1 week Ago By Jessica Diner
“This is what I use on Jennifer Aniston, Halle Berry and Nicole Kidman,” says Gucci Westman , make-up artist and founder of Westman Atelier. She is talking about her Sun Tone Bronzing Drops, a matte bronzing fluid which began life as a bespoke concoction rustled up on shoots to create a quick Aniston-esque Californian glow. Now available in four shades, it is an immediate entry to any “bronzing wardrobe” – something Westman is a firm believer in.
“Sometimes you need a bronzing stick for definition, other times you might need the warmth of a powder,” she says. “These drops are for that believable glow that looks like you’ve just come back from holiday, and aren’t wearing make-up – plus you get all the skincare benefits.” Westman is spot on.
Bronzers are equivalent to white T-shirts, with a style to suit every occasion. In my “wardrobe”, there are my go-to powders: Bobbi Brown Bronzing Powder and Charlotte Tilbury Airbrush Bronzer, both of which I can never bear to part with. Then there are the cream formulas, headed up by Chanel Les Beige Universal Bronzing Cream, which comes with me on every holiday for unmatched radiance.
I would be remiss to not heap praise on Erborian CC Crème in the shade Doré, which technically isn’t a bronzer, but disseminates a seamless golden glow. When it comes to sticks, step forward Dior Forever Contour Stick and Merit Bronze Balm, which give more of a carved-out, “done” effect when the day, or night, calls for it. I canvas Vogue ’s beauty team on their favourites.
Fenty Beauty Match Stix Contour Stick and Rare Beauty Soft Pinch Liquid Contour are both in associate writer Ranyechi Udemezue’s arsenal, while editor Morgan Fargo swears by Saie Dew Bronze Soft-Focus Effortless Liquid Bronzer and Hourglass Ambient Lighting Bronzer. Because, if nothing else, a make-up bag – like a wardrobe – should be about choice. Choice for different moods, events and states of being.
“It’s not about excess, it’s just about having the right products to call on at any given moment,” says Westman – a concept that is Vogue beauty desk-approved..
