Everything sounds better when it’s Chanel right? $50 Chanel Bronzer? Dreamy and I want!  Honestly with the bronzers on market at the moment $50 doesn’t seem so farfetched! The Hourglass Ambient Bronzer is $50. Tom Ford is $68.. for the baby one. Marc Jacobs is $49. Givenchy is $65.  Benefit Hoola is $30. Nars Laguna is $40. It’s on the higher end of the spectrum no doubt, and you can find great, cheaper bronzer, too, but Soleil Tan De Chanel… there’s something about it and I think it’s 100000% worth the price.

• The bronzer is a cream bronzer! Sounds scary and foreign but I just swirl this Real Techniques brush in the bronzer and apply it to my face in little circular motions in all the places I put bronzer. Check bones, forehead, neck, nose and eye lids.
• I LOVE this brush with the bronzer which is why I think I love it as much as I do. It does the best job at applying product.
• You can go for a sculpted and contoured look or a totally natural bronze! I love the way the cream blends into the skin. It’s super easy to work with and for $50 it should be!
• It almost looks orange in the compact but it’s not on the face.  It’s like Hoola Bronzer where it has a very universally flattering color.
• The product is pretty substantial.  I never go through a full product but this bronzer is pretty big and it’ll last you a while. When you take that into consideration the price makes more sense, especially for a luxury product.

If you’re into makeup and you love bronzer I would say 100% go get this.  Drugstore wise I love my Physicians Formula Butter Bronzer, it’s amazing but very different than the Chanel one in terms of consistency… but both will bronze the face nicely :).  If you want something completely different then what you have and a luxury product that you’ll enjoy reaching for I say go for this bronzer.  It’s unlike any bronzer I’ve used before.. I rarely see cream bronzers that aren’t contour sticks!  This makes it more natural looking if you chose to apply it in that way and overall it blends into the skin really nicely.  It’s a great, universal color and it has baby flecks of shimmer that wear very nicely.  I say this bronzer is worth it and even if you have other bronzer, chance are this one is very different and you won’t regret getting it. Totally worth it!

Here’s a preview of another post coming this week but there’s the bronzer on my cheek! Not quite contour but it’s warming up my face and giving it some dimension! I love the way it looks!

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I turned 21 last week and moved to a new building so let that account for my absence!  Thank you! I feel like even the tiniest of breaks are good for the creative mind.

I got lots of makeup for my birthday and have been trying out some new things so here’s what I’ve been loving lately.  I also LOVE playing with the light for my flat lay photos! If you don’t want to use props… like me playing with the light is a great way to add more dimension to the photo while still focusing on the products.

Fenty Gloss. I heard lots of people say this gloss is basic. I really like it.  The applicator is massive and applies to the lips so nicely.   The color looks pink but it goes on like the most flattering, glossy nude with a hint to shimmer.  It’s a great gloss to have and I reach for it multiple times a day.

Fenty Highlighting brush.  I wanted this brush and tried really hard to convince myself I didn’t need a $32 highlighting brush and that any other brush I used would give the same effect.  I was wrong! I got this as a birthday gift and it’s honestly the best gift.  I LOVE this brush and I probably wasn’t gonna buy it myself so I’m SO happy I got it! I apply my highlighter in a ‘C’ movement on my cheekbone and on my forehead above my eyebrow. This brush is perfect for that and while it does apply more product I love that look.  It’s so easy and quick and it evenly blends the highlighter onto your face rather than leaving a harsh, shimmering line.

Fenty Beauty Highlighter. This is the duo in Mean Money and Hustler baby.  Meet my new #1 highlighter!   The color is gorgeous… think peachy, soft-gold. I love that it comes with a sheen and shimmer side! I use the shimmer side then blend it out with the sheen side and it looks much more fluid on the face that way.   I absolutely love this product!

Loreal Infallible galaxy illuminator.  I’ll wear holographic highlighters with a gold base only because the blue and purple ones look like bruises on my face.  This is in the shade gold galaxy and it changes between pink and gold so if you want a holographic highlighter this is the most wearable, almost natural shade. This reminds me of the Fenty holographic match sticks.  It’ll give the same look but cheaper.  I warm it up on my hand and apply it with my finger to the cheeks.  I also love it on my eye lids!  It’s super fun and makes the rest of your makeup easy because you don’t need it.

NYX dewy setting spray.  I hated this at first because it smells like chemicals.  What I love is how it makes my skin look!  Shiny with a sheen but not greasy.  For a dewy spray it keeps your makeup in place pretty well, too.  I love dewy and healthy skin and this delivers on that! I am over the smell thats how much I enjoy it.

Soleil Tan de Chanel Bronzer. I knew I was getting this for my birthday because it’s expensive but it’s so luxurious and pretty!  I didn’t even know if I would like it I just wanted it.  Happy to report I’m OBSESSED with it!  I use this brush to apply it and I love how natural the cream looks while still adding dimension and color to the face.  It’s super easy to blend out and I just love reaching for it on my vanity.  I’ve had it for 2 days and I have loved it each time I’ve used it. I’m so obsessed.

Loreal Infallible Mattes paint.  I love the applicator of this lipstick.  It’s unlike anything I’ve used and its so easy to line the lips without mistake. I have the glossy versions and same goes for those. This is a matte, peach-nude color and I don’t wear color on my lips so if you feel that way too this is a great way to wear some color while still wearing a nude ! I will say it’s a true liquid lipstick so it’ll layer and get crackly.  I say apply it and blend with fingers for a smoother, finished look.