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| (left) Chanel Soleil Tan de Chanel, Bourjois Bronzing primer (right) |
Price:
Chanel: 39,50 € for 30g (price in French Sephora) but you can buy it wherever they sell Chanel.
Bourjois: 12€ for 18 ml (price in French Sephora) or any drugstore where they sell Bourjois (also at asos.com).
Smell:
Chanel has light floral scent similar to the scent of Chanel foundations.
Bourjois smells little bit like chocolate, it was introduced as part of cocoa collection (this theme is beautifully represented on the packaging as well).
Colour: they both have the same colour, it is light warm brown. Bourjois seems to be more pigmented than Chanel one so it is suitable even for medium/darker skin tones. Chanel is lighter in the colour, it suits well light skin tones, it is buildable little bit so the medium skin tone could possibly use it but if your skin is darker than medium I don't think you’ll like it.
Texture and finish:
Chanel is very light thin cream; it dries to semi-matt finish, looks very natural on the skin.
Bourjois is thick cream, it dries to matt finish, I'm not sure if it contains silicone or not but one of the advised uses is to apply it as primer to smooth the skin, so the texture is definitely different from the Chanel one.
Application: you can apply both products with fingers or brush with synthetic bristles. Apply it under or over the liquid or cream foundation and only under the powder.
Chanel: I use it mainly over the foundation as it is more visible. Since it has warm colour I use it for bronzing my face. It looks very natural, better than powder bronzer, so girls who don't like wearing too much make up would definitely enjoy it. As the colour is not too pigmented it is a good cream bronzer for beginners as well.
Bourjois: I tried using it as suggested, as the smoothing base under the makeup which looked odd (like I was over-tanned) but then when I put foundation over it; it didn’t look tan at all. It smoothed my skin but so does any primer with silicone so I don't think its potential is fully used this way. I also applied it alone to bronze my face and it looked nice (of course apply it only where the sun would naturally hit/tan you). But I think its best use is to put it over the foundation like Chanel one, creating more defined look as it is more pigmented. You just need to apply few dots where you want it and blend it well. Since it is very pigmented, you have to be careful not to overdo it, so I would not recommend it to total beginners.
Longevity: both last about the same, 4-5 hours (when worn over the foundation and under the powder). In both cases you don't need too much products to apply so one product will last you for 2 years at least.
Final verdict: both products are very good quality and although there are not totally the same (different texture and pigmentation), they are great alternatives especially if you are price concerned. When I bought Chanel cream bronzer Bourjois one wasn't on the market yet so there wasn't comparable product for me (in term of quality, place to get it and better price). It was very unfortunate that the Bourjois introduced its product few months after my buy because I would definitely buy it over the Chanel, mainly because of the huge price difference.
Bourjois smells little bit like chocolate, it was introduced as part of cocoa collection (this theme is beautifully represented on the packaging as well).
Colour: they both have the same colour, it is light warm brown. Bourjois seems to be more pigmented than Chanel one so it is suitable even for medium/darker skin tones. Chanel is lighter in the colour, it suits well light skin tones, it is buildable little bit so the medium skin tone could possibly use it but if your skin is darker than medium I don't think you’ll like it.
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| (left) Chanel Soleil Tan de Chanel, Bourjois Bronzing primer (right) |
Texture and finish:
Chanel is very light thin cream; it dries to semi-matt finish, looks very natural on the skin.
Bourjois is thick cream, it dries to matt finish, I'm not sure if it contains silicone or not but one of the advised uses is to apply it as primer to smooth the skin, so the texture is definitely different from the Chanel one.
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| (left) Chanel Soleil Tan de Chanel, Bourjois Bronzing primer (right) |
Application: you can apply both products with fingers or brush with synthetic bristles. Apply it under or over the liquid or cream foundation and only under the powder.
Chanel: I use it mainly over the foundation as it is more visible. Since it has warm colour I use it for bronzing my face. It looks very natural, better than powder bronzer, so girls who don't like wearing too much make up would definitely enjoy it. As the colour is not too pigmented it is a good cream bronzer for beginners as well.
Bourjois: I tried using it as suggested, as the smoothing base under the makeup which looked odd (like I was over-tanned) but then when I put foundation over it; it didn’t look tan at all. It smoothed my skin but so does any primer with silicone so I don't think its potential is fully used this way. I also applied it alone to bronze my face and it looked nice (of course apply it only where the sun would naturally hit/tan you). But I think its best use is to put it over the foundation like Chanel one, creating more defined look as it is more pigmented. You just need to apply few dots where you want it and blend it well. Since it is very pigmented, you have to be careful not to overdo it, so I would not recommend it to total beginners.
Longevity: both last about the same, 4-5 hours (when worn over the foundation and under the powder). In both cases you don't need too much products to apply so one product will last you for 2 years at least.
Final verdict: both products are very good quality and although there are not totally the same (different texture and pigmentation), they are great alternatives especially if you are price concerned. When I bought Chanel cream bronzer Bourjois one wasn't on the market yet so there wasn't comparable product for me (in term of quality, place to get it and better price). It was very unfortunate that the Bourjois introduced its product few months after my buy because I would definitely buy it over the Chanel, mainly because of the huge price difference.
