Essence Matt Bronzing Powder Review

I absolutely adore essence and this bronzer is no exception! I'm quite fair and bought brunette shade and it blends so well with my skin. I use as a blush, all over bronzer and even as a bronze eyelid shade. For the teeny $7 something at farmers its one if my beauty staple for sure.

I picked this baby up from Farmers in Auckland when I first discovered Essence. I was on the market for a new bronzer. I purchased this for $7.90. I wasn't sure if it was going to be any good because this was a brand I have never heard of and due to the fact of how in expensive it is.

I love this bronzer. Its so easy to apply and its the perfect shade for me as a brunette. It is so easy to blend. Very impressed with the quality of the product for the small price. The scent is to die for! Heavenly vanilla. I have been using this bronzer every day and will continue to re purchase it.

This gem is an amazing bargain. For a small price you get a decent sized bronzer with top quality. Its everything you could want in a bronzer and more!

I accidentally picked up the shade for darker skin as it was the only one left and honestly, it looks stunning on my pale skin. The one I have has a pretty palm tree imprint on it and ohmygoodness it smells like coconut. It's not an overpowering fragrance, it just smells really lovely. The packaging is pretty basic but I like the fact that it has a clear top so you can see the product inside. It's a huge bronzer and it will last forever. I did drop mine in the store and some of it came up, as I was trying to push it back down to be level with the rest of the pan it crumbled. So don't do that.

It is a perfectly matte, neutral bronzer leaning towards a warm tone. You could definitely use it for contouring if you desired but I think the warm tones don't make it suitable to do so. It's not crazy pigmented which is why I think it looks good on my fair skin despite being targeted for darker skin tones. I like it when a bronzer isn't too pigmented because it makes it so easy to build up. I like to use a big fluffy powder brush to dust this onto my face and neck and it blends out really nicely. Doesn't stick to any dry patches, applies smoothly and evenly. It doesn't last all day like a high end bronzer might but I think it's stil really wonderful quality. Overall I think it's a wonderful product for such a reasonable price.