By C S
Yes, you’re going to be smart this summer. You’ll be a bronzed goddess without dishing out the $3,000 to fly to St. Barts and spend eight hours tanning in the sun, only to come home with skin the shade of a pomegranate.
BeautyNewsLA has lined up the best bronzers for your skin (both self tanners and powders) so you don’t have to do much to get that golden glow except plunk down your credit card for a fraction of the cost of an airplane ticket. Here are our top picks:
Rodial Self-Tanners: Rodial is a UK brand that was launched in the United States about a month ago. They make two self-tanners which work instantly and beautifully on your skin. The “Instant Glow” tanner is for a lighter, caramel color tan, while the “Brazilian” tanner is for a darker chocolate shade. Both work magic: the texture is even and highly believable. The products contain pomegranate for toning and coconut oil for nourishing””and they don’t streak. The line is available at Fred Segal Studio in Santa Monica.
Dove “Energy Glow” collection: This new collection aims to gradually enhance the skin’s natural tones. The self-tanners are inexpensive and build a glowing, subtle color in about a week””plus they’re excellent skin thirst-quenchers. They come in two shades for light and medium skin tones. Use these self-tanners if you don’t want a pronounced “I’ve been to the beach and tanned all day look,” but want that sun-drenched glow to your skin.
NUXE Teint and Eclat Prodigieux: Nuxe (Paris) makes an excellent bronzing powder that gives a healthy brown glow when applied with a thick brush over a moisturized face. The Eclat Prodigieux contains corrector pigments, micronized mother-of-pearl chips that reflect light and give a shimmery texture to the skin, vitamin E, ceramides and natural Bisabolol to prevent skin irritation. The Teint Prodigieux is a tinted gel that gives your skin a bronzed “no makeup” look””as though you’ve stepped fresh from the Caymans. It gives skin a lovely warm color, and contains lotus flower and black tea to provide oxygen. Both products are available at Le Pink (323-252-7061), Kinara Spa (310-657-9188) and Larchmont Beauty Center (323-461-0162) in Los Angeles.
The Body Shop: The new Summer “Bronzing and Illuminating” collection from The Body Shop has a delicious “Shimmer Sun Gel,” which comes in a portable squeeze tube, “Glow Enhancers” for dewy spot shimmer; “Shimmer Waves” compact that can accent key areas on the face and also the eyes, a Bronzing Powder, “Brush On Beads” and “Brilliance Powder”. Definitely use the “Shimmer Sun Gel” for a glowing “just got a tan” look, the “Bronzing Powder” that creates a great caramel color in a few brushstrokes, and the “Brush On Beads” to complete the makeup. Plus you always know that you’re using environmentally safe products. Available at The Body Shop stores.
California Sun Glow Bronzing Powder: Steiner Makeup’s “California Sun Glow” (comes with sable brush) is a translucent powder that transforms your skin into a bronzed work of art. In a few seconds, you can make anyone believe you’ve been sunning at St. Croix. If you blend your moisturizer with the powder, it creates a dewy, shimmery effect. To purchase, visit www.timetospa.com.
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