Elle - USA (2019-06)

BEAUTY

MAYBELLINE NEW YORK CITY BRONZER IN LIGHT ($10).

MORE ELLE FAVORITES: DIOR DIORSKIN MINERAL

NUDE BRONZE IN SOFT TERRA ($49); LANCÔME

LE FRENCH GLOW IN LIGHT LIBERTÉ ($45).

MARC JACOBS BEAUTY DEW DROPS COCONUT

GEL HIGHLIGHTER IN TANTALIZE ($45).

MORE ELLE FAVORITES: NYX CALIFORNIA BEAMIN’

FACE & BODY BRONZER IN SUNSET VIBES ($13);

BENEFIT COSMETICS HOOLA IN CARAMEL ($30).

FENTY BEAUTY SUN STALK’R INSTANT WARMTH

BRONZER IN MOCHA MAMI ($30).

MORE ELLE FAVORITES: COVERGIRL SCULPT

EXPERT BRONZER IN EBONY ($7); CHANTECAILLE

REAL BRONZE IN GOA ($78).

Lighter Skin Tones Medium Skin Tones Darker Skin Tones

While it might seem counterintuitive, a

gray-toned bronzer is often best for fair

skin. Warm tones can turn pale skin orange

Choosing bronzer is a little more straight-

forward for medium tones. Shades that

mimic the warmth of the sun are your best

bet. “Look for yellow, orange, and peachy

undertones,” Sheriff recommends.

Red and orange undertones might look like a

sunburn on lighter complexions, but they work

perfectly for deep skin. “They instantly give the

effect of warmth, versus using cool [shades],

which can then give an ashen cast,” Ono says.

F

or a long time, beauty brands seemed to think that

everyone using a bronzer fell in the middle of the

skin-tone spectrum. Faux-glow makeup specifically

designed for pale and dark skin was pretty much nil.

Celebrity makeup artist Ashunta Sheriff (the genius

behind Taraji P. Henson’s stellar red-carpet looks) even resorted

to creating her own concoctions of brown eye shadow and blush

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TARAJI P. HENSON

PRIYANKA CHOPRA

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to give her clients a natural-looking sun kiss. This year, finally,

bronzers are launching that complement a wider range of skin

tones. “What really matters is the undertone,” says Priscilla Ono,

who helped develop Fenty Beauty’s eight inclusive shades of

matte powder bronzers (RiRi wears the one called Bajan Gyal),

which sync up with the brand’s famed 50 foundation and con-

cealer shades. Below, learn how to find your best match.

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