L’Oreal Nude Topaz Bronzer Review, Swatch, & Photos

Rating: 9/10

Sold: Drugstores

Price: $11.99

Description: A shimmery golden bronzer

Review:

Pros

• Works great as a blush!
• Gives the skin some warmth without adding any extra color to the cheeks
• Looks great for the summer
• So pigmented!
• Very smooth!

Cons

• Not a good bronzer, just because of the shimmer

L’Oreal Golden Pearl Bronzer Review, Swatch, & Photos

Rating: 4/10

Sold: Drugstores

Price: $11.99

Description: A yellow gold highlighter

Review:

Pros

• Great for skintones with warm undertones
• Good summer highlighter
• Takes a little bit to get the product to come off
• Not very pigmented

Cons

• Should not be labeled as a bronzer!
• Not worth the price!

Revlon Bronzed & Chic Bronzer Review, Swatch, & Photos

Rating: 10/10

Sold: Drugstores

Price: $12.99

Description: “Enhances complexion for a naturally sunkissed look”

Review:

Pros

• MATTE!
• Works great with all skintones!
• You can vary the darkness of the bronzer by concentrating on a particular area
• Great for contouring!
• Tons of product!
• Cute detail!
• Doesn’t look orange by any means
• So pigmented!

Cons

• Excessive packaging

Physician’s Formula Malibu Strip Review, Swatch, & Photos

Rating: 10/10

Sold: Drugstores

Price: $11.99

Description: A combination of champagne neutral shades

Review:

Pros

• Fabulous for eyeshadow!
• Doesn’t have any red undertones in the colors
• Can easily be used as a highlighter

Cons

• Wouldn’t work as a bronzer – but it does a lot more!

Physician’s Formula Sunset Strip Review, Swatch, & Photos

Rating: 8/10

Sold: Drugstores

Price: $11.99

Description: A mix of golden neutral shades

Review:

Pros

• Looks very pretty on the eyes
• All have very yellow-coppery undertones to them
• Can also work as a golden highlighter if you only use the top two rows

Cons

• Wouldn’t use it as a bronzer – way to shimmery
• Can look a tad bit red-toned on the eyes if you have light eyes

Physician’s Formula Waikiki Strip Review, Swatch, & Photos

Rating:8/10

Sold: Drugstores

Price: $11.99

Description: Peach glow bronzer

Review:

Pros

• Very gorgeous colors
• Works very well as eye shadows
• Gives a nice dimension to the eye

Cons

• Can make the eyes look a little red
• Doesn’t really work as a bronzer

Physician’s Formula Vegas Strip Shimmer Strips Review, Swatch, & Photos

Rating: 8/10

Sold: Drugstores

Price: $12.95

Description: Light bronzer

Review:

Pros

• Looks beautiful on the eyes
• Has a very metallic sheen
• Works great as a highlighter for the summer
• Very glowy

Cons

• Wouldn’t consider it a bronzer – too shimmery
• Looks a little orange around the eyes if you ever super pale skin (like me!)

ELF Contouring Blush & Bronzing Powder Review, Swatch, & Photos

Rating: 9/10

Sold: Elf Cosmetics, online

Price: $3.00

Description: Rose blush; dark, matte bronzer (supposedly a dupe for Nars Orgasm and Laguna)

Review:

Pros

• Bronzer seems to have shimmer (at first glance), but actually comes off matte
• Blush is a beautiful rose color
• Bronzer is very pigmented (you need to be really careful with this one!)
• Packaging is very sleek and compact
• Love how it’s very good for travel with both a blush and a bronzer in one
• So cheap!

 

Cons

• Blush is not as pigmented as it could be
• Not as easy to buy

NYC Sunny Smooth Skin Bronzing Powder Review, Swatch, & Photos

Rating: 10/10

Sold: Drugstores

Price: $2.99

Description: Sheer bronze glow

Review:

Pros

• great for lighter skin tones
• can be used as bronzer or blush
• not too dark
• does not make the face look muddy
• it's matte - therefore it's great for contour
• does not over-bronze the face, but rather gives it natural looking shadows and warmth
• lots of product - has lasted me a very long time
• outstanding price!

Cons

• may not be good for darker skin tones