From the queen of glow herself comes this cream bronzer with skin care benefits – just in time for summer. Available in four flattering shades, the formula boasts hyaluronic acid to hydrate and resins to lock in your skin care products underneath, as well as illuminating pearls and silica to create a pretty soft-focus finish. You can use it to infuse some bronze into the complexion as well as the shoulders, décolleté and limbs for an all-over glow.

This summer Dior are celebrating the timeless appeal of the French Riviera with their glamorous Dioriviera collection, featuring their Forever Natural Bronze powder – with a chic twist. It’s housed as ever in a plush white case, but this year the powder is embossed with Dior’s signature bayadère pattern. It’s almost too pretty to use, but only just: you really wouldn’t want to miss out on the believable bronzed glow it creates on the complexion.

Lovers of the L’Oréal Infallible 24H Fresh Wear Powder will be thrilled to learn it has now inspired an equally long-wearing, heat-resistant bronzer – with a very appealing price point. Its matte, shimmer-free formulation makes it ideal for creating a bronze that reads as real skin and it can equally double as a cheekbone-carving contour. It’s available in eight shades, so you’re sure to find a shade that will suit.

We eagerly anticipate the return of the limited edition Bronze Goddess bronzer from the moment the temperatures start to rise each year, and this summer’s iteration certainly does not disappoint. This palette combines pretty bronzer, blusher and highlighter shades that can be used separately or swirled together for a healthy-looking sun-kissed effect. You can even apply the hues as eyeshadow for a full-face dose of glow. 

It faces stiff competition, but Chanel’s Les Beiges powder is surely one of the most beloved of the brand’s make-up offerings, lending (as it namely accurately acknowledges) an illusion of wellbeing that seems to emanate from within. Devotees to the original powder will be delighted with this oversized face and body version, meaning you can enjoy even more of its bronzing magic by buffing it over any areas of the body that could benefit from a swish of colour. You’ll note that the powder itself is patterned with the form of the compact case, an homage to its iconic cream and black packaging.