It is time for a new blog post here on my little corner of the internet. Today’s beauty review is going to be all about the Chanel Universal Crème Bronzer. For as long as I can remember, this Chanel Universal Crème Bronzer has been on the market. When I first started my blog back in 2014, this was one of the first ever items that I reviewed. Hell of a lot has changed over the past 8 years, so I thought that it was about time I revisited this item. Before picking up this item purely for this post, I have not used this item for almost 5 years. I was super excited to get my hands on this again to see if I still love it as much as I used to. Let me jump into the post and review.
Why I wanted to try this Chanel Universal Crème Bronzer?
As I mentioned above, I first tried this Chanel Universal Crème Bronzer many years ago. Back when I first started blogging, I loved makeup and I wanted as much of it on my face as possible. Things have changed for me hell of a lot over the years. I am now so much more selective about the makeup that I wear. Because I do opt for minimal products, I like to make sure that the products that I opt for are great quality, do what I need and feel great on the skin. I wanted to see if this Chanel Bronzer has a home in my new makeup collection.
The shades.
The first time around when I tried this Chanel Crème Bronzer, there was only one shade of this. Many years later, they brought out a second shade. All of the world was screaming in rejoicing glory because people had been screaming for this forever and a day. However, it was not all it cracked up to be. The shade was not really any deeper than the first shade, it was just a different undertone. The original is much cooler, the latest release is much warmer. The shade range really is all that lets this product down.
How it applies?
One thing that you really need to know about this Chanel Universal Crème Bronzer is that it is super creamy. The amount of slip that this product has is just staggering. I tend to apply this with my damp Beauty Blender and it goes on the skin so smooth and easily. When I think about this in comparison to my Fenty Cream Bronzer, the Chanel is so much smoother and silkier. That makes it a pleasure to apply on the skin because there is no tugging or pulling when blending. A great item that I think has one of the greatest textures from my whole makeup collection.
How it lasts?
I have said this before and I will say it again, when I apply makeup, I need it to last. I tend to get ready for work at around 6am in the morning and I don’t tend to take my makeup off for a good 14 hours. Some days, even longer. So, I need to ensure that the makeup I am applying is going to look good and stay in place. I was pretty nervous about this Chanel Crème Bronzer because of how creamy it was, I thought it may have too much slip on the skin. However, for me this bronzer applies absolutely beautifully and lasts great. I have never had a makeup meltdown where this is applied.
How is this compared to others?
Over the past couple of years, so many different cream bronzers have been released. Such as, some of my recent favourites are by the likes of Anastasia and Nars. When I think about all of the cream bronzers that I have been trying recently, I do regard this as one of the best. All of them have things that set them apart from the rest. However, this Chanel Universal Crème Bronzer ticks so many of my boxes. Such as, the blendability, the tone, the consistency and how it works paired with other items. If I had to pick one, I would go for the Chanel.
I hope that you guys liked reading this blog post. As you can see from my review, this item really did not disappoint me. I still certainly think that there is room for improvement with this Chanel Universal Crème Bronzer, just as I did all of them years back. The shade range really lets it down and that is such a shame because Chanel are isolating such a vast beauty demographic. Not to mention that in this day and age it is just pretty narrowminded to not cater for all skin tones. That being said, if you guys are of a light or medium skintone, this is a lovely crème bronzer. As always, I will pop a link to this item down below in case you would like to try it out for yourself. Make sure to leave me a comment below. Let me know if you have tried this!