Chanel Bois Noir & Cuivre Dore Eyeliner Reviews & Swatches
Bois Noir (58)
Chanel Bois Noir (58) Stylo Yeux Waterproof Long-Lasting Eyeliner ($34.00 for 0.01 oz.) is a deep brown with subtle, cooler red undertones paired with fine golden pearl.
- Sheer coverage
- Lightly creamy, so it applied comfortably, despite looking patchy in the swatch
- Did not apply evenly, hard to build up
- Long-wearing (9 hours)
FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
Top Dupes
- Marc Jacobs Beauty Glitterbug (P, $24.00) is more shimmery (95% similar).
- Urban Decay Corrupt (P, $22.00) is more shimmery (90% similar).
- Chanel Revelation (897) (LE, $34.00) is more shimmery, lighter (90% similar).
- MAC Bitter in Glitter (LE, $16.00) is cooler (90% similar).
- NARS Last Frontier (P, $24.00) is less shimmery, darker, warmer (85% similar).
- Haus Labs Statuesque (P, $18.00) is lighter, warmer (80% similar).
- Wayne Goss Precious Opal (P, $14.00) is less shimmery, warmer (80% similar).
- Marc Jacobs Beauty (Earth)quake (P, $25.00) is less shimmery, warmer (80% similar).
- Urban Decay Dark Force (P, $22.00) is more shimmery, warmer (80% similar).
- Maybelline Bold Brown (P, $9.99) is less shimmery, darker, warmer (80% similar).
Formula Overview
$34.00/0.01 oz. - $3400.00 Per Ounce
The Stylo Yeux formula is supposed to be a “waterproof, smudge-proof” eyeliner with a “gentle, soft” texture. I gave up on this formula bit ago, as the majority of shades I had tried had a really firm, stiff, and painful-to-use texture, but new releases have much improved!
They are much, much creamier without being too wet, so they didn’t transfer or migrate easily. The formula was easy (and not painful!) to use even on my waterline. The eyeliners lasted nine hours or more on me.
Browse all of our Chanel Stylo Yeux Waterproof Long-Lasting Eyeliner swatches.
Ingredients
Bois Noir (58)
LELimited Edition. $34.00.
Cuivre Dore (52)
Chanel Cuivre Dore (52) Stylo Yeux Waterproof Long-Lasting Eyeliner ($34.00 for 0.01 oz.)
- Semi-opaque, buildable pigmentation
- Lightly creamy, smooth, not too emollient
- Applied evenly, build up well
- Long-wearing (9 hours)
FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
Top Dupes
- Sephora Golden Hour (59) (P, $11.00) is less shimmery, darker (95% similar).
- MAC Naked Bond (P, $25.00) is more shimmery (95% similar).
- ColourPop Nut (LE, $7.00) is more shimmery (95% similar).
- ColourPop Macrame (LE, $7.00) is less shimmery, darker (95% similar).
- MAC Lion Babe (LE, $25.00) is more shimmery (95% similar).
- LA Girl Penny (P, $4.49) is cooler (95% similar).
- LA Girl Gold Medal (P, $4.49) is less shimmery, lighter, cooler (90% similar).
- Sephora Bronze Metallic (P, $13.00) is darker (90% similar).
- Sephora Brass Metallic (P, $13.00) is less shimmery, lighter, cooler (90% similar).
- NARS Rodeo Drive (P, $24.00) is more shimmery, warmer (90% similar).
Formula Overview
$34.00/0.01 oz. - $3400.00 Per Ounce
The Stylo Yeux formula is supposed to be a “waterproof, smudge-proof” eyeliner with a “gentle, soft” texture. I gave up on this formula bit ago, as the majority of shades I had tried had a really firm, stiff, and painful-to-use texture, but new releases have much improved!
They are much, much creamier without being too wet, so they didn’t transfer or migrate easily. The formula was easy (and not painful!) to use even on my waterline. The eyeliners lasted nine hours or more on me.
Browse all of our Chanel Stylo Yeux Waterproof Long-Lasting Eyeliner swatches.
Ingredients
How disappointing about Bois Noir – the pencil itself looks beautiful but the swatch tells the real story. Fortunately, I have UD Corrupt and a few other similar pencils that perform so much better.
Bois Noir is a major LETDOWN. This could have been a lovely deep brown/black, but man, it’s just a mess!
I love the Curve Dore shade, but I certainly wouldn’t spend $34 on a product that gets a B+ when I could buy almost the same shade from Sephora for $11 and that has an A rating. Thank goodness for the Dupe list!
Bois Noir is very disappointing.
Cuivre Dore isn’t a colour I would wear around my eyes but I was thinking the exact same thing, Genevieve – Sephora’s liners are at least as good and far more affordable than these. I know the name is “prestige” and all, but it’s just foolish. And, yeah – Bois Noir is such a let-down (probably a good thing at this price and with how hard it is for me to get my mitts on Chanel these days).