With summer right around the corner, it’s time to start celebrating the sun whether you see much of it or not. Bronzer is a great way to create the illusion of tanned, sun-kissed skin and the flush of wind-bitten cheeks. Try and use bronzer as blush, in powder or cream form. Remember that a little goes a long way with ultra-bronzed color, so be sure to use one with a little shimmer that is not too much darker than your natural skin tone to avoid the oompa loompa look. Below are some bronzer as blush application tricks.
Try using a big kabuki-type brush for bronzer and blush application:
First off, ditch the dinky little brushes that compacts come with. Smaller brushes or tightly packed brushes deliver more concentrated color and this produces that streaky “clown” look.
Always use a big, bushy brush like a kabuki brush because it distributes the blush (or bronzer in this case) more evenly across the bristles and therefore across your face.
Also, it’s a good rule of thumb to shake/tap your brush a little bit after you put it in the bronzer/blush to get rid of excess makeup. Remember: you can always add more, but once it’s on, it’s a bitch to get off.
Try the 3-3-W method for foolproof powder bronzer application:
Make a 3 on each side of your face. Start at the temple, swoop the brush to your cheekbone, then swoop again along your jawline.
Make a W across your nose area. Start with one cheekbone, swoop down and back up to the nose, then swoop to the other cheekbone.
Think about how you look when you’re naturally flushed; it’s not just on your cheeks, so keep it light but give this a whirl and I guarantee you’ll look a bit more natural. This highlights the areas that would be most affected by natural sunlight, making you look lightly sun-kissed.
Keep in mind that this is all done with a very light touch.
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