Becca Sunrise Waves Gradient Sunlit Bronzer Review, Photos, Swatches
Sunrise Waves
Becca Sunrise Waves Gradient Sunlit Bronzer ($38.00 for 0.25 oz.) is a soft, golden brown with warm undertones and a golden sheen. The more I buffed and blended out the color, the browner it appeared and the shimmer gave it a glow without emphasizing my skin. The consistency was soft, slightly powdery in the pan, but it blended out with ease on my skin, so I’d just recommend tapping off excess in the pan to avoid over-application as well as waste. It had opaque pigmentation that applied evenly to my skin, and it could easily be applied with a lighter hand or buffed out for sheerer coverage. On me, it wore well for eight and a half hours before fading slightly.
The powder contains slivers of: Sunlit Bronzers in Bali Sands, Capri Coast, and Bronzed Bondi along with a Highlighter in Opal. The brand says they can be used individually, but you’ll need to have small eye brushes to do so, as each strip of color was rather narrow. I found the design made it a little harder to get an even amount of each color without loading my brush up with quite a bit of product, so I found myself swirling, tapping off excess, swirling again, and then tapping off excess in an effort to get a little of each shade for even application.
Top Dupes
- Hourglass Filtered Bronze Light (LE, $52.00) is lighter, warmer (95% similar).
- Wet 'n' Wild Bronze Dynasty (LE, $4.99) is less shimmery (90% similar).
- Makeup Revolution Golden Days (P, $6.00) is less shimmery (90% similar).
- Melt Cosmetics Lynx (P, $22.00) is brighter (90% similar).
- NARS Casino (P, $38.00) is darker (90% similar).
- IT Cosmetics Warm Radiance (P, $34.00) is darker (90% similar).
- Kevyn Aucoin Tropical Days (P, $48.00) is more shimmery, darker (90% similar).
- Becca Capri Coast (P, $38.00) is less shimmery, darker (90% similar).
- Natasha Denona Bronze (PiP, ) is less shimmery (90% similar).
- MAC Radiant Light Rosy (P, $35.00) is lighter (90% similar).
Ingredients
Bali Sands, Capri Coast: Talc, Mica, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Petrolatum, Silica, Boron Nitride, Nylon-12, HDI/Trimethylol Hexyllactone Crosspolymer, Isostearyl Alcohol, Dimethicone, Cera Microcristallina (Microcrystalline Wax), 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 (+/-): Titanium Dioxide (Ci 77891), Iron Oxides (Ci 77491, Ci 77492, Ci 77499), Manganese Violet (Ci 77742), Carmine (Ci 75470). Bronzed Bondi: Mica, Talc, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Petrolatum, Silica, Boron Nitride, Nylon-12, HDI/Trimethylol Hexyllactone Crosspolymer, Isostearyl Alcohol, Dimethicone, Cera Microcristallina (Microcrystalline Wax), 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, Titanium Dioxide (Ci 77891), Iron Oxides (Ci 77491, Ci 77492, Ci 77499), Manganese Violet (Ci 77742). Shimmering Skin Perfector® Pressed Highlighter in Opal: Talc, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Isostearyl Alcohol, Petrolatum, Silica, Boron Nitride, Nylon-12, HDI/Trimethylol Hexyllactone Crosspolymer, Cera Microcristallina/Microcrystalline Wax, Dimethicone, Acrylates Copolymer, Polyethylene Terephthalate, Synthetic Fluorphlogopite, Calcium Sodium Borosilicate, Calcium Aluminum Borosilicate, Tin Oxide, Sorbitan Sesquioleate, Paraffin, Magnesium Stearate, Polyethylene, Tetrasodium EDTA, Potassium Sorbate, Chlorphenesin, Mica, Titanium Dioxide (Ci 77891), Iron Oxides (Ci 77491, Ci 77492, Ci 77499), Ci 77742 (Manganese Violet).
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A beautiful effect and a lovely bronzer. I like the shades, but they are a bit too shimmery I think. A couple of matte ones in there would have been good.
I’ve always been scared to wear a bronzer because I’m so fair and I’m worried about finding the right tone and shade for me but honestly I find this beautiful. Hopefully I can find this in store and test it out!
Do you think this will work on my nc15 pale skin tone? I find it hard to track down a bronzer thats not too dark on my skin.
I think so, but if you feel like you are “pale,” then maybe not. I’m NC20-25 (light but not pale).
I feel like in the middle. I’m not pale and light, but right in between. But I do get a little bit of color in the summertime
I think it would work as long as you’re not looking for like… the barest addition of color if that makes sense. Like it will look like you’ve added a bit of bronzer to your eye, IMO!
Thanks, I’ve just ordered it and am looking forward to testing it out. If it’s a little dark I can just avoid the dark shade as it’s on one end of the compact.
Hope you love it, Karine! xo