Laura Mercier Bronze (01) Matte Radiance Baked Powder ($40.00 for 0.26 oz.) is a soft, medium yellowed brown with warm undertones and a satin finish. Kevyn Aucoin Desert Days (P, $48.00) is lighter, warmer (95% similar). Laura Mercier Bronze (02) (P, $40.00) is lighter, warmer (95% similar). MAC Radiant Medium Golden (P, $35.00) is more shimmery, lighter (95% similar). MAC Aphrodite's Shell (LE, $34.00) is more shimmery (95% similar). MAC Medium Golden (P, $35.00) is less shimmery, lighter (95% similar). MAC Golden Rinse (LE, $35.50) is lighter (95% similar). ColourPop All the Feels (PiP, $8.00) is less shimmery, warmer (95% similar). ColourPop Perk Up (LE, $12.00) is less shimmery, lighter, cooler (90% similar). NARS San Juan (P, $38.00) is more shimmery, lighter, warmer (90% similar). Dior Soft Sunlight (002) (P, $48.00) is lighter (90% similar). Estee Lauder Java Sun (LE, $65.00) is darker (90% similar). MAC Refined Golden (P, $28.00) is more shimmery, darker, warmer (90% similar). NARS Illicit (P, $30.00) is more shimmery, cooler (90% similar). Laura Mercier Bronze (03) (P, $40.00) is darker, cooler (90% similar). Physicians Formula Sunkissed Bronzer (P, $14.99) is more shimmery (90% similar). Fenty Beauty Private Island (P, $30.00) is less shimmery, brighter, warmer (90% similar). Urban Decay Sun-Kissed (P, $28.00) is darker, cooler (90% similar). Viseart Bronze #1 (PiP, ) is more shimmery (90% similar). MAC Baby Girl (LE, $28.00) is more shimmery (90% similar). ColourPop Coconut Beach (LE, $8.00) is less shimmery, cooler (90% similar). Top 20 dupes listed, see the rest. See comparison swatches / view dupes side-by-side.

The Matte Radiance Baked Powder formula is supposed to have “natural color with soft matte radiance” with “sheer, buildable coverage” that lasts “8 hours.” Now, this isn’t as luminous as Highlight (010), and I can see more of that “matte radiance” concept with the more bronzer-like shades. The texture was very smooth and finely-milled, thin but not dusty, and blended out nicely on the skin without skipping or turning patchy. It had semi-sheer, buildable coverage (closer to opaque after three layers on me). The bronzer lasted well for eight hours on me–exactly as marketed!–before fading. There are four bronzer-liker shades in the range, and the first three are all fairly similar, while the last one is considerably darker.

Laura Mercier Bronze (01) Matte Radiance Baked Powder

Laura Mercier Bronze (01) Matte Radiance Baked Powder

Laura Mercier Bronze (01) Matte Radiance Baked Powder

Laura Mercier Bronze (01) Matte Radiance Baked Powder

Top Row: Bronze (01), Bronze (02); Bottom Row: Bronze (03), Bronze (04)

Laura Mercier Matte Radiance Baked Powder

Laura Mercier Matte Radiance Baked Powder

Laura Mercier Bronze (01) Matte Radiance Baked Powder

Laura Mercier Bronze (01) Matte Radiance Baked Powder