Becca Bali Sands & Bronzed Bondi Sunlit Bronzers Reviews, Photos, Swatches
Bali Sands
Becca Bali Sands Sunlit Bronzer ($38.00 for 0.25 oz.) is a soft, light-medium brown with warm, golden undertones and a fine, gold pearl. It had good pigmentation, though the consistency was slightly dusty, so it sheered out a bit when initially applied. The texture was very soft, silky, and finely-milled, which made it easy to work with and blend out on my skin. This was one of the less shimmery and luminous shades in the line-up, but the fine gold pearl gave it a soft, satin sheen. I expect this to work well for lighter skin tones who want a warm, more golden/yellow-toned bronzer. The powder wore well for seven and a half hours on me before fading.
The formula is supposed to have a “silky texture” with a “natural warmth.” It’s a powder bronzer that’s available in five shades–from a light-medium brown to a deeper copper-red. Overall, the texture of the formula was soft, smooth, and blendable with a couple of shades being dusty and others being well-balanced between soft and firm. The coverage was mostly opaque to opaque, so a little went a long way but the softer powder made it easy to diffuse and blend out for sheerer coverage, if desired. The formula wore from seven and a half to eight hours on me.
Top Dupes
- Makeup by Mario Light Medium (P, $34.00) is more shimmery (95% similar).
- Guerlain Clair / Brunettes (01) (P, $53.00) is lighter, brighter (90% similar).
- Chanel Medium (P, $58.00) is more shimmery, warmer (95% similar).
- Physicians Formula Light Bronze (P, $14.99) is lighter (90% similar).
- Too Faced Sun Bunny (Left) (PiP, ) is lighter (100% similar).
- Tarte Solo (-, ) is darker, warmer (90% similar).
- Guerlain Natural / Brunettes (03) (P, $53.00) is lighter, brighter (90% similar).
- Charlotte Tilbury Lightgasm Bronze (LE, ) is warmer (90% similar).
- Hourglass Nude Bronze Light (P, $52.00) is darker (90% similar).
- MAC Baby Girl (LE, $28.00) is darker (90% similar).
Ingredients
Talc, Mica, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Petrolatum, Silica, Boron Nitride, Nylon-12, HDI/Trimethylol Hexyllactone Crosspolymer, Isostearyl Alcohol, Dimethicone, Cera Microcristallina (Microcrystalline Wax/Cire Microcristalline), Paraffin, Polyethylene, Magnesium Stearate, Sorbitan Sesquioleate, Calcium Sodium Borosilicate, Synthetic Fluorphlogopite, Triethoxycaprylylsilane, Calcium Aluminum Borosilicate, Polyethylene Terephthalate, Acrylates Copolymer, Chlorphenesin, Potassium Sorbate, Tetrasodium EDTA, Tin Oxide. May Contain: CI 77891 (Titanium Dioxide), CI 77491/77492/77499 (Iron Oxides), CI 77742 (Manganese Violet), CI 75470 (Carmine).
Disclaimer: Ingredient lists are as available by the brand (or retailer) at the time of publishing. Please always check product packaging, if it exists, for the ingredient list applicable to the product you're purchasing, or the brand or retailer's website for the most up-to-date ingredient list.
Bali Sands
PPermanent. $38.00.
Bronzed Bondi
Becca Bronzed Bondi Sunlit Bronzer ($38.00 for 0.25 oz.) is a medium-dark brown with warm, red undertones and a fine, golden shimmer strewn through a more matte base. It had semi-opaque, buildable pigmentation that was very soft but somewhat powdery, but luckily, it was just messy in the pan while it applied nicely and sat well on the skin–it didn’t appear dry, dusty, or powdery on the skin at all. When buffed against the skin, the powder yielded a luminous finish that was natural and not overtly shimmery. The bronzer wore well for eight hours on me before fading.
Top Dupes
- Tom Ford Beauty Soleil Afterglow (Bronzer) (LE, ) is less shimmery, darker, cooler (95% similar).
- Kosas Medium (P, $34.00) is lighter (95% similar).
- Tom Ford Beauty Gold Dust (P, $110.00) is lighter (95% similar).
- NARS Seaside (LE, $40.00) is less shimmery (95% similar).
- Guerlain #03 (P, $53.00) is warmer (90% similar).
- MAC Sun-soaked Strip (LE, $30.00) is lighter (90% similar).
- Tom Ford Beauty The Afternooner (Bronzer) (LE, ) is lighter, more muted (90% similar).
- Chanel Deep (P, $58.00) is more shimmery, lighter, warmer (90% similar).
- Urban Decay Nooner (Bronzer) (PiP, ) is darker, cooler (90% similar).
- bareMinerals Warmth (LE, ) is warmer (90% similar).
Ingredients
Mica, Talc, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Petrolatum, Silica, Boron Nitride, Nylon-12, HDI/Trimethylol Hexyllactone Crosspolymer, Isostearyl Alcohol, Dimethicone, Cera Microcristallina (Microcrystalline Wax/Cire Microcristalline), Paraffin, Polyethylene, Magnesium Stearate, Sorbitan Sesquioleate, Calcium Sodium Borosilicate, Synthetic Fluorphlogopite, Triethoxycaprylylsilane, Calcium Aluminum Borosilicate, Polyethylene Terephthalate, Acrylates Copolymer, Chlorphenesin, Potassium Sorbate, Tetrasodium EDTA, Tin Oxide. May Contain: CI 77891 (Titanium Dioxide), CI 77491/77492/77499 (Iron Oxides), CI 75470 (Carmine), CI 77742 (Manganese Violet), CI 45410 (Red 28 Lake), CI 15850 (Red 6), CI 15850 (Red 7 Lake), CI 77007 (Ultramarines).
Disclaimer: Ingredient lists are as available by the brand (or retailer) at the time of publishing. Please always check product packaging, if it exists, for the ingredient list applicable to the product you're purchasing, or the brand or retailer's website for the most up-to-date ingredient list.
yikes! those look really powder-y and patchy 🙁 i’m sad that these didn’t swatch as well as i thought they would.
They applied much nicer than they swatched!
These are both lovely, but the JOUER looks magnificent on you.
Thank you, KJH!
Bronzed Bonding looks fantastic! I think I still prefer MJ Tantastic, though, for myself personally. But in the event that I cannot get that one due to it possibly selling out before May 1st, there are options like this one!
At least these ones are permanent!
these are right up my alley! I love sheeny shimmery bronzers! 😀
Me too! 🙂
I really like Bali Sands – I dislike overly shimmery bronzers so something like this just feels like it’s right up my alley! Love that they don’t lean too red / orange either (Except Bondi Sunlit)!
Glad you’re digging one of them!
This would be a great color for me if I were in the market for a bronzer, which I’m not. 🙂
lol!
I really like this on you!
Thanks, Chantelle!
I think is a perfect bronzer for all those beautiful girls in Australia! Perfect for their complexion x
Awesome!
They are nice!
They are!
I’m allowing myself to buy one more bronzer for the summer, and specifically a luminous one, but now I’m so torn between these Becca ones and the new ones from Hourglass. :\
You reviewed both Christine, please help! which of the two are more worth it? Becca or Hourglass?
They’re both nice – I don’t think either is “not worth it” – pick the color and finish that would work best for you!