Cheek Kiss Cream Bronzer
SUMMARY OF REVIEWS
Milani Cheek Kiss Cream Bronzer has a natural, soft matte finish that blends seamlessly and lasts all day, with several creators calling it long-wearing and non-greasy. Professional makeup artist Nikki La Rose says it's "all skin type and all skin age friendly," while Andréa Matillano notes one shade pulls slightly orange on her. The formula is praised as easy to build, lightweight, and comparable to high-end options, with no reported downsides across multiple reviews.
FULL REVIEWS
POSITIVE
- “I would spend high-end money for this Milani cream bronzer”0:37–0:41
- “This Cheek Kiss cream bronzer is one of my absolute favorite formulas ever”
- “It blends like an absolute dream and it looks so stunning on the skin”
- “I will pick this over my high-end cream bronzers any day”
- Source: Drugstore makeup tutorial - Aug 2, 2025
Variant: Hey Honey
- “The Milani Cheek Kiss cream bronzer is my favorite for like a true long lasting cream formula”22:00–22:08
- “This bronzer locks down. It will not move”22:12–22:17
- “This one also has more of a natural finish as well”
- “When you apply this one to the skin, it almost just kind of has like more of a true natural almost matte finish, which is harder to find when it comes to creams”22:21–22:29
- “The actual formula is so good that I can't really imagine that I'll ever, you know, not have it in my collection”22:42–22:46
- Source: Best drugstore makeup for hot weather - May 18, 2026
- “That one just pulls like a little bit orange on me, but that formula is really great”40:45–40:50
- Source: 50 products I actually used up (beauty empties I loved + hated) - Apr 22, 2026
- “Need I say more? I hit pan. This blends beautifully, it lasts”0:23–0:30
- Source: Holy Grail Affordable Makeup Products - Apr 15, 2026
- “If you put this in a high-end product container and gave it to me, I would 100% believe that this was like a 50 plus dollar bronzer”0:39–0:43
- “Blends like a dream, great pigmentation, long-lasting”0:45–0:49
- Source: Best affordable makeup of 2025 explained - Dec 12, 2025
Variant: Hey Honey
- “I'm going to stick to a holy grail Cheek Kiss cream bronzer in the shade Hey Honey”5:09–5:14
- “This is actually the lightest shade. I can use this when I'm fair and when I'm tan”5:14–5:20
- “This is more of like a natural almost satin matte sort of finish”5:18–5:25
- “When it comes to my cream bronzer, I don't like it to be super dewy. But I love that it has this soft matte finish”5:29–5:33
- Source: Ultimate drugstore makeup routine - Apr 7, 2025
Variant: Spilling Tea
- “I love this formula”
- “These are so effortless to apply and blend”14:20–14:26
- “You can keep it sheer or build it up so easily”14:23–14:28
- “There's no greasiness to them whatsoever”14:26–14:30
- “They're very lightweight and give a soft matte kind of blurred finish”14:28–14:35
- “There's just no stickiness here whatsoever”14:36–14:42
- Source: Top drugstore makeup favorites in every category - Aug 31, 2025
Variant: Spilling Tea
- “You guys know I swear by this product”
- “Is this not the prettiest, prettiest, easy to blend cream product?”4:59–5:06
- “Milani kills it with their cream products, period”5:02–5:10
- “If you were looking for something that feels luxurious through and through that is not going to break the bank, this is it”5:08–5:15
- Source: Drugstore makeup that beats luxury - Apr 20, 2026
- “This is an amazing formula”
- “It feels quite similar”3:40–3:43
- “This is one not to be overlooked”
- “It's not going to clog your pores. It blends well. It wears well. Just everything about the formulation in here is so so good”4:17–4:23
- “This is like a standalone moment”4:26–4:30
- Source: Drugstore vs. Luxury: Best in Category - Mar 16, 2026
- “They're easy, they're blendable, they're buttery, they are long-lasting”8:14–8:20
