There are so many amazing bronzers to be found, but I’ve narrowed it down to 8 drugstore bronzers (with one honorable mention!) for this post. I’m sure you will find one on this list to love! Let’s get to the best drugstore bronzers for healthy sun kissed skin! We’ve got a lot of great products to cover!
The Physicians Formula Butter Bronzer is a popular bronzer and for good reason! It has a smooth, luxurious feel and it’s very easy to apply to the skin. I find that the butter bronzers have the absolute best formulas. The finish of this product is not flat matte – it has a healthy skin-like finish. The color payoff is also great and it blends well with other products. It also comes in a shade range which makes it accessible for a lot of skin tones.
The Milani Silky Matte Bronzing Powder is an excellent choice for fair skin and lighter skin tones. The shade “02 Sun Kissed” is a light cool-toned shade that compliments very pale complexions. The powder itself has great color payoff, has a silky texture, and it’s buildable. This product also comes in more than one shade, but if you’re fair – definitely grab Sun Kissed! It gives the perfect natural look and subtle glow.
The e.l.f. Primer Infused Bronzer in the shade “Forever Sunkissed” has a silky matte finish but the neutral warm undertone is to be noted here! It’s really gorgeous. If cool toned bronzers tend to look too gray or muddy on you, this is a good bronzer to try. It’s very natural and healthy looking and easy to blend. It’s best suited for light to medium skin tones. It’ll also work well for sensitive skin and oily skin. e.l.f. is a cruelty-free and vegan brand.
Wet ‘n Wild is a brand that constantly impresses me! I love a good number of wet n wild products! I can’t get over how amazing their formulas are for such affordable prices. The Wet ‘n Wild Color Icon Bronzer is an excellent bronzer that has natural glow finish to it to give you that perfect beach glow. It’s easy to blend and super flattering on all skin types. I recommend the shade “Sunset Striptease.” Wet ‘n Wild is a cruelty-free brand.
I usually prefer to use a bronzer that has a satin-matte finish, but the Makeup Revolution Bronzer Reloaded is absolutely gorgeous! If you want to create a healthy glow and bronze at the same time, you’ll love this baked bronzer. The colors are really creamy and healthy looking, without making you look like disco balls. I don’t know about you, but I love a good skin glow. The shade “Reloaded Holiday Romance” is best suited for fair skin tones, and the shade “Reloaded Long Weekend” is suited for medium and tan skin tones.
Between all of my cream bronzers (including my high end ones), I always want to reach for the Physicians Formula Sculpting Bronzer first. The formula is incredibly creamy and blendable, and it’s so easy to work with. The best part of this bronzer is little bit goes a long way, but it will always blend out perfectly. I would totally recommend this one for dry skin. I love the shade Mocha – very neutral and will work with a lot of skin undertones.
The e.l.f. Putty Bronzer is another amazing cream bronzer option. It’s creamy, blendable, and has a few different shades in the line to work with different skin tones and undertones. My favorite way to use this product is to dip in with a smaller synthetic brush and buff into the skin. Best of all, this is one of the most affordable drugstore cream bronzers at $6.00!
The Essence Sun Club Matt Bronzing Powder comes in two shades, and the lighter shade will work super well for very pale skin tones and blondes. If the Milani one on this list doesn’t work well for you, give the Essence one a try! The darker shade in this works better for me, but I don’t think it would work for darker skin tones. The darker shade has a red undertone to it and it’s beautiful. I also love how big this bronzer is – it’s the biggest bronzer in this bunch and only $4.99! Essence is a cruelty-free and vegan brand.