Natasha Denona Tan Bronze & Glow Palette Review & Swatches
Tan
Natasha Denona Tan Bronze & Glow Palette ($55.00 for 0.4 oz.) is for those who love gilded gold, wet and shiny-looking bronze god/goddess kind of vibes. I think it delivers on what the brand was promising, though the degree of “bronze” is going to depend on skin tone depth. With the more bronzer-like shade (#3), fairer complexions will want to user a lighter hand, while tan to darker skin tones may find it has a my-skin-but-better kind of effect–subtle warmth added without darkening the skin or may work as a blush.
Tan
PPermanent. $55.00.
Tan #1
Tan #1 is a light-medium copper with warm, reddish undertones and a dewy, pearly sheen. It had semi-sheer, buildable color payoff–just as described–that was easy to apply over bare skin as well as over base products. The consistency was lightly tacky in the pan, creamy, and emollient without being heavy. It wore well for eight hours on me before fading a bit.
Top Dupes
- Charlotte Tilbury Pillow Talk (Medium) (P, $38.00) is more shimmery, glossier (95% similar).
- Becca Rose Gold (DC, $38.00) is cooler (95% similar).
- Cover FX Suntan Bronze (Right) (PiP, ) is more shimmery, darker, cooler (90% similar).
- MAC Bronze FX (LE, $31.00) is darker (90% similar).
- Tom Ford Beauty Lust for Life (P, $45.00) is less shimmery, darker, cooler (90% similar).
- NARS Punta Cana (P, $38.00) is darker, cooler (90% similar).
- Colour Pop Parasol (LE, $8.00) is more shimmery, lighter (90% similar).
- Anastasia Penny (LE, $25.00) is more shimmery, darker (90% similar).
- Colour Pop Acting Up (P, $8.00) is more shimmery (90% similar).
- Pat McGrath Bronze (Highlighter) (PiP, ) is lighter, warmer (90% similar).
Ingredients
Diisostearyl Malate, Octyldodecanol, Polyglyceryl-3 Diisostearate, Polyethylene, Mica, Aluminum Calcium Sodium Silicate, Cera Microcristallina (Microcrystalline Wax), Hydrogenated Microcrystalline Wax, Synthetic Wax, Pentaerythrityl Tetra-Di-T-Butyl Hydroxyhydrocinnamate, Tin Oxide, Bht, Iron Oxides (Ci 77491), Titanium Dioxide (Ci 77891), Red 40 (Ci 16035).
Tan #1
PiPPermanent in Palette.
Tan #2
Tan #2 is a bright, peachy orange with strong, warm golden shimmer and a metallic finish. It had rich pigmentation with a smooth, lightly creamy consistency that was firmer and more densely packed in the pan. I’d recommend using a moderately dense brush (e.g. not a fan brush) to pick up product; more typical tapered highlighting brushes would do the trick and pick up product evenly. The color applied well to my skin as it blended out nicely along the edges and had a high-shine finish that didn’t emphasize my skin’s natural texture. The highlighter lasted well for eight and a half hours on me before fading visibly.
FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
Top Dupes
- Anastasia Glo Getter (LE, ) is more shimmery, darker (90% similar).
- MAC Gold Deposit (P, $34.00) is darker (90% similar).
- MAC Baby It's Gold Outside (LE, $34.00) is less shimmery, lighter (90% similar).
- Persona Del Mar (P, $24.00) is less shimmery, darker (90% similar).
- Pat McGrath Bronze (Highlighter) (PiP, ) is less shimmery, cooler (90% similar).
- Dose of Colors Chasing the Sun (LE, $28.00) is darker (90% similar).
- MAC Shimmy Peach (PiP, ) is less shimmery, lighter (90% similar).
- MAC Serenity Seeker (LE, $36.00) is less shimmery, lighter (85% similar).
- MAC Bronze FX (LE, $31.00) is less shimmery, darker (85% similar).
- Glossier Topaz (P, $22.00) is less shimmery, brighter, warmer (85% similar).
