I recently got a Physicians Formula kit from Target that included the Nude Wear Glowing Nude Bronzer in Light Bronzer, Glowing Nude Blush in Natural, and Touch of Glow Highlighting Concealer. The whole kit was $20 and I thought it was a great price and kit to let me try out some products from Physicians Formula. I will be reviewing the two powder products in this post because concealers take a bit longer for me to see if I like or not. The Nude Wear line is shimmery that adds a more natural glow to the face. The individual products range between $10-14 depending on where you buy it.
The packaging is bulky, but it has a nice mirror and area to put the brush. The brushes from both powder products were actually soft, but were too flimsy to actually use. It did slightly work for only lightly contouring with the bronzer though.
The packaging has light pink and rose gold details and it feels like fake leather. The plastic window feels slightly flimsy and so I wouldn't press too hard on it.
Glowing Nude Bronzer in Light Bronzer - It has a silver shimmery overspray on it, but I used the included brush to just take it away. Even though this was a light bronzer, I really thought it show up darker on me. I'm about a MAC NC35 / MUFE HD Foundation #127 / Maybelline Dream Smooth and Fit Me! Foundation Stick in Natural Beige and it barely works for me. I can not be any darker if I still want to use this as a bronzer.
Swatched top row (left to right) and bottom row (left to right)
All of the four shades have their own glow to it, but the bottom right has actual shimmer in it.
Top left - A tiny bit darker than a normal cream shade
Top right - The darkest shade out of the four and it's a medium dark brown shade. It doesn't really lean too warm or cool - just somewhere in the middle.
Bottom left - Lighter than the top right shade and it's more warm / orangey.
Bottom right - A golden shimmery shade that adds that "I'm a bronze goddess" kind of glow
When I want a more glowy look, I use all four shades on top of my cheek bones. It adds color to my face and I feel like this might be my go to bronzer when my foundation is too light to add more life back to my face. The color isn't that pigmented, but can be buildable. I can even just brush it on my face without being too worried about putting on too much.
When I want to contour, I just focus on the top row and bottom left. It can be a touch too warm, but it still works for me because of my medium toned complexion.
I tried the palette on the eyes too and it creates a super natural look.
Top right shade in the crease. Bottom left on the lid. Top left on the brow bone. Bottom left in the inner corner.
Despite the pigmentation, I do like Light Bronzer. I won't be repurchasing, but I am glad with this part of the purchase.
On the other hand, the Glowing Nude Blush in Natural was more disappointing. In the pan, the colors look gorgeous. I was so excited to just put them on my cheeks.
Top left - A more orangey pinky
Top right - Very pale light pink
Bottom left - A more warm toned light pink
Bottom right - A more cool toned light pink
I don't have much to say about this blush because it barely showed up on me. It was more like a light pinky highlight on my skin. If you like the color of Wet n Wild's Shimmer Palette in Rose Champagne Glow but don't want as much shimmer, I think this blush would work instead. When I wear it, I try to avoid the pale light pink so that it becomes more pigmented for me.
Left - Just foundation, brows, and bronzer as eyeshadow on
Middle - Just the bronzer as contour. I used all four of the shades and built it up the color in 3 layers
Right - Blush on the cheekbones. Since it's glowy, it worked as a slight highlighter too.
Final thoughts: I am adequately happy with the bronzer but disappointed in the blush. Both products had a problem showing up on my skin. I understand if the colors are too light themselves but are pigmented, but that wasn't the case with these products. Even the darker shades had trouble showing up even after being layered up. The good parts of these products are that they were blendable and smooth though. They weren't powdery either and so the packaging stayed neat. If you are around my skin color, I would definitely skip the blush but maybe try out the darker shade of the bronzer. I'm even thinking about doing that because I like the slight glow that it gives me. It kind of reminds me of the bronze effect Laguna gives to my skin.
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