Beauty Care: Coloured Raine Naughty Spice Bronzer Review & Swatches

Naughty Spice

Coloured Raine Naughty Spice Bronzer ($16.00 for 0.3 oz.) is a medium-dark brown with moderate, warm reddish undertones and a matte finish. It had opaque pigmentation in a single layer, which could easily be used with a lighter hand and still achieve higher coverage. The texture felt smooth and finely-milled, but there was a dryness present that made it seem a little thinner and ended up being harder to diffuse and blend out.

When I tried to apply it over bare skin, which is as seen in the photo above, it was never fully blended out and had a bit of patchiness from where the product was first applied and didn’t want to fully diffuse/spread out. I applied it a few more times after that, and the best application was when I applied it by patting it into place over set foundation (so a fully matte finish), which was fairly blendable and resulted in an even application that I was satisfied with. It lasted well for eight hours before fading noticeably.

FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).

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Formula Overview

$16.00/0.3 oz. - $53.33 Per Ounce

The formula is supposed to be a matte bronzer, though the brand also touted it as multi-use, so the powders could also be used to brighten, set makeup, contour, or as an eyeshadow, depending on your skin tone with respect to a given shade. The formula is supposed to be "buttery smooth" and give a "smoothing and pore blurring" effect.

It felt smooth enough to the touch, but it also felt slightly drier, which I've found is a type of texture that is often harder for me to blend out. This was true with some of the shades--to varying degrees--and it was easiest to apply it over totally matte skin/foundation, e.g. over set foundation, which made it more forgiving for blending. It actually reminded me a lot of the texture AND experience I had with Charlotte Tilbury Airbrush Bronzer.

At its worst, the product would adhere unevenly wherever I first applied it but then not want to diffuse or blend out. I had the best luck blending out the shades more consistently by gently tapping on product where I wanted the most coverage (but not diffusing, blending, or sweeping!) and using a clean, buffer brush to blend more vigorously. The formula is most suitable for someone who always applies their bronzer over matte or set foundation and has no desire to use it over bare skin/luminous foundation.

They were very pigmented to the point where a little went a long way, so using a lighter hand would be a good way to start using this formula and then adjusting as desired. When everything blended out, it looked matte and smooth, though almost flat-matte on my normal-to-dry skin. They lasted between seven and eight hours before fading visibly.

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Ingredients

Talc, Zinc Stearate, Nylon 12, Mica (CI 77019), Dimethicone, Triethylhexanoin, Phenoxyethanol, Ethylhexylglycerin, Lauroyl Lysine May Contain +/- Iron Oxides (CI 77499, CI 77491, CI 77492), Titanium Dioxide (CI 77891), FD&C Yellow No 5 Aluminum Lake (CI 19140), Ultramarines (CI 77007)

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