Gold Dust

Tom Ford Beauty Gold Dust The Ultimate Bronzer ($110.00 for 0.74 oz.) is a muted, medium-dark brown with warm, red undertones and a satin finish. It had medium, buildable pigmentation that was opaque after two layers. The consistency was smooth, dense in the pan, but remained blendable on the skin and never felt like a stiff or dry powder. The more I blended out the bronzer, the more luminous the finish became--glowing but not shimmery. The bronzer wore well for nine hours before fading slightly on me.

The Ultimate Bronzer is a new take on the brand's bronzer range--it's supposed to be a combination of "liquid and powder technology" that results in a "silky, non-drying, buildable sultry glow" that wears for up to 10-hours. The powders are very smooth, silky, and blendable, and they sit beautifully on the skin, as they have a natural finish that never looked too shimmery or too flat. The pigmentation was more semi-opaque and buildable to opaque (or easily diffused/blended to sheerer coverage), but the texture of the powder was denser so using a more feathery brush or lighter hand could easily result in sheerer coverage, as desired. The wear ranged from nine to ten hours on me.

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