Iconic London Beach Vibes Sheer Bronzer Review & Swatches
Beach Vibes
Iconic London Beach Vibes Sheer Bronze ($27.00 for 0.42 oz.) is a light-medium brown with warm, slightly more orange-leaning undertones and mostly matte finish, once the formula dried down. The texture was watery with a gel-like aspect that gave it more spreadability.
It had sheer coverage, as promised, and it did not matter if one applied more initially–in order to build up coverage, it had to be layered and one had to wait for each preceding layer to drydown (only took about 10 to 15 seconds). It applied well over bare skin and on top of base products as long as I used a small amount, otherwise the liquidity tended to push around base products. This shade lasted well for seven and a half hours before fading visibly.
FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
Top Dupes
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Formula Overview
$27.00/0.42 oz. - $64.29 Per Ounce
The liquid bronzer is supposed to have a "gel-to-watercolour formula" with buildable coverage. The characterstic that will make or break whether this is a go-to is in the name: sheer. It ended up have incredibly sheer coverage--a veil, indeed!--applied, though it could be built up after waiting for each layer to drydown. The formula was less dewy than I expected and had a more full-on drydown, but it was conducive to building up product.
The consistency was thin, watery with some susbstance to it (the "gel" feel) and spreadable. I liked applying some to the back of my hand, then gently tapping a small amount to my skin and going back for more as necessary. The formula dried down in about 10 to 15 seconds, faster when less product was used (and more didn't give more coverage, just required one to spread it out across a larger area).
Once in place, the product lasted between seven and eight hours on me.
Browse all of our Iconic London Sheer Bronze swatches.
Ingredients
Aqua (Water), Dimethicone, Cetyl Peg/Ppg-10/1 Dimethicone, Isododecane, Talc, Glycerin, Phenoxyethanol, Sodium Chloride, Magnesium Sulfate, Sodium Dehydroacetate, Disteardimonium Hectorite, Potassium Sorbate, Polysilicone-11, Dimethiconol, Benzoic Acid, Hydrogen Dimethicone, Propylene Carbonate, Dehydroacetic Acid, Ethylhexylglycerin, Aluminum Hydroxide, Marrubium Vulgare Extract, Citric Acid, Ci 77492 (Iron Oxides), Ci 77891 (Titanium Dioxide), Ci 77491 (Iron Oxides), Ci 77499 (Iron Oxides).
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THIS looks like the sort of bronzer I might actually be able to wear since I’m pale and really don’t like an artificial bronzed look. I wish you would do a tutorial on how you apply this for the best result – I think I could really learn from it!
Amanda Z has great demonstrations in her videos. She talks about liquid bronzers here: https://youtu.be/zXePqdZDLQ8