Charlotte Tilbury Tan Glow Cream Bronzer Review & Swatches
Tan
Charlotte Tilbury Tan Beautiful Skin Sun-kissed Glow Cream Bronzer ($56.00 for 0.74 oz.) is a medium-dark brown with moderate, warm undertones–not too golden, not too red–and a matte finish (once it dried down).
- Sheer, buildable coverage applied with brush; more opaque coverage with a fingertip
- Dense, velvety-clay like texture that was thick but picked up quite well with a brush
- Blendable, easy to apply, not prone to lifting up base products
- Longer-wearing (8-9 hours over foundation, 9-10 hours on its own)
FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
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Formula Overview
$56.00/0.74 oz. - $75.68 Per Ounce
The formula is supposed to "blur, hydrate, and add" a "wash of sun-kissed colour," while also being "sweat proof" and "humidity proof" that delivers 16-hour wear. It seemed to have more of a cream-to-powder formulation, as the product was dense, almost like heavy velvet mixed with clay, and thick in the pan. When used with a brush, it did deliver a "wash" of colour as it was such a heavy and dense formula that little picked up a brush. With a fingertip, one could get nearly opaque coverage in one layer, so for those who prefer more coverage, that would be the route to go.
I was skeptical based on the way it felt to the touch, but I didn't have any issues getting color to pick up evenly on a stippling brush, and the color applied evenly to bare skin as well as on top of foundation without being prone to lifting up base products. I would agree that it was fairly "sweat proof," but it depended on the base products it went over on just how long-wearing/"proof" it was. On bare skin, the formula lasted nine to 10 hours on me, while over the brand's own Beautiful Skin foundation, it was eight to nine hours.
I noticed that the two lighter shades (Fair and Medium at the time of review) leaned grayer than the average bronzer and against my undertones (neutral-to-warm), even though all four shades are designed to add a "sun-kissed" and "bronzed glow."
Browse all of our Charlotte Tilbury Beautiful Skin Sun-kissed Glow Cream Bronzer swatches.
Ingredients
Dimethicone, Triethylhexanoin, Ceresin, Polymethylsilsesquioxane, Dimethicone Crosspolymer, Trimethylsiloxysilicate, Polyethylene, Dimethicone/Polyglycerin-3 Crosspolymer, Silica, Mica, 7-Dehydrocholesterol, C10-18 Triglycerides, Sodium Hyaluronate, Triolein, Glyceryl Dioleate, Dipropylene Glycol, Sodium Citrate, Tocopherol, [+/- Titanium Dioxide (CI 77891), Iron Oxides (CI 77491, CI 77492, CI 77499)].
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If I hadn’t been couped up in my place these past few months due to that major surgery, I would have picked up enough color even using sunscreen to wear this shade, as I can very quickly and easily get up into MAC NW35-NC41 range just using the pool and being out and about running errands using public transit!
I’ve been going back and forth about this bronzer because I have a wardrobe of bronzers but the blendability that your review mentioned pushed me over the edge and I’m picking it up. Thank you for bringing dupes back they are an incredible resource that we can’t get anywhere else!