While selecting a bronzer for oily / acne prone skin, you need to be sure that it doesn’t contain any of the highly comedogenic ingredients. Today’s post covers non-comedogenic bronzers available in India.
A bronzer is used to achieve a sun-kissed look. In English it means that you look beautifully tanned and glowing like you’ve been enjoying the sun. It can warm up pale or dull complexions.
You might wonder – why would I want to look darker or tanned? It is not so much about looking darker as it is about adding a definition and glow to your face.
Used on dark skin, it can add a definition to the face and bring a healthy glow. If your skin is very dark, you might invest in a highlighter product. We’ll cover that in later posts.
On wheatish skin tones, a bronzer with a hint of shimmer looks good. A matte bronzer, on the other hand can be used for contouring the face – such as a thinner nose, pronounced cheekbones and a slimmer face.
If you fear over-application, swirl your brush on the bronzer, then swirl it on a compact powder to kind of dilute it, then apply to the face.
| Maybelline Eye Studio Diamond Glow eye shadow palette in Copper Brown (Rs. 375) | fine shimmer | The two middle brown shades can be used as bronzers depending on your skin tone. This palette is mostly non-comedogenic with talc being the only mild culprit. It is economical because it doubles up as eye shadow, bronzer and highlighter all in one. |
| Revlon Colorstay Mineral Finishing Powder in Sun Kissed Bronze (approx. Rs. 1450) | fine shimmer | This is talc-free, but is becoming harder to find. It seems to be getting replaced with the Aqua Mineral Finishing Powder. |
| Colorbar Shimmer Bar (Rs. 950) | pronounced shimmer | Contains talc, tocopherol, mineral oil and petrolatum among mildly comedogenic ingredients. If you break out easily, skip this. Will work well for APST 2. |
| Faces Sparkle Dust (Rs. 332) | pronounced shimmer | Look for the bronze shade in here. They are non-comedogenic as far as I can tell. |
| Maybelline Dream Matte Mousse (Rs. 600) | matte bronzer for contouring or sculpting the face | Maybelline Dream Matte Mousse used to have a bronzer shade earlier, but it has now been discontinued. Choosing a Dream Matte Mousse 2 shades darker than your skin tone should still do it. |
- NYX Matte Bronzer contains ethylhexyl palmitate which is comedogenic. If any of the popular BB creams has broken you out, this bronzer almost certainly will.
- NYX Bronzer Powder contains corn starch which doesn’t go down well with acne prone skin. It may still work for you, but just so you know.
- Lakme Absolute Sun-Kissed Bronzer – without the ingredient list it is hard to say if it is non-comedogenic or not.
- Lakme Gold Dust Shimmer Bronzer – without the ingredient list it is hard to say if it is non-comedogenic or not.
- Colorbar Shimmer Magic in Mesmerizing Bronze – contains ethylhexyl palmitate which is comedogenic. If any of the popular BB creams has broken you out, this bronzer almost certainly will. This is a round compact, different from Colorbar Shimmer Bar mentioned above.
I’m going to leave you with a bronzing tutorial.
