Bronzed Beauty!

To achieve that sun kissed glow this summer without jet-setting off to somewhere tropical, opt for a good bronzer. Bronzer is a shortcut to velvety and  illuminating skin, giving your appearance a light sheen and natural glisten.

Top Tips:
1) What Shade to pick- Opt for a tone 1 to 2 shades than your natural complexion, or for more darker skin tones use bronzer's that a highly pigmented with a golden shimmer.

2)How to Apply -When using a powder use a large powder brush and swirl the brush into the bronzer powder and tap it to remove any excess and distribute evenly. If using any sort of gel or liquid based bronzer distribute evenly over skin, making sure there are no patches


3)Type of bronzer- There are different types of bronzer suitable for types of skin and the look your trying to achieve. press powder with shimmer great for glow and higlights, powder without shimmer offers a golden matte finished  look, bronzer as a primer, areosol,loose powder harder to mainpulate, gel bronzers,

4)Face Application- Avoid creating a flat finish, with single plane of colour. Remember that your face has dimensions, and therefore make sure to highlight key such as areas, nose, lips, forehead, jaw line, cheekbones, brow bones and collar bones.

5)Powder bronzer works well for those women with oily or combination skin, while liquid formulas are perfect for those with dry skin.

Top 5:
Mac Mineralize Skin Finish Gold Deposit £20.50
Natural Collection SunTint Bronzing Powder £1.99
Urban Decay Baked Bronzer - Gilded Bake £20.00
SmashBox Halo Hydrating Bronzing Powder £36.00
Estee Lauder Bronze Goddess - £27.00