Last April I bought my first bronzers: the Warm and Golden Bronzers from the ELF Studio line--and before that, I had bought the Studio Contouring Blush&Bronzing Powder which I really (& still) like.
Since then, I've developed an intense attraction for bronzers, I just would love to try all of them. Why the attraction? Like many other things in the makeup world, they were something I didn't use (or knew how to). That was one of the reasons I started to look for bronzers, the other was simply practical: they are an option for when my foundation is a shade too light for my skin--they darken my skin, give it a beautiful glow and/ or more definition to my cheeks.
I prefer to apply bronzers on cheeks, forehead, nose and chin. For contouring, I use dark blushes like MAC Blunt or Emote blushes.
Since then, I've developed an intense attraction for bronzers, I just would love to try all of them. Why the attraction? Like many other things in the makeup world, they were something I didn't use (or knew how to). That was one of the reasons I started to look for bronzers, the other was simply practical: they are an option for when my foundation is a shade too light for my skin--they darken my skin, give it a beautiful glow and/ or more definition to my cheeks.
I prefer to apply bronzers on cheeks, forehead, nose and chin. For contouring, I use dark blushes like MAC Blunt or Emote blushes.
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NARS LAGUNA BRONZER -- Beautiful bronzer, brownish with gold specs. Gives my NC37 skin just a pretty, healthy glow.
CLINIQUE TRUE BRONZE PRESSED POWDER BRONZER in SUNKISSED -- Described by Clinique as a Pink Bronze, I like the texture and it is not as shimmery as I would have thought. I use it more on my cheeks as it is kinda pink and could make me look orange if applied all over the face. Oh, I think the brush is really nice, very very soft. But to me it works more for contouring than for applying bronzer all over the face.
STILA SUN BRONZING POWDER in SHADE 02 -- A "sheer warm matte bronzer", it is, well, matte... but it does have just the smallest amount of shimmer, not much really. I like the color and that it is matte but I find it a bit chalky. Guess it's okay for contouring. Not bad, I'm just not crazy about it.
The 3 of them side by side and on swatched in the back of my arms (maybe NC30 skin?):
IMHO, the best one of these three is the LAGUNA bronzer, the brownish shade goes well with my NC37 skin. I suggest checking the CASINO shade if you have NC40 or darker skin, specially if you are using it for contouring.
The other day I bought a Wet N Wild bronzer, I think it's frome the new Color Icon line. It's really pretty, I'll post swatches as soon as I can.
L8R!
¡Vivan, amen y rían!
