MAC Rich Golden Sunstruck Matte Bronzer Review & Swatches

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Christine | Updated: 4/25/23April 25, 2023

Rich Golden

MAC Rich Golden Sunstruck Matte Bronzer ($35.00 for 0.28 oz.) is a medium-dark brown with strong, warm orange undertones and a flat, matte finish.

Medium, buildable pigmentation (as marketed)

Lightweight, thin, slightly dry feel

Applied and blended out fairly well

Long-wearing (9 hours before fading) but not 24-hours as marketed

FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).

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Formula Overview

$35.00/0.28 oz. - $125.00 Per Ounce

The formula is described as a "buildable and blendable creamy powder" that will add "warmth and depth" that won't fade and is "colour-true" for 24-hours, while it won't settle or crease for 12-hours. It is touted as waterproof and sweat- and humidity-resistant.

The consistency was lightweight, thin, and a little on the drier side, but the powders blended out surprisingly well over bare skin and on less matte base products. The pigmentation was medium and buildable, as marketed, and I felt like it was easy to control how much I wanted, while the coverage layered well. It was a very matte powder, though, and it looked somewhat flat on my skin.

I typically get around eight hours of wear out of more powder-based products like blush, bronzer, and so on, and these lasted around nine hours before fading noticeably and seemed to fade more slowly compared to many powders I've tried, but 24-hour wear is a stretch.

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Ingredients

Rich Golden

PPermanent. $35.00.

8.5

Product

Pigmentation

8.5

Texture

Longevity

Application

84%

Total

MAC Rich Golden Sunstruck Matte Bronzer

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Nancy T

Medium, Olive, neutral undertones. Combination skin.

It looks quite pretty….for someone else with the right undertone. I usually fare better with either red-brown or neutral bases, as my undertone is olive, but with dull peachy beige overtones, if that makes sense?