Bronzer

Oops, it's been a while since I last posted! The good news? It's August so I have another month's budget to spend on clothes and makeup (I...um...wasn't allowed to buy anything in August due to an overly spendy June). I plan on making a trip to Sephora this week (I "need" some interesting new eye shadows and we'll see what else I find!).

Today, I'd like to discuss bronzer. I've battled with bronzer in years past - I first tried it while on Europe Semester in college. I bought some Clarins powder face bronzer in Rome but after a little while realized that it just made my face look dirty. However, this year, when my body tan was looking great from my spray tanner (scroll down to learn more about that), I realized that my face was a completely different color. I ran off to Sephora and scooped up Stila Sun Bronzing Powder SPF 15 (it's so tricky, you LOOK tan, but you're actually wearing sunscreen!) in Shade 2, Sheer Warm Matte Bronse. Now, I have learned that the key to bronzer is figuring out where to apply it and, to be more specific, where to apply it on your particular face. Before, I had been applying it "where the sun would normally hit you" - on the tops of my nose, cheeks, forehead, chin. However, I'm a bit cheeky, and I mean that physically, my face cheeks are plump and happy (and whenever I gain weight it goes there first). For me, I use bronzer as a contouring trick - under my cheek bones, around the edges of my face, on the sides of my nose, and a little on my forehead and chin. This slims my face down a little while still looking summery.

I say, try bronzer again and experiment with where you put it. It can make a big difference!