'Gilded Bronze' is a neutral bronze (hardly any yellow gold in it) to a taupe colour. I must admit, I did purchase this not only for its colour, but probably mostly because of the powder's pretty design. :) I do fall for that a lot! Don't we all? ;)
The small compact it comes in is typical of the brand's packaging and style - simple and practical. There's a mirror underneath the lid as you can see.
This kind of pattern just makes me want to go ahead and touch it. Every. time. >_<
Comparison Swatches
Swatches were applied on my olive, medium (~NC30) skin tone), and photographed under artificial lighting and using a strobe.
Overall
In short, I'd say 'Gilded Bronze' is nothing mind-blowing. The shade isn't particularly unique. You will certainly find something fairly close to it, and probably for cheaper. Nonetheless, it's a good shimmery neutral to have if you don't already have one to provide a sultry smokey eye look for a night out. It has great colour pay-off. The texture is fairly smooth - enough to enable me to pat this on my eye lid sufficiently with a clean finger tip if I'm so inclined. While it gives a strong sheen due to the amount of micro-shimmers in the product, I don't seem to experience any real fall-out thankfully (and, hence, also lives up to its 'illuminating' description in its name, which is a good thing).
Hope this was useful.
Thanks for visiting! ^_^ xo
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I love shades like this, so easy to use everyday. Great review!
ReplyDeleteThanks @fatima ^_^ It is a pretty good staple indeed.
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