Sally Foran: Blonzing is the one and done trend you should try

Beauty Editor Sally Foran shares her picks for this summer makeup staple

Blonzing started as a viral TikTok beauty trend thanks to its ability to mimic naturally bronzed, sun-flushed skin

Thu, 18 Jun, 2026 - 01:00

Sally Foran

As my Instagram followers will know, I’m a huge fan of blonzers, as they’re the perfect “one and done” cheek-enhancing product for those always on the go like myself. I also love the compliments I receive when I wear one as the blend of brown and pink/red tones mimics a natural tan and flush simultaneously, giving me a gorgeous lit-from-within finish. As there’s no layering required it also reduces the chance of my makeup piling or looking muddy. Win win.

What is blonzing?

Blonzing started as a viral TikTok beauty trend (and was seen on the spring/summer 2026 runways) and has since become a summer makeup staple thanks to its ability to mimic naturally bronzed, sun-flushed skin with just one product. While it originally involved mixing separate cheek products together, there are now a number of multi-use formulas that perfectly balance the flush of a blusher with the warmth of a bronzer.

Think the rosy pop of a blush with the warm, sun kissed glow of a bronzer in a single product designed to be be swept over the same areas you’d typically apply both – the apples of the cheeks, across the nose and onto the temples and forehead. Designed to give your complexion an effortless, “just spent a day in the sun” radiance in one swoop, they are available in cream, liquid and powder formulas, with one to suit every skin type and tone.

How do I pick the right shade?

Fair skin tones suit peach, light terracotta, and warm pink-beige shades; medium skin tones suit peachy bronze, caramel rose, and warm apricot hues; while deeper skin tones suit cool browns, rose, and golden copper shades.

My top picks

1. Bare Minerals Blonzer in Kiss of Copper

My OG. If you’ve been curious about the blonzing trend but aren’t sure where to start, consider this your one-stop shop for achieving ultra-glowy, sun-kissed skin with minimal effort. Simply sweep it on with a big, fluffy brush to get the warmth of a bronzer and the rosy flush of a blush in one easy step.

Although it’s a powder, the formula is so finely milled that it glides onto the skin like a cream. The shimmer adds a beautifully light reflective element without being too glittery, and it also manages to blur the appearance of enlarged pores and fine lines. (Can you see why I adore it?) Ideal if you love a natural, barely there makeup look.

€32, Look Fantastic

2. Charlotte Tilbury’s Beauty Light Wand in Pinkgasm Sunset

A gorgeous pigmented rose tone that delivers both warmth and a pink flush in a lightweight and serum-like formula that also has a fine shimmer illuminating finish. This adds a highlighter effect, leaving skin looking extra glowy and sun kissed. Stunning.

€35, Brown Thomas

3. Chanel Les Beiges Healthy Glow Sun Kissed Powder in Light Coral

If you want to splurge, you won’t beat the luxury experience of this. Another three in one, it contains a fine silky powder enriched with jasmine infused oil which hydrates as it blushes, bronzes, and highlights.

They can be used together or alone for a beautiful luminous finish. A little goes a long way, so you’ll really get value for money.

€85, Brown Thomas

4. Merit Flush Balm in Fox

Perfect for dry skin as it’s formulated with vitamin E for hydration, which gives skin with a dewy glow. Super lightweight, easy to blend, and compact enough to take on the go for reapplication.

The only downside is it won’t last as long as other blonzer formulations.

€29, meritbeauty.com

5. Sculpted By Aimee Cream Luxe in Cinnamon

The new formulation offers three times more pigment and a more hydrating formula with Hyaluronic Acid, Vitamin E, and Castor Seed Oil. This is particularly gorgeous blonzer shade.

€22, Sculpted by Aimee

6. Et Al Rose Glow Complexion

I’m a big fan of this mineral makeup brand and this multi-purpose palette does more than add a healthy bronzed glow, it also soothes with aloe vera and protects with vitamin E.

The pigments are buildable and long lasting and great not just for blonzing, but on your eyelids for a cohesive makeup look.

€35, etal.com

7. Ayu Bronze Cream Blush

The name says it all. With a golden, dewy finish this brings gorgeous sunkissed radiance to your skin.

As well as cheeks, it can also be used on the décolleté, or even as an eyeshadow for a beautiful summer glow. It also can be worn over make up or on its own — so versatile.

€22, ayucosmetics.com

8. Armani Sheer Fluid in Shade 11

Inspired by the sheer, weightless feel of organza, this cloaks the complexion with the most beautifully flattering youthful sunlit glow that looks like a second skin.

Multifunctional — it can be worn as a base, mixed with foundation or as I prefer, used as a blonzer. My go to when I need to perk up a tired complexion.