How to Bronzer/blush application?

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Ashlee C.

Mar 24, 2015

Ashlee C.

Naked has a Bronzer, blush and highlighter palette. I was just wondering how they are applied together. Bronzer-contour, highlighter, and then blush over top of those? I'm new to face makeup, I normally stick with eyes and lips.

Kayla Marie W.

Mar 24, 2015

Kayla Marie W.

I use blush right on the cheeks, highlight just above that on the cheekbones and up on my temples and a tiny bit down the center on my face. The Bronzer goes right below your cheeks in the hollows, and around the edges of your face and even a bit on the sides of your nose. It's really variable though, depending on your face shape! Do what looks best on you 😊

Hannah K.

Mar 24, 2015

Hannah K.

Hmm, well it's important to know that bronzer and contour products are not the same thing. Bronzers are designed to bronze the skin and give it a glow like you've been suntanning. Contouring is the art of reshaping your face by creating shadows.

ordinarily what I do when I wear a full face is to apply blush first, blend that out, apply highlighter to the tops of my cheekbones and cupid's bow, and then, if I'm really going for a bronzey summery look I'll apply bronzer to the center of my forehead, my chin, my nose. But, of course, not a lot, I normally find the look of bronzer on myself weird.

Which palette are you looking at?

Riff W.

Mar 24, 2015

Riff W.

Hmmmm, the bronzer seems like a bronzer in the palette, not a contour color because it's a bit orangey and warm so I would use it on the high planes of your face where the sun normally hits. But that's just my opinion on the shade. A lot of people use bronzer to contour but it doesn't really do what contouring is supposed to do imo.

Ashlee C.

Mar 24, 2015

Ashlee C.

Okay yea that makes sense actually. I looked into bronzers and how it's supposed to touch where the sun hits like the places you ladies had mentioned. But a video I seen did that but also used it for contouring. It feels safer to avoid using it for that purpose. I'm trying to avoid the over tanned look and the look-at-my-five-o'clock-shadow appearance so it's helpful to know what to put where 😊

Kattya M.

Mar 25, 2015

Kattya M.

I like how it looks when used to soften the contour shade and blend it into your blush. I do get that it's only logical to apply on the high planes of the face but I don't know why I think it looks weird when people do that.

Riff W.

Mar 25, 2015

Riff W.

Kattya, you have to use a very very light hand otherwise it does look really weird. It just gives you a healthy glow, as long as it's not super dark compared to your natural skin tone. I personally like it blended into blush as well

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