I normally don't play with bronzers unless I'm competing but I couldn't resist picking up Too Faced California in a Compact-Beach Bunny. Let me just say that I was beyond shocked with the results!! It was absolutely beautiful against my skin. It blended with ease and my husband couldn't stop staring at me...saying how pretty my skin looked. I use Bobbi Brown Bronzer which is matte in deep but this newest gem has been receiving more play and is probably getting jealous.lol.What is your all time fave bronzer(s)?
My all time fav is Hoola from Benefit!
I love how it's matte, and it's tan, not orange.
It's perfect for girls like myself who weren't blessed with rich beautiful skin ;p
I love the Physician Formula Organic Wear Bronzer. It's very natural looking. My other favorite is my Jane Shimmering Bronzer in Tahiti. It's a pinky bronze, but it's absolutely beautiful! I also love the Guerlain Terracotta Bronzing powder, Covergirl True Blend Minerals bronzer and Maybelline Expert Wear bronzer.
I have Bobbi Brown's bronzer in that same color, but I use it as a blush. I use bronzer to contour and BB is too orange. I splurged during a Sephora sale and got Guerlain's Terracotta bronzer in #8.
Yaby's. By a long shot. One of the few bronzers that works on all skin tones. However, it is very satiny, almost like an eyeshadow. To the right is a pic of an upcoming tutorial of mine that uses the bronzer as a bronze highlighter for the cheeks and decollate - it's like J.Lo in a powder.
I love the Smashbox matte bronzers best, they're probably the highest quality mattes I've ever used - touch the surface and you'll see what I'm talking about! Buttery soft.
My recent discovery has been with the Too Faced Chocolate Soleil Matte bronzer! This stuff is amazing and definitely my new favorite. I've been using it every day!
For a non matte I love the Milani baked bronzers:)
I love Marks "glowdacious" it's such a perty tint and i can wear it alone with out foundation :) and if I add a bit extra to my cheek bones it makes them look like they are naturally rosed because they are blending with the rest on my face :)
For a bronze glow I usually reach for Warm Blend MSF from MAC. Though I tend to pull glow more from highlighting. Most days I find bronzer looks strange on me, I haven't figured out the perfect placement for bronzer, despite using it regularly on others.
I alternate between Benefit's Hoola, MAC's Tantone (blush) & Tarte's Bronze (loose) for contouring because they're matte and more brown than orange.
LORAC Baked Bronzer is my cult favorite and I think that for a powder has REALLY great staying power. I like makeup that LOOKS BETTER as the day progresses. Instead of wearing off it gives off a beautiful healthy sheen. On a more exclusive day (to go clubbing or what not) I like the JLo Golden skin effect and I use the MAC limited Edition In 3Dimension Skin Finish in Gilt. It leaves you looking Golden, perfect for nighttime wear. But those are the two I swear by.
Wow! The variety of bronzers is huge. It wasn't that long ago that bronzers were the underrated product and didn't receive that much attention in print mags and now every mag that I subscribe to talks about them. With the different finishes and formulas this just opens the floodgates for me to experiment with other bronzers. :)
I have a sample of the Lorac Tantilizer bronzer but I wasn't too impressed the first time I used it! Looks like I should try it again bc some of you seem to love it! I usually just use bronzer for contouring, and Tantilizer seems to be more for all over the face for that added "glow".
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May 07, 2012
Shelley W.
I normally don't play with bronzers unless I'm competing but I couldn't resist picking up Too Faced California in a Compact-Beach Bunny. Let me just say that I was beyond shocked with the results!! It was absolutely beautiful against my skin. It blended with ease and my husband couldn't stop staring at me...saying how pretty my skin looked. I use Bobbi Brown Bronzer which is matte in deep but this newest gem has been receiving more play and is probably getting jealous.lol.What is your all time fave bronzer(s)?
May 07, 2012
Elizabeth G.
My all time fav is Hoola from Benefit!
I love how it's matte, and it's tan, not orange.
