The texture was silky, finely ground, and smooth, if a little powdery in the pan, so using a lighter hand to make sure it didn’t get too messy in the pan worked better. The bronzer is applied evenly to bare skin and blends easily, both on bare skin and on the foundation. It lasted a good eight hours before it faded noticeably on my skin.
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Formula overview
$ 28.00 / 0.42 oz. – $ 66.67 per ounce
The formula is said to have a “soft, smooth” consistency that provides “buildable” coverage. It has a very smooth, finely ground feel with light powder in the pan, but it wasn’t enough to be messy or difficult to pick up evenly. The finish was very matte to the point where it lay a little flat against the skin and tended to pick up any luminosity from bare skin or base products.
This type of texture hasn’t worked well for me in the past, but luckily I haven’t had any issues with this one! The powder was applied evenly to bare skin, blended well, and didn’t accentuate the natural texture of my skin. They had a medium to semi-opaque buildable color release that lasted for about eight to nine hours on me before it visibly faded.
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ingredients
Talc, Mica, Dimethicone, Hdi / Trimethylol Hexyllactone Crosspolymer, Zinc Stearate, Silica, Isononyl Isononanoate, Pentaerythrityl Tetraisostearate, Caprylyl Glycol, Ethylhexylglycerin, Capryl / Capric Triglyceride, Lysicyl-Laurine-23, Lysylhexeth-Laurine-23, Lysylhexeth-23, Lysyl-Laurine-23, Lysyl-Laurine-23, Lysyl-Laurine-23, Lysyl-Laurine-23, Lysyl-lauric-acid-23, Lysyl-lauric-acid-23, Lysyl-lauric-acid-23, Lys-lauric-acid-23, Lys-lauric-acid-23, Lys-lauric-acid-23 , Sodium Laureth Sulfate, Vitis Vinifera (grape) fruit extract [Vitis Vinifera Extract], May contain / Peut Contenir (+/-): Titanium dioxide (Ci 77891), iron oxide (Ci 77491, Ci 77492, Ci 77499), Red 7 Lake (Ci 15850), Yellow 5 Lake (Ci 19140), Yellow 6 Lake ( Ci 15985).
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