Chanel Soleil
Tan de Chanel has been a popular item for bloggers and YouTubers to review
and the results they were getting were making me green with envy, so I had to
see what all the fuss was about and try to recreate some of the magic for
myself.
When I first bought this I actually didn’t use it for a
couple of days because I was, quite frankly, scared of it. In the pan it looks
quite orange and creamy and it’s just not what I am used to (I think I genuinely asked the lady at the
counter if it came in any other shades). I have been using the same matte Maybelline
bronzer for the past five years and I feel like I have control over its
intensity, so straying from the tried and trusted was a big step for me.
Once I built up the courage and intently watched several
YouTube tutorials on how best to apply it, I genuinely fell in love, which is a
relief considering its price point (£32.00). I was worried about how dark it
would look but found that once I played around with it for a while it was
actually quite buildable and you can create a nice glow without looking like
you’ve caked on the bronzer. At the time I was on holiday so I actually think
the base tan helped me to get the colouring right. I am quite fair so I will
have to see how it goes as my tan begins to fade.
I’ve noticed that the general consensus for applying this has been to use a large kabuki style brush and apply it in circular
motions around the areas of your face that catch the most sunlight and to apply
it UNDER your foundation/skin make up. I am way too paranoid about my
skin to rely on a bronzer to cover the redness etc. so I actually apply it on
top of my foundation as bronzer/contour. I use the word contour lightly though;
I haven’t quite mastered that one. Bobbi
Brown was interviewed last year and she said "The contouring trend is so wrong because it tells women there’s
something wrong with their face. There’s beauty in a full face, so I don’t like
to paint in a cheekbone that doesn’t exist.” So I am holding off
experimenting with this just yet.
I used the Real
Techniques Expert Face brush which seems to work well for a more precise
application as opposed to applying it all over your face. You could also use
the Real
Techniques Sculpting Brush but I found it was harder to blend it out and
was a bit streakier for me, but that probably has more to do with my dry skin
(*sobs*).
While it is worth every penny I would recommend you go to a
Chanel counter and ask them to apply it to you first before you go for the
splurge. They are really helpful when it comes to getting advice on the
products (mainly because they want the sale) but it does give you a better idea
of how well you will get on with it at home.
Overall, I really love this product and imagine it will be
something I continue to re-purchase but also savour, purely because it is
expensive.
If you’re looking for a bit of inspo on how to use Chanel Soleil Tan de Chanel, you should definitely check out some of these channels on YouTube:
- - Chanel Makeup (With Lisa Eldridge) - Lisa Eldridge on How to do the Summer Bronze Base - CHANEL Makeup
- - Chloe Morello - My Ultimate 'I'M NOT WEARING MAKEUP' Makeup!
- - PixiWoo - Cara Delevingne Makeup Tutorial
