If you’re a makeup minimalist, bronzer is a great way to turn up your look with out layering on lots of makeup. I view makeup as a “time/place†thing. As in there’s a time and a place for all levels of makeup.
Possible scenarios –
For your best friend’s wedding, you might go all out. Spend an hour on perfecting just the right look for your home girl’s big day – We’re talking primer, photo flattering foundation, blush, highlight, contour, layers of eye shadow, liner, mascara, brow pencil/ powder, brow gel, and then finally – translucent powder to make sure you don’t end the evening looking a shiny mess.
For work you might just do the basics to help polish up and prep your face for the mean corporate jungle – tinted moisturizer, mascara, gloss.
So now that I’ve written a dissertation on why I love bronzers, lets review a couple.
Iman Sheer Finish Bronzing Powder
Cost – $13.99 (at Duane Reade)
My color – Bronzer Clay
My review – Pure love. I think this is the one for me (for now). It’s a perfect balance of matte and shimmer. Very rich texture which I love. Comes in a nice brown compact that looks tres sophisticated. Compact has a mirror. This might sound trivial but these little touches really do matter. I love that this bronzer acts as bronzer and blush all in one. It’s a very natural look.
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Mac Bronzing
Cost – $20
My color –Refined Deeper Bronze
My review – While this was initially love at first sight in the store, the lovin wore thin once I got it home in natural light. The shimmer was very obvious which I do not like. The coverage wears very well. I don’t recall having to touch up after the first application. I really loved this in the store and hate that I didn’t like as much once I got home. I’m still undecided on whether or not I’ll return this. It might make a great blush for me.
So my lovelies, this might conclude my bronzer series for the summer. I have reviewed four bronzers and and all at different price points. There are great liquid bronzers out there but my focus for this series was purely powder, as I think the concept goes hand and hand with easy breezy summer makeup.
So go out and glow,
Felicia