Baume Essentiel Multi-Use Glow Stick
Summary of Reviews
CHANEL Baume Essentiel Multi-Use Glow Stick delivers a glossy, skin-care-like finish without shimmer or glitter, as noted by several creators. MakeupByTiffanyD has repurchased it multiple times, and ilinca w praises its balmy feel that avoids a Vaseline-like look. Haley Kim calls it irreplaceable for achieving a natural, dewy glow.
Full Reviews
Positive
Variant: Transparent
- “Once you apply this on your skin, you can create that glossy skin look that looks like you just put skincare on”32:41–32:54
- “It doesn't have any shimmer or glittery type of things. So, it's just like definition of skincare glow”33:16–33:21
- “I don't think there's anything that could replace this product”33:23–33:27
- Source: Best of beauty 2025: Skincare and makeup - Dec 13, 2025
Variant: SCULPTING
- “I've gone through three of these sticks, probably more”30:12–30:20
- “I just put it on”
- Source: Best of Beauty 2025: Favorite Products, Devices, Tips, and Rants - Dec 19, 2025
- “It has a balmy feeling without making it look like you have Vaseline on your cheek”14:44–14:50
- “I really love this by Chanel”
- “It gives you the impression like you have the same glow but not as Vaseline and slimy on the face. There's something about this formula that I like more”25:13–25:26
- “Definitely recommend that one”25:26–25:27
- Source: Trying new makeup releases with honest first impressions - Mar 30, 2026
Variant: SCULPTING
- “If I was to actively want a highlighter, I would use this from Chanel. It's the Bomb Essential in sculpting. I love it. I've used well over half of it. It smells fine. It's good to have. I like to have it. I'm not using it every single day”19:24–19:29
- Source: My 2025 Makeup Favourites - Dec 14, 2025
- “It is really meant to give you that beautiful glass glow on your skin, that kind of balmy highlighted effect without a ton of pearl, without drying out the skin, while also not being a really sticky balm highlight”0:41–0:51
- “This was one of those products that I tried it on and I was like, oh, yeah, I absolutely understand the hype”1:05–1:10
- “It's translucent enough, but still has a nice pearl”1:12–1:16
- “I have never repurchased the Chanel Essentielle balm because I found a pretty perfect dupe for it”1:14–1:20
- Source: Best makeup dupes ever - Jul 26, 2026
Variant: Rosé
- “I do like it, but I don't know if I love this”10:11–10:14
- “I do like that this one's like more juicy. Pillow Talk is definitely like a metallic highlight. This is like a bomb, but it has that pinky undertone that honestly blends into the blush and doesn't like take away from the blush, which I really do like”10:27–10:33
- “I'm still on the fence about this”10:52–10:54
- Source: My current go-to products - Nov 25, 2025
- “Then I use Chanel Bomb Essential, which is literally just a balm. It doesn't have any color. It just has this beautiful shine”11:56–12:02
- Source: Nina Park inspired makeup look - Feb 22, 2026
Variant: 01
Mixed / Negative
No negative reviews yet — creators have only had good things to say.
What creators say
- Consensus
- 4.5 / 5 from 6 creator reviewsGrailPeople ratings based on creator reviews.
- Features
- Glossy (2)
- ⚠ creators flagged issues with shimmer (1)
Product details
Details
- Type
- multi-use glow stick
- Finish
- shimmer
- Shade
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- Key ingredients
- Diisostearyl Malate, Polybutene, Octyldodecanol, Synthetic Wax, Cera Carnauba, Pentaerythrityl Tetra-di-t-butyl Hydroxyhydrocinnamate, Dicalcium Phosphate, Iron Oxides, Titanium Dioxide, Mica
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