It's perfect for girls like myself who weren't blessed with rich beautiful skin ;p
May 07, 2012
Christina L.
I love the Physician Formula Organic Wear Bronzer. It's very natural looking. My other favorite is my Jane Shimmering Bronzer in Tahiti. It's a pinky bronze, but it's absolutely beautiful! I also love the Guerlain Terracotta Bronzing powder, Covergirl True Blend Minerals bronzer and Maybelline Expert Wear bronzer.
May 07, 2012
Kellye C.
Hard Candy has a really good bronzer I love it!!
May 07, 2012
Dela Belle K.
I am loving covergirl queen collection in brown bronze. Its perfect on me. Milani has good ones too.
May 07, 2012
Liesha J.
So far I am LOVING the Lorac Tantalizer Baked Bronzer. Amazing!!!
May 07, 2012
Nichole H.
I have Bobbi Brown's bronzer in that same color, but I use it as a blush. I use bronzer to contour and BB is too orange. I splurged during a Sephora sale and got Guerlain's Terracotta bronzer in #8.
May 07, 2012
Jordan L.
I love the Smashbox matte bronzers best, they're probably the highest quality mattes I've ever used - touch the surface and you'll see what I'm talking about! Buttery soft.
May 07, 2012
Terra M.
My recent discovery has been with the Too Faced Chocolate Soleil Matte bronzer! This stuff is amazing and definitely my new favorite. I've been using it every day!
For a non matte I love the Milani baked bronzers:)
May 08, 2012
Consuelo A.
I love Marks "glowdacious" it's such a perty tint and i can wear it alone with out foundation :) and if I add a bit extra to my cheek bones it makes them look like they are naturally rosed because they are blending with the rest on my face :)
May 09, 2012
karissa b.
NARS Laguna! No orange-ness, which is hard to find in a bronzer haha!
May 09, 2012
Tanya A.
I love love love LORAC TANTALIZER BRONZER! I use it daily!
May 09, 2012
Tamara R.
For a bronze glow I usually reach for Warm Blend MSF from MAC. Though I tend to pull glow more from highlighting. Most days I find bronzer looks strange on me, I haven't figured out the perfect placement for bronzer, despite using it regularly on others.
I alternate between Benefit's Hoola, MAC's Tantone (blush) & Tarte's Bronze (loose) for contouring because they're matte and more brown than orange.
May 09, 2012
Rose M.
I like this product: http://www.physiciansformula.com/en...
May 09, 2012
Raisa J.
LORAC Baked Bronzer is my cult favorite and I think that for a powder has REALLY great staying power. I like makeup that LOOKS BETTER as the day progresses. Instead of wearing off it gives off a beautiful healthy sheen. On a more exclusive day (to go clubbing or what not) I like the JLo Golden skin effect and I use the MAC limited Edition In 3Dimension Skin Finish in Gilt. It leaves you looking Golden, perfect for nighttime wear. But those are the two I swear by.
May 09, 2012
Shelley W.
Wow! The variety of bronzers is huge. It wasn't that long ago that bronzers were the underrated product and didn't receive that much attention in print mags and now every mag that I subscribe to talks about them. With the different finishes and formulas this just opens the floodgates for me to experiment with other bronzers. :)
May 09, 2012
Soma S.
The ones that work best w/ me and they do not break me out are:
Tarte's Park Avenue Princess
Bare Minerals' Faux Tan
MAC Harmony [breaks me out, but for special ocassions, it's a great color for me]
NARS Laguna didn't work well w/ my skin... but the color was nice for NC30.
Jordan - def. going to check out the Yaby one! It looks fantastic!
May 09, 2012
karissa b.
I have a sample of the Lorac Tantilizer bronzer but I wasn't too impressed the first time I used it! Looks like I should try it again bc some of you seem to love it! I usually just use bronzer for contouring, and Tantilizer seems to be more for all over the face for that added "glow".
May 10, 2012
Joveeta L.
i ♥ NYX matte bronzer in Deep.. look nice on my medium skintone (NC25-30) :)
i want to try Benefit Hoola!!