Formula Overview
$38.00/0.35 oz. - $108.57 Per Ounce
The formula is supposed to be a "super-soft powder" that "mimics skin's natural texture for a slick, seamless finish that won't settle in fine lines" while creating a "multidimensional glow" and "glass-like sheen." The powder has a denser consistency with slight slip and creaminess, but it definitely feels like a powder. The three shades available had semi-opaque to opaque coverage in a single layer with a strong, metallic sheen and a lot of shine--more reflective and shiny than shimmer in texture, but it was a mega-watt kind of glow. It worked well with standard, tapered highlighting brushes without having to use a light or heavy hand with it. The highlighters applied evenly, blended out easily, and lasted for eight to nine hours on me.
Browse all of our Natasha Denona Super Glow Highlighter swatches.
Ingredients
Talc, Octyldodecyl Stearoyl Stearate, Mica, Alumina, Synthetic Fluorphlogopite, Diisostearyl Malate, Calcium Aluminum Borosilicate, Caprylyl Glycol, Ethylhexylglycerin, Tin Oxide, Silica, Ptfe, Zinc Stearate, Calcium Sodium Borosilicate, Calcium Titanium Borosilicate, Aluminum Calcium Sodium Silicate, Titanium Dioxide (Ci 77891), Iron Oxides (Ci 77491, Ci 77492, Ci 77499), Carmine (Ci 75470), Yellow 5 Lake (Ci 19140).
Tan #2
PiPPermanent in Palette. $38.00.
Tan #3
Tan #3 is a medium-dark brown with moderate, warm undertones that leaned slightly redder (rather than orange or yellow) and had a matte finish. It had opaque color payoff that applied evenly to bare skin and blended out easily. The consistency was soft, lightly dusty in the pan, but it never looked dry on my skin. This shade stayed on well for eight hours before I noticed any fading.
Top Dupes
- Colour Pop Dame (LE, $8.00) is warmer (95% similar).
- Colour Pop Wild Card (LE, $8.00) is cooler (95% similar).
- Kevyn Aucoin Desert Nights (P, $48.00) is lighter, warmer (90% similar).
- Becca Aloha Bronze (LE, $38.00) is more shimmery, lighter, warmer (90% similar).
- Tarte Sweet Tea (LE, ) is more shimmery, darker (90% similar).
- Milani Sun Tan (03) (P, $9.99) is warmer (90% similar).
- Tom Ford Beauty Terra (P, $68.00) is cooler (90% similar).
- Tom Ford Beauty Gold Dust (P, $110.00) is more shimmery (90% similar).
- NARS Casino (LE, $40.00) is darker, more muted (90% similar).
- Becca Malibu Soleil (LE, $38.00) is more shimmery, darker, warmer (90% similar).
Ingredients
Synthetic Fluorphlogopite, C30-45 Alkyl Dimethicone, Silica, Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Butter, Sorbitan Isostearate, C20-24 Alkyl Dimethicone, Mica, Caprylyl Glycol, Ethylhexylglycerin, Diethylhexyl Syringylidenemalonate, Polymethylsilsesquioxane, C20-24 Olefin, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Zinc Stearate, Citric Acid, Iron Oxides (Ci 77491, Ci 77492, Ci 77499), Titanium Dioxide (Ci 77891).
Tan #3
PiPPermanent in Palette.
Tan #4
Tan #4 is a bright, light-medium peach-gold with strong, warm undertones and a high-shine, metallic finish. It had medium to semi-opaque coverage in a single layer, which was easy to build up to full coverage or sheer out for lighter coverage. (This was described as a buildable formula.) The consistency was smooth, firmer, and denser without being too stiff or difficult to pick up with a brush (though I’d recommend a moderately dense brush to do so). I found that at higher coverage levels, it did emphasize my skin’s natural texture a bit, though in person it seemed to be shiny enough that it was hard to notice–but it depended on how the light hit. It wore well for eight and a half hours on me before fading noticeably.
Top Dupes
- OFRA Rodeo Drive (P, $29.00) is darker (95% similar).
- MAC Light of the Party (LE, ) is brighter (95% similar).
- Chanel Ivory Gold (10) (P, $58.00) is more shimmery (90% similar).
- Tarte Golden Champagne (LE, ) is more muted (90% similar).
- Wet 'n' Wild Golden Flower Crown (P, $4.99) is less shimmery, darker, warmer (90% similar).
- Chantecaille Eclat Brilliant (LE, $92.00) is less shimmery, lighter, cooler (90% similar).
