Beauty Care: Salt New York Light Sculpt + Bronze Crème Tint Review & Swatches

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($16.00 for 0.15 oz.) is a light, reddish-brown with warmer, more orange undertones and a natural finish. It had sheer to semi-sheer color payoff in a single layer, which I was able to build up to medium coverage with two to three layers.

The formula was moderately emollient, which gave it more slip, but it wasn’t tacky or difficult to apply as the consistency spread well across my skin. I liked using my fingertips to pat and diffuse over brushes, though. It applied as well over bare skin as it did over foundation as it did not lift up base products. This shade lasted well for seven hours before fading noticeably.

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

Top Dupes

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Too Faced Sunny Honey (PiP, ) is more shimmery, darker, less glossy (95% similar).
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Chanel Soleil Tan Bronze (P, $50.00) is warmer (95% similar).
Dior Soft Bronze (03) (P, $48.00) is darker (95% similar).
elf Tan Lines (P, $7.00) is cooler (95% similar).
NARS Laguna (LE, $38.00) is darker, warmer (90% similar).
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Urban Decay Bronzed (P, $28.00) is darker, less glossy (90% similar).
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Charlotte Tilbury Tan/Dark (6.5) (P, $44.00) is more shimmery, darker (90% similar).

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Formula Overview

$16.00/0.15 oz. - $106.67 Per Ounce

The formula is described as "buttery soft, easy to blend" and is supposed to have "sheer, buildable coverage with a soft, skin-like finish." Though it's available in three types--highlighter, contour/bronzer, and blush--they formulas do not differ dramatically in terms of performance and feel.

It had sheer coverage that was buildable to more medium coverage, but getting full-on opacity didn't seem like it was really in the realm of possibilities, so those who either need or want greater, truer-to-pan coverage may not find it as workable. I'd recommend sticking with deeper shades for those who need or want more coverage, too, as the lighter shades were less buildable.

As a cheek product, the formula applied evenly and blended out well on bare skin as well as patted over base products as it wasn't a formula prone to lifting up complexion products. The finish was dewier, though it seemed to soften a bit after an hour or so of wear. They wear was between six and seven hours before there was noticeable fading and/or light movement/slide. I had the best wear when applied over a more matte foundation as compared to bare skin or a dewier/more luminous foundation choice.

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Ingredients

Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Candelilla Wax, Kaolin Clay, Silica, Vitis Vinifera (Grape Seed Oil), Simmondsia Chinensis (Jojoba Seed Oil), Punica Granatum (Pomegranate Seed Oil), Carthamus Tinctorius (Safflower Seed Oil), Aloe Barbadensis (Aloe Extract), Tocopheryl Acetate (Vitamin E), Tetrahexyldecyl Ascorbate (Vitamin C), Phenoxyethanol. May Contain: Titanium Dioxide (CI 77891), Iron Oxides (CI 77491, CI 77492, CI 77499.)

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