
About this product
A liquid bronzing serum designed to provide instant warmth and glow to the face, formulated with squalane and sunflower seed oil.
Full ingredients
Water, Hydrogenated Polyisobutene, Glycerin, Niacinamide, Pentylene Glycol, Synthetic Fluorphlogopite, 1,2-Hexanediol, Squalane, Cetearyl Olivate, Polyacrylate-13, Sorbitan Olivate, Hydroxyethyl Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer, Tocopherol, Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Oil, Simmondsia Chinensis (Jojoba) Seed Oil, Ethylhexylglycerin, Polyglyceryl-10 Laurate, Sorbitan Isostearate, Ethylhexyl Palmitate, Trisodium Ethylenediamine Disuccinate, Titanium Dioxide (Ci 77891), Mica (Ci 77019), Iron Oxides (Ci 77491), Iron Oxides (Ci 77499)
Guru Score
Yay
Early verdict · Few reviews so farWhat they liked
What they flagged
Nothing. None of the experts who reviewed it raised a problem.
What the gurus are saying
This instant bronzer earns praise for working across all skin tones and delivering a finished look that's caught on quickly at its price point. Gurus also appreciate that it skips fragrance and relies on squalane and sunflower seed oil to feel nice on skin, a thoughtful choice given the brand's typical use of scent in other products.
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Formula notes
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Independent of what the gurus think, this is what the published research supports about the main active ingredients here.
Niacinamide has evidence behind it for redness, uneven tone and supporting the skin barrier, and it is usually well tolerated even by skin that reacts to most things.
Source: DermNet
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
Ingredients like these draw water into the surface layers and slow how fast it leaves. The evidence is for comfort, softness and hydration rather than for changing the structure of the skin.
Source: DermNet
A liquid bronzing serum designed to provide instant warmth and glow to the face, formulated with squalane and sunflower seed oil.
Yes. All 2 gurus who reviewed it give it their stamp of approval, for a Guru Score of 79%.
Isle of Paradise Sunny Serum Instant Face Bronzer holds a Guru Score of 79%. That is our read on how warmly the experts talk about it, based on the verdicts of 2 expert reviewers we have collected.
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