Terracotta Bronzing Powder

10 Reviews

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   aboardCockatoo4

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   I’ve been on a bronzer kick lately and bought all Terracotta, Chanel Bronze Universel Soleil and Charlotte Tilbury Filmstar at once. Unfortunately Terracotta is the hardest to use because it’s so pigmented it can get severe really quickly. I’m around N15 and the SA picked 02 for me.

   The scent is rather strong and normally I love Guerlain scents (parma violets in Meteorites is heaven) but not really this one. The color is ok but not the most flattering. There are golden flecks throughout but they do not translate on the skin. The effect lasts all day though and a slight tap of the brush is enough to pick the color so it will probably bever be finished.

   I don’t consider it a bad product but honestly I wish I had stayed with my foolproof Terra bronzer.

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   artisticDotterel9

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   So this bronzer is my favorite. I reach for this every single time. I have the original formula bronzer in Ebony and when I tell you it photographs beautiful. Omg. Yes it does. So for reference I’m a WOC. And if you use say a foundation that may be a little light or just not the right color. Fear Not Guerlain has got your back.

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   soreOatmeal7

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   I can’t believe I have never tried this before until now, but then again I never bought a bronzer until last year. I didn’t know they came in shades and there are options for fair skinned people. This bronzer is available in 10 shades, the biggest shade range offered. Kudos to Guerlain!
   I played it safe by getting shade 00 clair blondes, which has a slight pink undertone. I believe Guerlain is assuming blondes are cool toned and brunettes are warm because the brunette shades are yellow, good to know if you don’t want any pink. And I mean pink, not orange, like there’s a touch of blusher built in. My skin looks slightly pink when I’ve been in the sun, so it makes sense.
   I do the recommended Guerlain “3” placement technique and I absolutely love the slightly bronzed glow it gives me, it looks very natural and impossible to tell I have it on. It has the ever so slightest touch of shimmer in it, I have to hold the compact up in the light and move it around to see it and it definitely doesn’t show on the skin. Definitely not drying as well, my skin is dry so I appreciate this.
   After all, Guerlain wants us to look like we spend time at some exotic or otherwise chic foreign location where you would be an idiot to be inside away from the sun. And feel like it too, after we pay, this is the most I’ve spent ever for a single pan of product. Sure, there might be other bronzers out there just as good and cheaper, but the tortoise shell colored compact is glamorously petite for its contents, no oversized or excessive packaging here, yet the pan is large enough to accommodate a large fluffy brush with ease. It is fragranced, so sensitive skins may want to pass or use with caution. I personally think it smells luxuriously delicious and perhaps my olfactory transport to the above mentioned location is due to a carefully and well curated fragrance.
   I am absolutely in love with this and already have a second in my stash before I even barely broke the surface on the first.

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   spiritedTuna9

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   I bought this during a sale at around us $30 and there was only a limited selection of shade . The Color was so brown and red that it did not suit me. But what put me off was the scent, very grandmotherly. There is nothing special on the texture of the powder . I used it for es and loved the Color but eventually I gave it away .packaging is nice and hefty and quite Lux but the product is not really that pleasant

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   sugaryPear5

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   Guerlain was the first cosmetic company to create bronzing powder in 1984, and they still have the best bronzers on the market in my opinion! They have a variety of choices, and the shades never look orange or unnatural. The best selection of bronzer shades on the market as well. Yes, they are expensive, but worth it to me. You can build up the intensity. This specific bronzer is their original, no frills bronzer that leaves a natural matte finish. A little goes a long way, it will last me a year since I need to use so little of the product.

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   yearningCow1

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   So overpriced for what it is!
   All shades are too dark and too orange to be natural looking on my skin.
   It blends nicely, but NY Colors for 3$ blends the same. It stays put on, but the same NY Colors one lasts even better.
   I’ve repurchased this bronzer 3 times during past 10 years, but I never hit the pan on any of them (I barely used any before tossing it off due to the expiration date).
   They are pretty to look / nightmare to travel with (the packaging is exceptionally designed and very heavy), but there is no way I will buy it again.

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   scornfulPretzels6

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   This is my favourite bronzing powder, it looks so natural and I only need to use a tiny amount for it to last all day. I use it daily to contour just my nose, whole face contour on nights out and special occasions such as weddings etc and it looks stunning without being too shimmery/fake.
   This is my staple and has lasted me years, even though the compact hinge broke shortly after buying but I can still close it and the powder doesn’t leak at all.

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   fondApricots8

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   The best bronzer, this is all I need to be ready to go out.

9. 

   peskyWasp5

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   I managed to find this in shade 04 at my local Winners (Canadian TJMaxx) so I only paid $30CAD for it, making it an absolute steal. It’s a gorgeous gorgeous bronzer. A little bit too dark (NC20-25) but it blends out so perfectly and ends up looking so natural, it’s like magic. It’s never streaky, never patchy, and never hard to blend. If it does look a little too much, I can go over it with a large, clean fluffy brush and buff it out gently. Lasts alllll day with that beautiful effect and doesn’t oxidize darker.

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    worriedClam3

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    Stays on for hours. Not drying. Lasts for a year.