ILIA Sunshift Weightless Silky Cream Bronzer
by ILIA · makeup
Editor's Take
Ilia made the rare cream bronzer that feels like makeup but bothers to bring Squalane, starch, and antioxidant backup to the counter.
Four-pillar formula scores
- Efficacy: 7.8 / 10
- Modern Tech: 6.8 / 10
- Clean Beauty: 10.0 / 10
- Sustainability: 8.9 / 10
The Verdict
The Strong Efficacy score makes sense here: Squalane and Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride give the cream bronzer glide, while Zea Mays starch helps keep the finish from turning greasy. The Excellent Clean profile is the other headline, with no major clean deductions and a formula that avoids the usual silicone-heavy shortcut. Technology lands Modern thanks to the pigment suspension and Haematococcus Pluvialis Extract, though Synthetic Wax keeps it from feeling fully next-generation. Worth it for shoppers who want a skin-like bronzer with better-than-average ingredient backup, not just warm color in a pot.
Full INCI list
Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Neopentyl Glycol Dicaprylate/Dicaprate, Mica, Squalane, Silica, Synthetic Wax, Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Wax, Disteardimonium Hectorite, Zea Mays (Corn) Starch, Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract, Lithospermum Erythrorhizon Root Extract, Haematococcus Pluvialis Extract, Glycyrrhiza Glabra (Licorice) Root Extract, Glyceryl Undecylenate, Glyceryl Laurate, Caprylyl Glycol, 1,2-Hexanediol, Tin Oxide. May Contain/Peut Contenir (+/-): Ci 77891 (Titanium Dioxide), Ci 77491, Ci 77499 (Iron Oxides)