WEEK 4: Bronzer

Hola Dalimoos,

Welcome back for week 4 of #theSOProject.  This week it is all about bronzer.

Bronzer is a product that is used to add warmth or colour to your face this can be matte or shimmery finish and is either swept across the whole of your face or applied as in a three shape from your forehead to your cheek to your jawline, anywhere the sun would hit naturally.

Bronzer is usually used after you have concealed and put your foundation on, or if you use powder after you powder.

Top: Bare Minerals (matte)
Below: W7 Honolulu Matte

Top:  Look Beauty in Ibiza (shimmer)
Bottom: Rimmel 025 Sun Glow (slight shimmer)

There are many different types of bronzers matte powder, shimmery powder and cream.   I have never tried cream bronzer's before but I would really like to try the bourjois bronzing cream but haven't got round to getting it yet, may be this is the excuse I need!  I tend to stick with matte colours but on the odd day I do like a bit of shimmer.

For the Bare Mineral's warmth powder I use the powder brush it came with.  For my normal day to day bronzing I like to you the Real Technique's multi-task brush.

You shouldn't really use a normal bronzer as a contour as bronzers are normally too orange/reddy, contours should be matte and of the greyish tone to give the more natural look, the aim of a contour is to give the illusion of more dimension to your face.  You can put contour down the sides of your nose, in the hollows of your cheeks, on your neck, under your jaw/chin...

I was going to upload a picture of the contour that I am using at the moment but I cannot find it for love nor money!  I love using the sleek contour kit or the sleek blush, highlight and contour kit.  For contouring I like to use the Real Technique's contour brush, this is just the perfect size for the hollows of your cheeks.

I have shown the bronzers I tend to use all the time.  I do have other's in my collection that are just as good/nice but didn't want this to become a "collections post" so whittled it down to just a few as I don't want to overwhelm you with too many.

Would you recommend something different?  What bronzer's/contour would you recommend?

Anywho my lovelies, until next time...

Ciao for now