Sunday, 13 June 2010

My summer Make-up- Bronzer





Summer Bronzer :)

Bronzer is a must have for summer, it brightens the complexion, and generally makes you look healthy and bright :)

The two bronzers i am loving right now, are Body Shops Bronzing powder in 01 and Nars Laguna Bronzer




Body Shops Bronzing Powder
My friend had this bronzer first, and we were getting ready for a night out and i used it.
it was love at first sight(!)
it is matte, so your face does not end up looking like a disco ball in the sunshine.. always a plus point! :)
it is the perfect shade for me, as it looks natural on the skin and not so obviously bronzed out.
I love the packaging too, it is a gold mirrored effect ( this carries though most of there cased products, i have a cream foundation that is silver mirrored) no other brand has it, so it is easy to find when i am digging around in my make-up bag.
You also get a lot of product in is, the pan is much bigger than a MAC blush pan and slightly bigger than the bronzing pan..
It contains 11.5g compared to MAC blushes 6g MAC bronzer 10g
The pricing is not cheap per say, it costs £12 from the BodyShop website
MACs cost £16:50
and NARS £22
So it is the cheapest overall, and your getting the most of the money you pay penny/gram.


The Swatch above is the Bronzing Powder, as you can see, there is no shimmer, it is a pure matt bronze.
I either use this on my cheeks and across my nose, to give my skin a natural sun kissed glow using a fluffy face brush as to not deposit too much of a colour concentration.
Or i use it to contour my cheek bones, sadly i was not blessed with Angelina Jolie style bone structure :( so i make do with improv :) [contour and highlight]

NARS Laguna Bronzer
I have heard so much about this on Youtube and Blogs that i had to purchase.
i finally got round to doing so when i was in L.A
We went to this plaza style mall near Hollywood Boulevard.
The Hollywood sign was visible from the shops, which was amazing!
and at this shopping complex there was a Sephora!!
So i decided after waiting so long i would buy the NARS duo in Orgasm and Laguna
(also what is very strange is that we stayed in Laguna Beach while we were there!! :) )
Again you probably have heard so much about this product so i will keep it short and sweet :).



The above swatch is off the blush and bronzer i love both, but this is about the bronzer.
Laguna has a more of a satin, slightly shimmery finish to it, much more so than the BodyShops
i would say much more suitable for a night out or a cloudy day so the sun doesn't highlight the shimmer on your face.


On the Left is Laguna and Right BodyShops Bronzing powder
it is clear too see that they are pretty much close in colour with maybe BodyShops a little mire red toned. and you can see the satin finish to Laguna

Both i would highly recommend :)
as both apply well, have good colour pay off the only difference is the pricing and because of that I would prefer Body Shops (not by much though )

What bronzers are your favourites?
and do you recommend me any?
That would be great help :)

Take Care and have a lovely day!
Sarah :) x





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