- Ciate Celestial (P, $32.00) is less shimmery, warmer (90% similar).
- Wet 'n' Wild Precious Petals (LE, $4.99) is less shimmery, darker (90% similar).
- Illamasqua Rush (P, ) is less shimmery (90% similar).
- Colour Pop Starflower (LE, $8.00) is less shimmery, darker, warmer (90% similar).
Ingredients
Mica, Hdi/Trimethylol Hexyllactone Crosspolymer, Phenyl Trimethicone, Sorbitan Isostearate, Polyglyceryl-4 Caprate, Peg-12 Dimethicone, Polyglyceryl-3 Polyricinoleate, Glycerin, Polysorbate 20, Hydrogenated Lecithin, Caprylyl Glycol, Ethylhexylglycerin, 1,2-Hexanediol, Polyglyceryl-3 Diisostearate, Xanthan Gum, Chondrus Crispus Extract, Silica, Dicalcium Phosphate, Titanium Dioxide (Ci 77891), Iron Oxides (Ci 77491).
I really, really wanted this one badly! TBH, I still do. Just seeing that I can possibly dupe it, has seemed to dampen my super strong lemming for it, though. But when I look at the cheek look using all 4 at once, I’m like “dayum, I need this in my life!”
This palette has been yelling ‘over here, over here, pick me, pick me’… I held off for the swatches. Glad I did, I simply do not do well with orange based anything. I was hoping this ran more neutral temperature wise.
I have the Bloom & Glow palette and I find the Cream Glow Base (the one in the top left) seems to get a hard, dry layer over it, despite the little plastic flippy lid – the berry blush shade seems to stay creamy but the peachy one needs to be worked with a fingertip until it softens up again, so I’m hesitant to get this palette because of that… I just don’t use bronzer that much, unfortunately. I got the mini Bronze & Glow 2 weeks ago and actually haven’t used it yet (hangs head in shame)…
I would LOVE to see ND do a pink one! Or one with extra rich, dramatic shades for deeper skin tones.
This one seems less… shimmery in a way – finer? more pearly? so I wonder if that will help it maintain more slip.
I have used Tan #3 as a blush, it is just one tap and a lot of buffing. I’m not sure how well it would work on someone with the fairest skin though.
Great to hear, Cameron!
It’s beautiful, but it does have that orangey undertone (which doesn’t work well with lots of skintones) and I noticed it did emphasise your skin’s natural texture, which is a tad prohibitive.
Thanks for the great review. I’ve been thinking on this. It’s really pretty but think I could only pull it off in tan season.
Love the peachy tones.
It’s been really exploding bronzers lately hasn’t it?
Spotify, play Summertime! 😁
Tan #4 is pretty, I like how it is buildable since I’m not one for blinding highlighters. Other than that, I feel the same overall as Wednesday about the palette.
This should arrive at my house tomorrow! I can’t wait. It should be a nice change from my coral and pink blushes, & I love ND’s formula.
I bought the blush pallette everyone raved about, the one that looks like this with 4 different blush and formula in it, and I was not thrilled. I paid 55 dollars, and should have waited for a sale. I have the tropic pallette and just ordered the matte one, and I’m starting to think this brand is just over hyped.
Do you think overhyped for just this product, all products, or certain ones?
Welp, I was on the fence with this one but you sealed the deal for me! I think this would be perfect for travel, and I’m getting sick of all the oversized palettes on the market anyway. The Bloom palette is absolute perfection, I think this would be a great companion.
I’m so happy I skipped on this during the Rouge sale. The bronzer looked way to different across photos and now I can see it would do nothing but make me mad, lol, it’s just not dark enough.
What’s your shade? I’m a MAC NC45ish and this bronzer is great on me. It applies to the face darker than in swatches IMO. I creates a really nice red/bronze glow on me.
Happy to hear this is working well on a NC45 skin tone!!
Mine will be here tomorrow and I can’t wait!!!
This palette was on my buy list the minute I saw ND’s video and seeing the bronzer had a red tone, which is the only bronzer shade I wear well. I enjoy ND face palettes, and hope she releases more of these 4-pan palettes.
Just pulled this out of my cart, thanks, Christine.
It pulls way too red-orange-y and I know I’d hate how it looked on me.
Phew. #savedbytemptaliaagain
Happy to help!