Soleil Tan De Chanel Bronze Universal

Soleil Tan De Chanel Bronze Universal @ Debenhams £29.00

I'd first of all like to apologize for these photographs as they really do not do the product justice if anything they make it look DREADFUL, but these were taken on my old camera and are all I have of the product unused. On to the actual product and the purpose of this post! For ages I lusted after the Chanel Soleil De Tan and when I finally had convinced myself I needed it, it had completely fallen off the radar and wasn't available at any make up counters, I did a post here about what happened as a lady at the Selfridges London counter explained to me. Finally in early months of the year it had come back in stock and I ordered it off the Debenhams website without even thinking about it!

The product is a gorgeous cream bronzer that sets to more of a powdery finish. In the tub the product does look ever so slightly orange toned but when transferred to the skin just looks bronzey and glowy. When I have tan on I use this product to mix with my lighter foundation to darken it up a little bit and it works perfectly. When I have my paler skin I use this as a contour and it looks so natural looking especially for the summer months coming when it's brighter outside. 

A lot of people find it hard to find the perfect brush to apply this with. Personally I love the Real Techniques Core Collection brushes which are nice and affordable and if I'm going for a really super light look I'll use a MAC 188 brush. I think you do need to go through a bit of trial and error with this product but once you find out how using it works for you it really is a fantastic product. 

The price tag is on the steep side but you do get a wopping 30 grams of product and I've been using it at least 5 times a week for the past 2 months and there's barely a dent in it! If I was to use a regular powder bronzer as much as I use this it would go down a hell of a lot faster. So in a way the price is justified but I'd say have a bit of a swatch and play at the counter whilst looking and don't commit until you're certain!

Thank you for reading!
Caterina xo  

March Favourites

Estee Lauder Invisible Fluid Foundation, Chanel Soleil Tan De Chanel, Real Techniques Blush Brush, Chanel Moisturizing Bronzing Powder in Terre Ambre, Origins Zero Oil Cleanser & John Frieda Full Repair Deep Infusion Treatment.

I've fully embraced getting into the spring/summer routine over the past month (hence why two bronzers are included!). I've been slapping on the tan and going for lighter foundation. I absolutly adore the Invisible Fluid Foundation which I may review in a future post but as it's a fairly new product theirs so many reviews popping up I'm not sure if I need to! The two Chanel bronzers are my two (stupidly, shamelessly expensive) favorite bronzers. I love the powder for more of a contour/glow and the cream for all over sunless tanning. 

I did a review on the Origins cleanser the other day(linked above), the perfect cleanser for a more oily skin! I've been using a lot of different hair care recently but the John Frieda Full Repair range has really stood out to me, such great prices for amazing quality products, I would highly recommend the range! The Real Techniques brush is a MASSIVE favorite at the moment, it's really got me back into my blusher. I go through phases of thinking blusher makes me look terrible to the other scale of I CAN'T LIVE WITHOUT IT! This brush is lovely and makes applying blush effortless and easy every time.

This isn't a massive favorites as I've not been going too crazy with make up recently, just sticking to what I love and know. I've got my eye on so many NARS products for this summer and it's getting really hard to resist temptation but I'm on an unofficial make up spending ban at the moment (it's not really helping my bank balance as I've gone mental for clothes!).

Next month I'm hoping to pop up some more fashion related posts, maybe even do a haul video?! I'm just loving buying new clothes for these transitioning months, and really getting into dresses too.

Hope you're all well!

Caterina xo

17 Instant Glow Pink Bronze Shimmer Brick

17 Instant Glow Pink Bronze Shimmer Brick £4.99 @ Boots

One thing I've not been wowed by yet at the drugstore is a highlighter. I love nipping into Boots and picking up bits and bobs but I must admit it's never a highlighting product. I've tried the No.7 skin illuminators and I wasn't too keen and found them way overpriced for what they did. I was having a browse through the 17 make up and came across the little bronzing section. They had such a great range of bronzing products I was highly impressed! I loved the look of these shimmer bricks (immediate thoughts being possibly a Bobbi Brown dupe?!). They had a more bronze shade but I really liked the look and swatch of pink bronze and thought it would be a little more of an illuminating product.

The colour of this product is gorgeous when swiped though all the shades! It comes off a really pretty rose gold colour with a bit of "bronzing" effect to it. I sweeped this onto the tops of my cheekbones and loved the effect it gave!  My cheeks looked glowy with a hint of colour that just looked healthy and flattering. You could obviously use this as more of bronzing by sweeping your brush through the brown shades. The next thing I'm looking forward to using this product for is on my eyes, I think it would look absolutely stunning on its own which some liquid liner.

I would really recommend this product. The powder is smooth and has brilliant pigmentation but is manageable. I would definitely say this is a more blush/highlight colour than bronzer though. The price is perfect for the product and definitely worth it, I'd even pay a little more!

Thank you for ready!
Caterina xo

SOLEIL TAN DE CHANEL BRONZE UNIVERSAL BACK IN STOCK!

This is a post I'm super excited to write as I have been waiting for this moment for a very long time. Yes you've guessed by the "oh so subtle" title, the bronze universal is back! After months of going to Chanel counters and checking Debenhams, House of Fraser and Selfridges websites it has finally come back in stock! If you were one of the ones wondering where it had popped off to, I asked a lady at a Chanel counter last month she explained to me that there was a manufacturing problem with the lid and would be out of stock till the new year. I was bummed but at the same time thankful that it wasn't discontinued. I had noticed that on eBay some people had the idea that it was and were forking out £60-100 for a tub! It retails at £29!

I finally placed my order for the bronzer I had been lusting after for months this afternoon. It is still in stock on the Debenhams website but I can imagine it will be gone soon! You can purchase Chanel Soleil De Tan here at Debenhams for £29.00.

Lots of love, Caterina xo