Ahhh bronzers, how I heart you. You have been a part of my make-up routine for years. I wear bronzer year round, although I use less in the in the winter when I wouldn't have a tanned look to my skin. And because I don't tan, I love bronzer even more to get that 'I just got out of the sun' look, but without the sun damage. So here are my bronzed favourites.
What I used this year
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| Hard Candy in Tiki, NYC in Sunny, Hoola by Benefit, ELF in Golden Bronzer, ELF blush/bronzer duo, Too Faced Chocolate Soleil, Rimmel Blush in 'bronze', ELF $1 line bronzer, Rimmel in Sunlight |
Favourite bronzer 2010
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| N.Y.C. in Sunny |
I am happy to report that this is usually sold for less than $5 and available at drugstores, where ever N.Y.C. products are sold. I bought this at the suggestion of emilynoel83 (on youtube) and didn't really think to expect much; I was happily wrong. This is a very good shade of bronzer that won't leave you looking orange. It is extremely buildable, meaning you can wear a little or a lot. Best of all it's basically matte without any glitter, so you won't be getting more than you wanted in a bronzer. I use this pretty much every day and LOVE it. For the money, you really can't go wrong in trying it! One of my best budget finds for 2010.
Honorable Mention
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| Hoola by Benefit This was one of the first bronzers I ever bought and I continue to re-purchase it. As you can seen from this picture, this is a well used bronzer. Hoola is expensive when compared to N.Y.C. in Sunny, retailing for approximately $36CAD at Sephora or Shoppers Beauty boutique stores. However this bronzer lasts you a long time and is honestly one of the best for anyone's skin color. It is matte, has no glitter and I think it's more of a true chocolate color than Sunny. The only downside of this bronzer is truly the price..otherwise it's winner! If you got a Sephora gift card for Christmas & don't know what to spend it on, this would be a good one. Least favourite bronzer 2010  Rimmel Natural Bronzer in Sunlight Okay quite honestly I feel bad even listing a least favourite because this is not a bad bronzer. However, in the spirit of my 'best of' lists I felt I had to choose the one I liked the least. I had heard that N.Y.C. in Sunny was being discontinued & that this was the next best thing to it, for a drugstore brand. It turns out that N.Y.C. in Sunny is NOT being discontinued & it's a good thing because this just isn't the same for me. I do think that part of the reason I don't like this is because of the packaging. N.Y.C. comes in a flip top compact style container, where this one has a screw top that is quite loose & flimsy. I also find that the Rimmel product is a bit more 'orange' than other bronzers I've used, at least for me. Having said all that, a lot of people really like this drugstore bronzer but I'm just not one of them. I do however like the Rimmel blush in 'bronze', which I use as a light bronzer on those days when I'm feeling a little more pale. I could go on & on about bronzers but I'll keep it to this list. If you have a bronzer you have loved, that you don't see in my stash..PLEASE share! |
