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bronzer | lookingjoligood.blog Tip Tuesday #89: How to apply your bronzer
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Tip Tuesday #89: How to apply your bronzer

LauraJoli LookingJoliGood8 Comments

Here’s another tip for Tip Tuesday:

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Today’s tip is about how to apply your bronzer to get the best results.

 

I am so pale, therefore, I NEED bronzer! Along with blush and mascara, it is one of those magical makeup products that can be applied quickly and simply, yet will instantly add life to your face.

Here are my tips on how to get the best results from your bronzer application.

  • Apply powder bronzer after all of your cream products have been set.
  • Using a clean fluffy brush, dip your brush into the bronzer, tap away any excess, don’t skip this part of the step
  • Sweep a small amount onto the areas where your skin would naturally pick up sun:
    • the top of the cheeks
    • on the nose
    • across the forehead
    • a touch on the chin
  • Blend the color up and out along the tops of your cheekbones and forehead.
  • Apply more as needed
  • Blend, blend, blend!

For shimmery formulas, only apply to the higher points of the face, similar to how you would apply highlighter.

Keep in mind that even if you are using the world’s best makeup, if you don’t use the correct technique it’s not going to look good on you.

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Three of my current favorite bronzers are:

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Be sure to come back for next week’s Tip Tuesday about the correct technique for blush application. The following Tip Tuesdays we’ll be discussing highlighter application.

Let me know if you try it out and what you think! If you are enjoying these tips every Tuesday you can check them all out by clicking HERE.

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bronzer | lookingjoligood.blog Tip Tuesday #88: Contour vs Bronzer
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Tip Tuesday #88: Contour vs Bronzer

LauraJoli LookingJoliGood6 Comments

Here’s another tip for Tip Tuesday:

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Today’s tip is about the difference between contour and bronzer

While both bronzer and contour products are usually a shade of brown, and they both go on the face, they are actually quite different.

Bronzers are generally warm-toned with orange or red undertones.  It is used to add warmth and life to the face in the areas that the sun would naturally hit your skin: the top of your forehead, nose, and cheeks.

Contour products are usually cool toned. The areas where the contour product is applied are the temples across the forehead at the hairline under the cheekbones and jawline, around the nose and under the lips.

While matte bronzers can be used for contour it is not ideal since contour is designed to mimic shadows on the face and not to warm up the completion.

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Don’t confuse bronzing your face with contouring.  These are two different techniques.

Two of my current favorite contour products are:

Three of my current favorite bronzers are:

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Be sure to come back for next week’s Tip Tuesday about the correct technique for bronzer application as well as the following Tip Tuesdays we’ll be discussing blush and highlighter application.

Let me know if you try it out and what you think! If you are enjoying these tips every Tuesday you can check them all out by clicking HERE.

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Bronzer 101

LauraJoli LookingJoliGood9 Comments

Let’s face it, about this time of year, if you live in the North East like I do you are probably a bit Vitamin D deficient!  While I can’t help you with that, I can give you a few tips on how to look like you have just returned from a stay at the beach.

Adding life to your face can be as simple as using bronzer!

While using bronzer to add color is a simple step, proper application isn’t always as simple.  Keep in mind that the goal is to add color, but not to give the appearance of an all over tan. Bronzer should be applied where the sun would naturally hit the face, the forehead, the cheeks, and the nose.

Bronzer is applied after your foundation and concealer have been put on. Choose a bronzer that works with you skin tone.  To apply find the apple of the cheek by smiling and lightly dust your cheeks with the bronzer. Then using a wide brush blend up and blend down.  You can put blush on top of it and even a little bit of shimmer and highlight on top as well.

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Don’t confuse bronzing your face with contouring.  These are two different techniques.

While bronzer is probably the quickest way to add some color and life to your face, a little bronzer can go a long way, remember that you can always add more, so start off lightly and build it up as needed.

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This is not the effect you are wanting to achieve with bronzer! (This is not my photo, I just googled bronzer overload and this was one of the first pictures that came up. )