BRONZER isn’t just a summer must-have, it’s a staple in my routine all year.

I need more than one shade so it suits my changing skin tone. I test three palettes with multiple shades in one compact.

Budget

No7 Perfectly Bronzed Dual Bronzer, £12.95, boots.com: I hate to admit that I’m influenced by the packaging of make-up.

After all, it’s what’s inside that matters – but part of me also wants a product to look great, and unfortunately the hunk of white plastic is far from luxe.

But once you look past it, the formula is surprisingly good.

There are two quite starkly different shades in the duo, but don’t let that scare you as they aren’t super pigmented, so even the darker of the two works for me year round and it builds well so you can make it look even darker with a few layers.

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Unfortunately, it’s a shimmery formula, which I don’t love as I find it looks unnatural and emphasises the uneven texture on my skin.

Mid-range

Clarins Summer Bronzing Compact, £35, clarins.co.uk: This compact is huge – at first I thought it might be an eyeshadow palette, but it actually contains a gigantic bronzer made up of three different shades.

It’s very slim, so still fits easily in my handbag and comes complete with a mirror the entire size of the lid which is perfect for touch-ups.

I’ve used it on a couple of holidays to do my whole make-up recently when I’ve had to sit by the window due to the poor hotel lighting.

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The three shades are matte, which is best for a natural-looking coverage, and they’re big enough that you can dip your brush in one or swirl it around all three without it going muddy.

I’m still using my one from last summer, and have done so nearly every day for 12 months now without hitting the bottom of the pan, so it’s definitely worth the money (and probably far more).

Luxury

Victoria Beckham Matte Bronzing Brick, £56, victoriabeckhambeauty.com: I really wanted to love this – the packaging is phenomenal, and it’s refillable which is always a bonus.

My main problem is the colour range.

Admittedly I’m quite pale, and would normally opt for the lightest option available, but I found that it looked more like a setting powder than a bronzer, and the next shade up was slightly too orange.

It doesn’t help that the formula is super-pigmented, although that would be a great thing if you can find the right shade.

The powder is really finely milled which makes it feel buttery and soft on the skin, and blends out easily so I’m managing to make the off-tones work to avoid waste, but it’s more effort that I’d like to put in every day.

I’m hoping once winter rolls round it might work better but, given the price, Clarins wins this one.

Pick of the week

BENEFIT Cosmetics’ Bold Is Beautiful is back for August.

The campaign helps charities dedicated to empowering women and has fundraised nearly £20million globally to date.

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In the UK, £5 from every brow wax will be given to charities Look Good Feel Better and Refuge.

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