cream. It’s the perfect way to end the day.

And, thanks to KenzoKi Relaxing Eye Whipped Cream, it’s the perfect way to start the morning.

When applied before bed this incredibly silky eye cream goes to work without any effort from us whatsoever. None. Nada. Zilch.

The original formula of white lotus, essential oils and mineral salts, along with some other fancy ingredients, creates a zen-like eye cream that has us looking forward to bedtime. Gently patted around our eyes (with the ring finger, girls. Always the ring finger) KenzoKi Relaxing Eye Whipped Cream tames puffiness and dark areas while relieving tired eyes.

Our eyes haven’t looked this rested since, well, um… (We would mention the whole pre-schooler in our bed thing, but then you might be all SHUT UP about that already, just put the damn kid in her bed and don’t let her get up. Who’s the parent anyway? and then we might have to wonder if you really even need this eye cream because you obviously live a stress-free life while enjoying 12 hours of sleep every night. And you probably eat all of your vegetables, too.)

KenzoKi Relaxing Eye Whipped Cream, $45