Soleil Tan de Chanel

I bought Soleil Tan de Chanel way back in December but didn't pluck up the courage to try it out until recently as being bronzed always feels a little out of place in the deepest depths of a Scottish winter.
Okay maybe I am being a little dramatic however if there anytime to embrace being a little paler than usual it is winter but once April rolls around I am back on that tanning band wagon and my new bronzing buddy is of course Soleil Tan de Chanel.

Soleil Tan de Chanel
Soleil Tan de Chanel
Soleil Tan de Chanel
Soleil Tan de Chanel

Packaging wise once more this is of the typical Chanel styling with sleek monochrome accents and the ever famous interlinking double "C" trademark that we know and expect from Chanel. As beautiful and luxurious as the packaging is there is no denying that it is pretty bulky and not really something I'd enjoy lugging around on a daily basis. I know it would never happen but a smaller or travel version would be a god send.

Soleil Tan de Chanel
Soleil Tan de Chanel
Soleil Tan de Chanel
Soleil Tan de Chanel

Okay let's be brutally honest in the jar Soleil Tan de Chanel looks like one of those oh so comical fake poops you can buy in a joke shop. Poop and Chanel two words I never thought I'd use in the same sentence. Anyway Soleil Tan de Chanel is of course a bronzing product and is a hue of brown - to my eye it is a milk chocolate shade with a strong yellow undertone. If you look up close when Soleil Tan de Chanel is in the pan it does have the tiniest flecks of glitter/shimmer which oddly don't translate on to the skin. I don't have a whole lot of bronzers truth be told but it does look a little similar to the new Bourjois Primer and is of similar texture so if you don't fancying splashing out the Chanel version that may well be a good dupe. I would deem Soleil Tan de Chanel suitable for light to medium skin tones but do think it is a smidgen too light for deep complexions in the typical sense. 

Soleil Tan de Chanel
Soleil Tan de Chanel
Soleil Tan de Chanel
Soleil Tan de Chanel

In terms of texture I can't really put Soleil Tan de Chanel into one bracket - it blends and applies a lot like a cream product and yet it has a whipped mousse like consistency. Speaking of blending this has to be one of the most natural looking bronzers I have encountered but only once you crack how to get it to work for you, which I warn you now will take a lot of trial and error. For me I find the mousse like texture works best with a flat top kabuki brush that is medium in size but I have heard oddly that a beauty blender works for others. Soleil Tan de Chanel is a joy to wear, a little goes a long way and can be used a bronzer or to mixed with foundation to deepen your base. I don't recommend this for contouring as I find it a little too orange based for this purpose. On the skin the finish is that of a satin powder blush without the flat and sometimes ashen effect, I find that Soleil Tan de Chanel not only adds a hint of bronze to the skin but also adds a subtle glow without being shimmery. In my experience this wears for close to 8 hours on my oily skin when worn as a bronzer.

Soleil Tan de Chanel 30g/£31 (currently on offer for £27.90) via Debenhams - link

Random Fact - Gabrielle Bonheur Chanel, or as many know her as, Coco Chanel, was born August 19th, 1883. 
While working as a cafe and concert singer, Chanel adopted the name, Coco.