Anastasia Beverly Hills Saddle Bronzer.

Blush & Bronzer

About this product

Saddle Bronzer from Anastasia Beverly Hills is a powder bronzer in the Blush & Bronzer category, designed to add warmth and a sun-kissed depth to the face.

Full ingredients

Boron Nitride, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Aluminum Starch Octenylsuccinate, Lauroyl Lysine, Nylon-12, Dimethicone, Magnesium Stearate, Triethoxycaprylylsilane, Caprylyl Glycol, Ethylhexyl Palmitate, Ethylhexylglycerin, Isopropyl Myristate, Isostearic Acid, Lecithin, Phenoxyethanol, Polyglyceryl-3 Polyricinoleate, Polyhydroxystearic Acid, Synthetic Fluorphlogopite, Tocopheryl Acetate, Mica, Iron Oxides (Ci 77491, Ci 77492, Ci 77499), Titanium Dioxide (Ci 77891)

Guru Score

68%

Mixed

Early verdict · Few reviews so far

What the gurus are saying

Is Saddle a classic or just ashy? That's where the gurus land on opposite sides. This long-running Anastasia bronzer gets a flat "so good" from one camp, while the other points to the online uproar over gray-toned shades and says that even in person they still look a little ashy. If a gray cast is your bronzer dealbreaker, that in-person verdict is the one to weigh.

Synthesized from 2 expert reviews · most recent take April 2026

What they liked

Long-running classic

What they flagged

Shades look ashy in person

Type

Blush & BronzerPowder

Key actives

Vitamin E

Formula notes

Fragrance-freeNo drying alcohol

Where to buy

Sephora → Ulta → Amazon → Google →

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What the gurus are saying.

Every take we've logged from this product's reviews across YouTube. Click any row to watch the moment they said it.

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Allie Glines

829k subs

~Yay

"I know it's like real old. The Anastasia Beverly Hills Saddle Bronzer. It smells so good. I think it does have a fragrance, pretty sure it for sure does. I usually apply this one with a stipple brush. I feel like it just goes on better and it's just more natural."

Robert Welsh

1.11M subs

~Nay

"The issue with these bronzers isn't necessarily that they are gray toned. It's the depth of a bronzer. Even though these do appear to be more orangey than the previous swatches, the depth compared to the model they have displayed it on is just not given correctly. And hear me out. I've been doing makeup for almost 20 years, professionally, working on all skin tones, all skin types, all skin textures, and people of all ages, in editorial, on camera, TV, weddings, whatever it is."

What the evidence says.

Independent of what the gurus think, this is what the published research supports about the main active ingredients here.

Sunscreen filters

Sun protection is the best evidenced way to slow visible ageing, and the filters are what does the work. Mineral and chemical filters both protect when a product is applied thickly enough and often enough, which is where most people fall short rather than on the choice of filter.

Source: DermNet

Vitamin E

Vitamin E is an antioxidant, and it is often in a formula to keep the other ingredients stable rather than as the active itself. It pairs well with vitamin C, though on its own the evidence for visible change is limited.

Source: NIH, National Library of Medicine

Frequently asked.

What is Anastasia Beverly Hills Saddle Bronzer?

Saddle Bronzer from Anastasia Beverly Hills is a powder bronzer in the Blush & Bronzer category, designed to add warmth and a sun-kissed depth to the face.

Is Anastasia Beverly Hills Saddle Bronzer worth it?

The gurus mostly approve it, but with enough reservations to keep it in the middle at a Guru Score of 68%.

What is Anastasia Beverly Hills Saddle Bronzer's Guru Score?

Anastasia Beverly Hills Saddle Bronzer holds a Guru Score of 68%. That is our read on how warmly the experts talk about it, based on the verdicts of 2 expert reviewers we have collected.