The Edit: Bronze Goddess
As the summer draws ever closer, we’re all dreaming of long, hot days and languid evenings – with the perfect summer glow to match! With the warm weather almost in sight, there’s no better time to start prepping for your summer goddess look, with the best bronzers around…
Dolce & Gabbana The Bronzer
For a smooth natural glow with the softest hint of shimmer, D&G’s glowing bronzing powder, loaded with golden pearl, is the perfect choice. Sweep over the forehead, cheekbones and chin for a soft, radiant finish.
£34.50 www.harrods.com
Xen Tan Face Tanner
For a flawless golden gleam, the natural finish of the Xen Tan Face Tanner is fantastic. It’s packed with antioxidants and ingredients including Vitamin E, green tea, milk thistle and aloe, to help nourish and protect the skin, whilst the gradual tanning ingredients ensure a gorgeous glowing skin tone.
£12.95 www.feelunique.com
Bobbi Brown All Over Bronzing Gel sPF15
With SPF15 for added protection, Bobbi Brown’s gel is a quick and easy way to achieve a deep colour with no mess. This easily blendable formula can be applied all over the face and body to look sun kissed within seconds.
Stila Custom Colour Blush Self Adjusting Bronze
This innovative powder is a one-size-fits-all solution to bronzing – the perceptive powder reacts to an individual’s pH to create a custom colour, perfectly suited to your skin tone. Easily blendable, velvety soft, and as natural as can be!
Cover FX Bronzer
In a range of shades, from deep bronze to rose gold, the Cover FX Bronzer will create a radiant look with one gentle sweep. The finely milled powder also contains light-reflecting minerals for a super healthy glow – perfection, whatever your complexion!
Sisley Sun Glow Bronzing Gel Powder
Suitable for even sensitive skin, this offering from Sisley is packed with gentle ingredients including mallow, gardenia and linden blossom. The innovative gel- powder formula ensures an even, natural finish, giving the skin a soft-focus glow and a healthy radiance.
£66.50 www.sisley-paris.com
Laura Mercier Radiance Baked Body Bronzer
If you prefer a matte finish in place of a shimmer, then the Matte Radiance Baked Body Bronzer is the ideal choice. Promising a natural colour with a soft, matte look, the bronzer helps to even out skin tone and adds wonderful warmth to even the palest of complexions!
Clarins Bronzing Duo SPF15 Mineral Powder Compact
Promising a made-to-measure glow, this bronzing duo works to subtly warm up the skin, with the two shades working in harmony to create the perfect effect for you. The duo combines the nourishing effects of plant oils and minerals too, to ensure a gorgeous glow on even the most sensitive of skins.
Vita Liberata Phenomenal 2-3 Week Tan
Perfect for those who want a tan that will last, this mousse formula promises to last 4 times longer than other products. This non-toxic, organic mousse contains 70% organic extracts that help to prolong a gorgeous golden tan, then allow it to (eventually!) fade in a natural-looking way.
£25 www.boots.com
By Terry Tea to Tan Bronze Bay
The renowned brand By Terry brings this revolutionary ‘watercolour tan’ to the table, with stunning results. The iced-tea colour, combined with amber prisms, works to create a radiant complexion instantly. Simply smooth onto skin for a truly luxurious-looking tan!
£36 www.harrods.com
Laura Hudson www.thewishingtreeblog.co.uk