Anastasia hazelnut cream bronzerAnastasia hazelnut cream bronzer ($ 35.00 for 0.4 oz.) Is a dark, slightly yellowish brown with subdued warmth paired with a “naturally matte” finish – the kind that looks very skin-like without adding sheen or shimmer. The paint coverage was easier to build up because the product had a sliding effect that tended to shimmer out during application, so it was medium and buildable with a brush and semi-opaque and buildable with the fingertip.
The texture was light, thin, and pliable without being thick or overly soft, which made it wonderful to apply to bare skin or foundation as it didn’t lift the base products. It lasted a good eight hours before it visibly faded.
PS – you can see this shade here and here as a bronzer / outline on deeper skin tones.
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Formula overview
$ 35.00 / 0.4 oz. – $ 87.50 per ounce
The formula is said to be “buildable” and “blend easily” into a “matte, seamless second skin finish” that can be applied “on bare skin” or “over makeup”. They can be used to add warmth and / or definition (by choosing a shade two to three deeper).
The texture was emollient, light and thin with moderate glide, which made it easy to apply to bare skin as well as foundation, even more matte bases. They seemed to be more pigmented when swatching on my arm, but in practice they had a medium opacity that could easily be shimmered out further or built up for greater opacity if desired. This was because the formula had enough lubricity and spreading that it naturally shimmered out as you applied it, so you had to layer it up for a truly opaque coverage.
For greater coverage, apply with your fingertips and allow to dry a little before veneering. Apply with a dab brush for greater coverage. It was a very forgiving formula and hard to overdo.
The formula dried to a matte finish but seemed to let my skin through so it didn’t look flat or dry. They wore well for eight hours before they visibly faded on me.
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ingredients
Phenyltrimethicone, SILICA, Dimethicone, Bis-Diglyceryl Polyacyladipate-2, Isononylisononanoat, Mica, Microcrystalline Wax / Cera Microcristallina / CIRE microcrystalline, Sorbitan olivate, Synthetic Fluorphlogopit, Synthetic Waxes, Octyldodecanole, SorbitanYostiol, Octyldodecanole, SorbitanYostiol, Octyldodecanol, SorbitanYoDyl, Octyldodecanol, SorbitanYoDyl, Octyldodecanol, Sorbitane , ETHYLHEXYLPALMITATE, ISOPROPYLMYRISTATE, ISOSTEARIC ACID, LECITHIN, POLYGLYCERYL-3 POLYRICINOLEATE, TOCOPHERYL ACETATE, CAPRYLYL GLYCOLLY, ETHYRINE, -I-CIL-CIL-49, 77, CILGLY-COLLY-89, ETHERIL-CIL-49, CI-CIL-49, CI-COLLY-COLLY-89, CIL-COLLY-COLLY-89, ETHERIL-49, CI-49, 77, M-CIL-49, CI-4-COLLY-89, CIL-COLLY-COLLY-89, CIL-CIL-COLLY-89 ), MANGANESE VIOLET (CI 77742)
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