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Chanel Medium Les Beiges Healthy Glow Luminous Colour ($58.00 for 0.42oz.) is a light-medium, golden brown with warm, yellow undertones and a satin sheen. It had sehmi-sheer pigmentation in one layer, which was buildable to medium coverage with two to three layers. On my skin tone (about light-medium), the color just barely showed up (more noticeable in person than in photos) with a subtle glow–natural and easy-to-wear, so for a true bronzing effect, it seemed like it would suit fair and light skin tones best and be more of a highlighting powder on light-medium and medium skin tones. The texture was soft, silky, and somewhat in the powdery side, so it had a tendency to sheer out a bit on the skin initially. The powder wore well for eight hours on me before fading.

Chanel described the formula as a “powder bronze and highlighter enriched with illuminating pigments” with a “buildable, soft texture.” The brand noted to select a shade lighter than your skin tone for highlighting and darker than your skin tone for bronzing–so it was less of a multi-tasking product and more that one could use it either as a highlighting powder or as a bronzing powder. I think you can get a little illumination and subtle warmth if you choose a shade similar to your skin tone, though, which is the closest to having the best of both worlds.

You can view photos of the packaging and ingredients here, along with swatches of the full range here.

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Chanel Medium Les Beiges Healthy Glow Luminous Colour

Chanel Medium Les Beiges Healthy Glow Luminous Colour

Chanel Medium Les Beiges Healthy Glow Luminous Colour

Chanel Medium Les Beiges Healthy Glow Luminous Colour

Chanel Medium Les Beiges Healthy Glow Luminous Colour

Chanel Medium Les Beiges Healthy Glow Luminous Colour

Chanel Medium Les Beiges Healthy Glow Luminous Colour

Chanel Medium Les Beiges Healthy Glow Luminous Colour

Chanel Medium Les Beiges Healthy Glow Luminous Colour

Chanel Medium Les Beiges Healthy Glow Luminous Colour

Chanel Medium Les Beiges Healthy Glow Luminous Colour

Chanel Medium Les Beiges Healthy Glow Luminous Colour