- “The shades are amazing to choose from. The price point is just unmatched”8:20–8:24
- “The way they blend on is buttery, it's not patchy, it doesn't rip up your makeup underneath”8:24–8:30
- “This just works so well with so many formulas that you would put this on top of”8:37–8:42
- “It's also all skin type and all skin age friendly, in my opinion, making this a no-fail cream bronzer at the drugstore”8:41–8:48
- Source: 15 no fail makeup products - Jan 10, 2026
Variant: 120: Spilling Tea
- “Milani cream bronzer in shade 120 blends into the skin like butter”0:16–0:20
- Source: Full Face Using the Best Drugstore Makeup - Jan 6, 2025
Variant: Hey Honey
- “The Milani Cheek Kiss Cream Bronzer is also really good, but definitely not as good of a shade range as Lunar Beauty or Morphe for the creams”22:46–22:53
- Source: Everyday drugstore makeup routine - Jun 14, 2026
- “How easy and seamless it is to work with”0:59–1:03
- “I just accidentally applied way too much and this will blend out beautifully”1:01–1:05
- “One of those rare cream bronzers that I can actually apply both underneath and on top of powder and it works great both ways”1:05–1:11
- Source: Best drugstore makeup under $20 - Mar 26, 2026
Variant: Spicy Season
- “I feel like this shade called Spicy Season doesn't get enough love”
- “It's just a classic cream pan, but it's going to blend with ease”10:05–10:11
- “This shade, I feel like gives such a real bronze and a really effective contour, too”10:08–10:13
- “The texture is creamy. It looks super natural on your skin. It wears well”10:38–10:43
- “I think this is kind of the hidden gem within this range. Consider Spicy Season. I think you'll like it”10:43–10:50
- Source: Ranking my top bronzers - all formats - May 2, 2026
Variant: Spicy Season
- “I used some cream contour. This is Milani's Cheek Kiss in the shade Spicy Season”8:44–8:51
- Source: Glowy not sticky coverage faves and how I apply them - Apr 14, 2026
- “The formulas are so similar between these two”
- “If I closed my eyes and used them, I don't think I'd be able to tell a difference really”
- “Very creamy, very pigmented, very bronzy”9:15–9:20
- Source: Best drugstore dupes ever created - Apr 22, 2026
Variant: Spicy Season
- “My favorite drugstore, just honestly period bronzer of all time has been Milani Cheek Kiss Bronzer Spicy Season”10:23–10:25
- “Hit pan on her. That's very rare”10:30–10:31
- Source: How I make my makeup last 12+ hours on oily skin - May 30, 2026
Variant: Hey Honey
- “Right off the bat, it looks a lot darker”2:26–2:31
- “I'm going to be careful not to build up the Milani too much cuz it's very pigmented”2:32–2:41
- “I think if you're wanting more bang for your buck, this Milani is amazing”2:44–2:50
- “Wow. Okay, honestly, I love it”2:51–2:54
- “I love it so much, I'm putting it on the Chanel side. I'm covering the Chanel bronzer with the Milani bronzer”2:55–2:58
- “We'll say even though per ounce this is a worse value, like I have had this for coming up on 3 years and I've just hit pan”3:00–3:04
- Source: Luxury vs Drugstore Makeup Comparison - May 24, 2026
MIXED / NEGATIVE
No negative reviews yet — creators have only had good things to say.
WHAT CREATORS SAY
- Consensus
- 4.6 / 5 from 10 creator reviewsGrailPeople ratings based on creator reviews.
- Good for
- Fair skin tones (1) · Tan / medium skin tones (1)
- Features
- Non-comedogenic (1) · Blendable (8) · Long-wearing (5) · Easy to use (4) · Matte finish (3)
- Value
- Value for money (7)
- ⚠ creators flagged issues with wide shade range (1)
Product details
Details
- Type
- cream bronzer
- Finish
- matte
- Shade
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- Key ingredients
- Dimethicone, Silica, Vitamin E, Watermelon Seed Oil, Rose Oil, Pomegranate Seed Oil
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