10 Best Bronzers for Pale Skin 2024 | UK Makeup Artist Reviewed

Whether you have cool or warm undertones, Guerlain has you covered! As both shades are great for fairer skin types, you can choose between "Light Cool" and "Light Warm" to perfectly complement your complexion.

This powder bronzer blends two tan shades for complex colour and depth, with a pinky-peach tone for a healthy-looking glow. Giving an almost translucent finish, it’s hard to go overboard with this one allowing for impeccable blending every time. 

New to contouring and not sure where to start? Charlotte Tilbury’s Hollywood Contour Wand ensures a lightweight, even application. This make's it ideal for first-timers, as it'll be easy to get the hang of.

This silky liquid bronzer blends seamlessly into the rest of your makeup for a flawless finish. We recommend this light-medium shade for pale skin, but you can also try the tan shade alongside it to create cut-glass cheekbones with a subtle shimmer and a sun-kissed glow. 

This is the paler shade variation of Benefit’s famed Hoola bronzer, in a light tan shade designed to complement fair skin tones that'll help maintain that year-round golden glow. It's also highly pigmented so a little goes a long way!

We recommend sweeping a small amount around the perimeter of the face and blending gently onto the forehead, chin and cheeks. As a bonus, inside the cuboid packaging is a mini soft brush and compact mirror for easy application when you’re out and about.

The Jerome Alexander Magic Minerals Bronzer is a versatile 4-in-1 bronzing compact made to match a wide range of fair skin tones. Experiment with all four shades to customise the perfect colour for your unique tone, safe in the knowledge it'll last up to 12 hours.

A good choice if you are looking for a matte bronzer to take you through from summer to winter, the mineral formulation is hypoallergenic and safe to use as a bronzer, highlighter, blush and even an eye shadow! 

The Murumuru Butter Bronzer from Physicians Formula is a surprisingly good choice for those with oily skin. That's because it applies as a cream for seamless blending, but dries as a powder for a mattifying finish. The compact even comes with a sponge applicator, which is convenient for touch-ups on the go.

We've chosen the shade "light" for pale complexions. It has a very subtle peachy tint which will best compliment those with cool undertones, especially when worn with a similarly shaded blusher.

Sisley’s Phyto-Touche Sun Glow Powder comprises of three shades: two golden beige and one rose pink. The almost cream-like consistency of the powder makes it incredibly comfortable for daily wear and smooth to apply with the included kabuki brush. 

Sweep a brush over all three for a blushed all-over tan, or apply in separate stages. Start with the light beige shade to add colour to the face, followed the medium to define and contour. Finally, top it all off by applying the rose pink to the apple of your cheek for a youthful, fresh-faced look!

This shimmering light pink bronzer from Bobbi Brown adds a youthful flush to your complexion. It's a good choice for those with very fair or porcelain skin who often find tan and light brown shades to be too heavy. 

Not only is this a fab pale skin bronzer, but it can also be used for adding colour to the cheeks as a ‘barely there’ blush. Sweep on the ultra-soft pressed powder with a fluffy brush for radiant, sheer coverage.

Enriched with Vitamins A & E, this nourishing liquid bronzer has a mousse-like consistency that won't become chalky or cakey once dried, making it a good choice for any fair-skinned folks with dry skin. 

This bronzer looks terrific when applied directly on bare skin and just as good when used as part of your full makeup regime. Just be warned, it will appear very dark right off the bat! But with a bit of blending, it will gradually adapt to your natural skin tone for subtle, sheer radiance.

The Too Faced Soleil Bronzer looks fantastic and smells good enough to eat, although we wouldn't recommend it. Infused with absorbent cocoa powder, this bronzer provides a natural matte finish, scented with mouth-watering milk chocolate.

One of the most long-wearing bronzers on the list, this one will stay put for up to 8 hours. It probably won’t be the one for you if you're after that "just-off-the-beach glow" as it's more of a contour shade, but it will give great depth and a nice all-over tan.

Rimmel London has been a trusted cosmetics brand in the UK for decades, and this sunkissed bronzer is no exception to the excellent quality products they produce. 

If you know and love this brand, a product at this bargain price will be a no brainer, but beware that it's only suitable for warm-toned skin. If you have cooler undertones, we recommend trying another product.