Bronze Appeal
Create a healthy hue for your skin by adding bronzers. Many women think bronzers are only to achieve a tanned look or to enhance their existing tan. Truth is – Bronzers are a girl’s best friend and are a quick fix for uneven skin tone.
They also can add a bit of warmth to a pale complexion and using the right shade and texture of bronzer will not only make your skin tone look perfect, but will sculpt the face too. Bronzers are used for many different purposes such as, to provide contour to features, add color and glow or even to fake a tan. Bronzers can be used to camouflage skin pigment and tint imperfections like freckles just by buffing a shade darker than your natural skin tone.
When placed under the cheekbones and around the perimeters of the face, bronzer creates subtle contours, while adding highlights with shimmer bronzers on the planes of the face will give your skin, a just right glow in a more natural looking way.
Bronzers have always been used by celebrity makeup artists. They have been known to utilize them to create flattering lustrous looks for popular faces that can be worn all year round.
Color My World Right
Choose a bronzer according to your skin type and tone. Say goodbye to orange bronzers. Trends in bronzing have shifted to more neutral, beige and warm color palette. By analyzing your skin tone, chose one shade darker than your skin color. Choose a bronzer with a matte texture because too much shimmer tends to enhance the skin’s natural texture by exaggerating lines and pores. A bronzer with a slight gleam when paired with neutral warm bronzers can make the skin look luminous.
Bronzing the right way will take your makeup to the next level. Create a smooth canvas by using a gentle exfoliator and a hydrating moisturizer. Follow the latest summer trends and use a tinted moisturizer with sun screen or a sheer liquid foundation. By wearing heavy foundations and a darker shade of bronzer leads to an unnatural look. Sweep your entire face with a translucent powder as this will allow the powder bronzer to blend better.
Golden rule of makeup: powder on powder and cream on cream is helpful when layering different textures of makeup. Use a matte powder bronzer in a neutral brown than orange color for oily to combination skin as this will help to eliminate excess halation too. Use a big brush to apply the bronzer where the sun hit the face first. Blending is the key, using a circular motion; blend well on the cheek bones, bridge of the nose and gently across the forehead. Keep the strokes soft, yet firm enough to buff the product into the foundation.
Cream bronzers are great for dry skin, blended with fingers or a sponge on the face down the neck till décolletage and set with a soft dust of translucent powder creating a base for a powder blush. Liquid bronzers not self tanning lotions can be used as an alternative to sheer foundations, as they give enough coverage to conceal minor imperfections. Make sure to stretch the color around the neck and ears to look more even toned. Bronzers with shimmers are fun as they add luminosity and radiance to the skin.
Liquid Body bronzers are popular to give the skin a warm smooth finish and mask uneven skin tone even great to be used on stretch marks as color reduce the intensity of unflattering shinny surface.
Tropical Punch
Compliment the bronze goddess look with a tropical punch and a dash of shimmer for this summer. Bring fresh teals paired with gold and neutral browns to your eye makeup design and create an oasis of fresh summer palette. Cheerful hue can be used to line the upper lash line or just across the lid for an aqua eye. Teals and greens are the new zesty accents with sunshine gold and champagne highlights.
Blush is an accent in this case when topped over a bronzed skin it gives a more youthful appearance. Conclude your facial artwork with water resistant mascara and adding a tropical punch to your pout with either a high shine or sheer bright lip gloss in juicy couture colors.
Best Bronzing Buys
Some helpful recommendations for a flattering sun smart bronze kissed skin, try Stila Bronzing Tinted moisturizer with SPF 15 infused with 24kt gold for a golden glow. If looking for a little more coverage find a shade in Cover FX- Skin Tint FX moisturizing treatment and Tint with SPF 30, this is available in a variety of shades.
Bobbi Brown All Over Bronzing Gel with SPF 15 is a gel based tint that instantly gives the skin a healthy glow washes off like regular makeup add Bobbi Browns Shimmer Bricks on top for instant highlight in copper, bronze or beige and can be used as a blush.
Makeup For Ever Matte Bronzer # 2 with a silky finish, Nars Bronzing Duo and Cargo’s water resistant matte bronzer are industry favourites for a flawless bronze look.
Urban Decay’s Get Baked Eye Shadow Palette offers a color punch in a compact palette with neutral browns and a teal as an accent while add fullness and sheer bright color to lips with amazing Glossy Full Lip-gloss by Make Up For Ever that gives an unparallel mirror effect with a maxi lip ingredient that plumps the lips with an added benefit of mentholated fragrance that feels refreshing.
