Dupe for ELF Bronzer?

Ellapretty

Ellapretty

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#1
Usuallly dupes are looking for a cheaper alternative to an expensive product - but I kind of have the opposite problem!

I bought the elf Warm Bronzer - the colours are so beautiful and it only costs $3!

http://www.eyeslipsface.com/studio/face/bronzers/bronzers
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My problem is - I'm in love with the colours - BUT - they are just not as pigmented as I would like them to be. Luckily - they don't appear chalky on my face - but I have to apply layer over layer to get any colour pay-off.

So - I was wondering if anybody here could recommend a similar product (could be more expensive) - which is more pigmented.

I love how this set has 4 colours - 2 bronzes, 1 highlight and a beautiful pinkish blush. And it has just the right amount of subtle shimmer.

Thanks for any suggestions!
 
#2
I know what you mean about this ELF bronzer. IMO it is really powdery and it makes me look kinda dirty. I like certain ELF products and the prices make their products appealing but the blushes and bronzers are not their strong point with color payoff.

Cargo makes a great bronzer, lots more expensive (10xs ELF) but they are pretty good:

http://www.cargocosmetics.com/product_4.html

Another is youngblood which runs around the same price range as Cargo:

http://www.ybskin.com/shop/index.php?cPath=21_36&osCsid=ac9c4711f569f464e2a6392d31681927

Also, take a look around the drugstore. I'm sure there are good drugstore brands that don't cost as much as these bronzers that are just as good!
 
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#3
Powdery is the perfect word to describe the ELF bronzer - so much powder, such little colour LOL!

I'll have to check the Cargo ones out - the 4 colour strips of blush and bronzer sound very promising! Thanks for the link!

I think Benefit has made a similar shade of product - BUT - Benefit blushes and powders show up as chalky on my NC35 skin :sad:
 
#4
I have the Elf warm bronzer as well and know what you mean! I like it but....eh. I recently got a sample of Too Faced Sun Bunny Caribbean in a Compact and really like it. Not too shimmery and not too dark. It contains a lighter shade and a darker shade.
I think I'm going to have to buy it!
 
#5
Hm, maybe try one of the Smashbox shades? They have a few blushers that have a pinwheel design but have a wide variety of colors. Maybe one of those would work?
 
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