There are two powder bronzers this summer for Chanel in Bronze Rosé 547 and Bronze Corail 537. Both are called Soleil Tan De Chanel, come with 4 stripes of colors pressed together in a 14g/.49 oz black mirrored compact with brush. They retail for $50 each. The texture is soft and finely milled. These do have shimmer but the finish is soft and luminous without any frost. I found these to be sheer-to-medium in pigment but you can layer them for more color. These definitely aren’t your high-impact brights for cheeks but rather a soft natural bronzey glow. There is enough color to wear these by themselves. The nice thing about having 4 shades to blend together is that now I can skip one extra step of applying bronzer separately.
Bronze Rosé 547 is my favorite with a soft gold, soft champagne, warm copper and soft pink. You can see from my fingers that the color can be easily picked up. Swirling a brush up and down in the powder mixes all the shades into a soft luminous bronze. The key word being “soft.” Once blended together you don’t really see the pink, but it does prevent this from being too bronzey or orangey.
Bronze Corail 537 is gorgeous as well. It’s very similar in the top three shades, just warmer and slightly darker. The bottom is a beautiful coral. On me both look strikingly similar. I don’t think you need both. My favorite is the pink one, but both are lovely.
Arm swatched over a moisturized arm:
Chanel has released a number of 4-striped powders. The only other one released in the US was from Summer 2009 which I find a lot sheerer in color. I had actually forgotten about this one. There have been other 4-striped powders from Chanel but I believe they have all been Asia exclusives (like the one from Tokyo Happening’s collection).
Overall thumbs up!
The design of the blushes reminds me a little of Guerlain Blush G from the spring collection. Of course the colors are totally different … I spotted them today at Saks when I was shopping for Guerlain Inca Summer and they did catch my eye … but then in the end I dropped them and went with the Terra Inca Powder instead.
Anyway – thanks for sharing!!!
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have you had a chance to check out dior's summer powders yet? i'm just wondering how these compare and which you prefer…
I nearly bought Bronze Rosé yesterday; it's so delicate on the skin and so beautifully presented. Bronzer doesn't mesh well with my skin normally, but I like how it wears almost like a warm-toned highlighter, and you can pop that beautiful soft pink onto your cheeks for a different kind of glow.
Oh, these look so pretty. I would have loved to try them but my counter had NO testers! None. arg!! They promise they'll call so that I can test the things I wasn't sure of before I buy.
Thank you so much for your amazing reviews!!
I was unsure which color to get and if I should get both. I guess I will go for Bronze Rosé now. I love both but I really think I can get along with only buying one.
Great review – I'll definitely be picking one of these up (depending on which I prefer when the four colours are blended together.) The pink variant reminds me of a finer milled Pink Power MSF, but with one added colour!
Ooooh, Bronze Rose looks amazing!!
Looks beautiful!:)
Isn't it interesting that the all-in-one bronzer/blusher seems to be making a big splash this season? Dior with it's beautiful basket weave; Chanel with it's summery stripes. We're definitely seeing a more pared down and effortless chic. As the weather heats up in SoCal, I look forward to the ease of using products that simplify my routine.
Amy, at Café Makeup learned a new technique for applying Dior's version while she was in Paris. I tried it with the Chanel (I bought the rose) and it looks lovely. For those of you who missed that post, it's not the classic "3" shape we've all learned for applying blusher. Rather, it's a very, very light stroke from forehead on down; letting the brush come in contact only with those areas of your face that protrude. It's actually a much more natural way of adding color where the sun would normally hit. You can then go back to add a bit more color on cheeks. Amy does a much better job of describing this than I. I hope she'll have her daughter, the lovely Liz, model the look so everyone can see this new technique.
Hi Sabrina,
I think Bronze Corail is right up my alley. I can't wait for the testers to come to my local Nordstrom. I have a feeling this is the one item I pick up from this collection. .
Urban Warrior – I didn't think of that comparison to Guerlain! Smart observation. The guerlain is definitely more pigmented and more bronzer-ish than the Chanels this summer. Great pick, although I heart Chanel.
Sylvia – I tried the lighter Dior bronzer in Beverly Hills on my hand but not on the face. They were out of stock so I decided to wait until it arrived near me. The Dior is much more pigmented and much more bronzey/brown. The Chanels are super soft and sheerer compared to the Dior. I have a feeling the lighter shade for Dior will be ok, the other looked too dark but I will update when I finally locate them near me 🙂
Dain – Beautiful description! "Delicate and beautifully presented" – spot on! And you're right about it being almost like a highlighter in texture – it's that soft but layerable.
Polarbelle – hopefully they will have these soon!
Elle – I think some will think you need both. Definitely check other reviews and Karla's swatches!
25flondon – I never checked out Pink Power MSF – I need to google that one!
Catherine and Sugarhoneybaby – thank you for stopping by!
Eileen – You always have a way of describing things that makes me smile and nod. Brands are all about innovative designs this year! Embossed, blended, swirled. I love it although it do think it's good for RIGHT NOW (as in spring and summer). Thanks for the application tip 🙂
Lexi – I hope the Bronze Corail is pigmented enough to show up on your gorgeous darker complexion! If not, I think you'll be happy with the pigment of the Dior although they are very different – but VERY pigmented and glowy.