Top Cream and Liquid Bronzer Picks for Olive Skin from Rare Beauty, Makeup by Mario, Westman Atelier, Glossier, and Dior

Since I shared my favorite powder bronzers, folks have been asking for my favorite cream and liquid bronzers for olive skin. So today, I'm sharing my absolute favorites that consistently perform, look natural on olive skin without going too orange, and are easy to use even on days when I'm rushing or half-asleep. In this post, all links are affiliate links (thank you for your support!), but all opinions are my own.

Rare Beauty, Makeup by Mario, Westman Atelier, Glossier, Dior from left to right

Rare Beauty Warm Wishes Effortless Cream Bronzer Stick in Brightside - I love how I can just grab this and throw it on directly from the stick. It blends super easier with a brush or sponge and wears beautifully throughout the day without fading or becoming patchy. It also layers really well with other products (as do all the bronzers I'm including in this post). Brightside is fairly desaturated and almost cool enough to be a contour on some people, which makes it great for olive skintones. It never goes too orange and even has a little green in it which makes it look like a natural bronzer on my skin.

Makeup by Mario SoftSculpt Transforming Skin Enhancer in Light/Medium - This quickly become my favorite cream bronzer in a pan - so much that I actually panned my first one, and I'm now on my second. The sheer, gel-like formula melts seamlessly into the skin, and you can keep building it without it ever appearing cakey or heavy. It blends into your skin so effortlessly and really does enhance the skin like the name implies. This is definitely more of a no makeup-makeup or "natural makeup" type of product, but that's usually what I'm going for day to day. Light/medium is a great bronzer shade for me that doesn't go too orange but does add enough warmth to my skin.

Westman Atelier Face Trace Contour Stick in Biscuit – I’ve included this in multiple favorites posts because I really do love and use it so much. This is one of my go-tos when I’m short on time and just need to add some color to my face without having to do a lot of work or blending. Because it's supposed to be a contour, it's neutral enough to not go orange on me and the shade works great as a bronzer. I own so many cream bronzer products, and always come back to this one as my “I just don’t want to think about it and need something that works” product. The formula is so easy to apply and blend out, and it's never patchy. I can use this half asleep with no issues. I also love the packaging with the magnetic closure (especially compared to the Rare Beauty packaging which feels like the cap will fall off if I look at it wrong). This comes in a mini now too if you don't want to spend almost $50 on a bronzer.

Glossier Cloud Paint Gel Cream Bronzer in Swept - This is my favorite liquid bronzer I’ve ever tried, and I'm so excited to have it heading into the warmer months. This builds up beautifully because it’s a bit sheer and looks so natural on me even if I accidentally build it up too much. Even though it’s sheer, the formula has some heft to it, which makes it much easier to control than I’m used to with liquid products. It also hasn't separated in the tube yet, which is a problem I've had with most liquid products that come in this kind of packaging. I find myself reaching for this almost as often as my favorite cream bronzers, which is really saying something given how much I don't like messing around with liquid bronzer that often. This color is also so perfect for my olive undertones - I'm so happy I didn't just grab the lightest shade and swatched them in store.

Dior Forever 24H Skin Contour Stick Sculpting and Bronzing Face Stick - Like the Rare Beauty, this is super easy to throw on directly from the stick and blend out with a brush or a sponge. It's fairly pigmented so it goes a long way but isn't so pigmented that you'll go overboard quickly. Since this is technically a contour and bronzing stick, 01 Light is much more cool toned that an average bronzer, and I find that to be perfect for olive skintones. It'll never go orange, and it also has a little bit of green in it which makes it look at home on my skin. I'll likely use the Rare Beauty, Makeup by Mario, and Glossier more in the summer and the Westman Atelier and the Dior in the winter, but I love using all of these are my go to bronzers.

What other products would you like me to review? Let me know if there’s anything else you’d like to see here, and thanks for reading! As always, some links may be affiliate links that support the blog, but all reviews/opinions are completely my own and unsponsored.