


The $36 bronzer is available in four warm brown shades: “Parrot Cay” (light), “Kauai” (medium), “Seychelles” (medium-deep), and “Capri” (deep). It contains tourmaline to “illuminate skin without shimmer,” quartz to add a “soft-focus glow” to the skin, vitamins C and E to protect the skin, and squalane to hydrate. What it claims: Solar Infusion is a “mistake-proof bronzer” that claims to blur pores and texture as well as add warmth to the skin-that last part being the primary purpose for a bronzer. That said, if they’re all as easy as this, refilling is a piece of cake. offers, this is the only one they sent me two shades so I could test that feature. I reached for a fine-tipped pair of tweezers instead and that worked just fine. You can then peel the refill pan from the plastic container it’s glued into and pop it into place. The brand recommends sliding a safety pin underneath the metal pan in the refillable compact to release the magnet. Popping “Azalea” out of its magnetized spot in the compact was easy, albeit challenging because I wasn’t working with an empty pan so I had to take care not to mash the blush it contained. And despite having to blot sweat off my face while testing these in the summer, the color lasted through several hours of wear. It’s a subtle texture that blends well into the skin. (While I had on “Anemone,” my friend even asked what blush I was wearing because she liked it.) Though the blushes claim to give a glowy appearance to the skin, they’re not wet-looking or shiny. Both shades appear lighter and brighter on the skin than they do in the densely packed pans, but they offer plenty of pigment to give the cheeks a beautiful wash of color. Cosmetics Putty Primer Brush, my go-to applicator for cream blushes. When I wore either, I dipped into them with either my finger or the E.L.F. sent me its blush in the berry-pink shade “Azalea” and a refill pan in the coral-pink hue “Anemone.” The texture of the creams inside their respective pans has the appearance of a saturated ink pad. A refill pan, which comes in a plastic container, costs $18. The $30 compact is refillable, thanks to a magnetized bottom that allows you to pop one color out and add another one in. The blush is available in 12 shades, ranging from a light pink to a deep berry, and all claim to be long-wearing and buildable for subtle or intense color. It contains squalane, vitamin E, and hyaluronic acid to hydrate and plump the skin. What it claims: This cream blush claims to glide onto the skin and blend in for a smooth, glowy appearance. Rose Inc.’s line includes a cream bronzer (left), highlighter (center), and blush (right). I tested the brand’s most popular makeup: Blush Divine Radiant Lip & Cheek Color ($30), Solar Infusion Soft-Focus Cream Bronzer ($36), Solar Radiance Hydrating Cream Highlighter ($30), Satin Lip Color Rich Refillable Lipstick ($28), Softlight Luminous Hydrating Concealer ($30), and Skin Enhance Luminous Tinted Serum ($49)-and I liked them (mostly), in that order. Most full-size cosmetic items fall in the $30 range.

offers a variety of beauty products and tools, ranging from $5 for a terry cloth headband to $72 for a skin-brightening serum. Along with choosing ingredients that the brand describes as “sustainable” and “clean,” Huntington-Whitely chose to focus on simple products: “Time is a luxury, so these products create an instant effect with ease.” “As someone who suffers from skin challenges, I know the importance of ingredients that deliver,” says Huntington-Whitely on the Rose Inc. Biotechnology company Amyris got its “proprietary science” and “sustainable ingredients” involved to create the skincare and makeup line. is named for co-developer Rosie Huntington-Whitely and informed by her experience sitting in the makeup chair as a model.
