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by Shannon Peter
Consider This your curated edit of the best cream bronzers to emulate a healthy glow – no sun required.
OK… I know it’s my job to trial all the latest beauty products with a view to telling you what’s legit (and what’s not), but I have to admit, it took me ages to wise up to the powers of cream bronzer. You see, I’ve just never really been that bothered about bronzer. Blusher, yes. Highlighter, certainly. But bronzer? I tend to just pass on the stuff. So that’s why Chanel Les Beiges Healthy Glow Bronzing Cream, £37, perhaps the most hyped bronzer on the planet, passed me by for so long.
The funny thing is, it’s been around for years. Twelve, to be precise – it first launched as Soleil Tan de Chanel and has made an annual comeback in the brand’s summer collection ever since. Last year, however, it came back with a new name — Chanel Les Beige Healthy Glow Bronzing Cream.
Make-up artists and beauty fanatics may have raved about it for years, but what made me really pay attention was seeing the bronzer on the Instagram feed of Lisa Potter-Dixon – my make-up artist friend whose beauty advice I religiously take as verbatim – last summer. I soon realised I had massively overlooked the one thing that stands between me and a face that looks as though it’s spent six weeks in Sicily, rather than on my sofa.
So, I got my hands on some. And I can confirm that it is hands down the best bronzer I’ve ever tried. I’ve been wearing it on my make-up-wearing days ever since.
First, just opening the hefty tub is a joy. You twizzle off the lid embossed with the signature interlocking Cs to reveal a shiny and satisfying swirl of butterscotch-toned, mousse-textured cream. Heaven.
Then you see what it does to the skin. I swirled the very tip of a fluffy face brush into the pot and buffed it onto my cheekbones and temples, swiping a bit across my nose for good measure. Unlike powder bronzer, it’s so light and really melts into the skin which makes for a more natural finish. My skin looked instantly more glowy, and my usual grey tint had been lifted. See above for a before and after to see its power for yourself.
Ever since it landed in my make-up bag, I’ve worn it without fail. And most days completely on its own. When I can’t be arsed to do my brows or apply concealer, this gives my skin a welcome shot of perkiness.
REESON BRONZING BALM
Not quite a cream but definitely not a powder, the texture of this unique bronzing balm is like nothing you’ve ever tried before. Its buttery-soft formula melts seamlessly into the skin, leaving behind a natural-looking sun-kissed warmth. Plus, it’s enriched with skin-loving ingredients like hyaluronic acid, squalane and jojoba seed oil – bonus!
Available in two shades.
VIEVE MODERN RADIANCE CREAM BRONZER
This buttery cream bronzer is perfect for building up colour – whether you want a subtle warmth or a deep ‘just back from holiday’ glow.
Available in four shades.
ROSE INC SOLAR INFUSION SOFT-FOCUS CREAM BRONZER
With a cream-to-powder formula, this velvety soft bronzer helps to blur the look of pores and texture for a soft-focus finish.
Available in four shades.
CHARLOTTE TILBURY BEAUTIFUL SUN SUN-KISSED GLOW BRONZER
Brand new, the Charlotte Tilbury cream bronzer is a skincare-make-up hybrid. Infused with hyaluronic acid for dewy, moisturised skin, the bronzer blends into a softly diffused glow – able to be built up swipe by swipe.
Available in four shades.
ANASTASIA BEVERLY HILLS CREAM BRONZER
With a rich colour payoff and ultra-blendable formula, this luxurious cream bronzer buffs into bare skin leaving it with a seamless, warm glow.
Available in eight shades.
NARS LAGUNA BRONZING CREAM
Nars’s bestselling cult bronzer is now available in a cream formula. Enriched with Tahiti oil to help lock in hydration, it leaves your skin smooth with a seamless natural-looking warmth.
Available in four shades.
REFY CREAM BRONZER
A firm favourite of the Stylist beauty team, the Refy bronzer is smooth and creamy with rich pigment payoff. Best used with the Refy Duo Brush, the stippling end helps to blend out the colour to a truly natural-looking bronze.
Available in three shades.
CHANEL HEALTHY GLOW BRONZING CREAM
A cream-gel bronzer, the Chanel Les Beiges Bronzing Cream is a lightweight, velvet-finish glow with a cult following. Able to be used with a beauty blender, fingers or kabuki brush, it’s now available in three shades.
Available in three shades.
MILK MAKEUP MATTE BRONZER
A cult cream bronzer, the fact that it’s packaged in stick form makes application easy. Swipe straight onto the face or dab onto a brush for a matte, hydrated glow.
Available in two shades.
GLOSSIER SOLAR PAINT
A whipped-gel crème formulation, the Glossier Solar Paint comes with a small, doe-foot applicator to make applying the right amount a doddle. Highly pigmented, dotting a small amount and then buffing out will create a natural-looking tan that can be built up depending on preference.
Available in four shades.
FENTY BEAUTY CHEEKS OUT FREESTYLE CREAM BRONZER
Resistant to sweat and water, the Fenty Beauty bronzer works well for warm weather, when humidity and heat-induced drizzle threaten to ruin your make-up. Soft, sheer and creamy, it defines the face in a natural, subtle way.
Available in seven shades.
WESTMAN ATELIER FACE TRACE CONTOUR STICK
Another brilliant stick cream bronzer, this luxury product melts into the skin, helping to sculpt and warm the face. Packed with hydrating, protecting ingredients like jojoba oil and China clay, it comes with a slew of celebrity fans including Jennifer Aniston and Cameron Diaz.
Available in three shades.
by Shannon Peter
https://www.stylist.co.uk/beauty/best-cream-bronzer-chanel-charlotte-tilbury-fenty-buy-online/387608
