I Told You

That I was a bronzer whore. And below are the swatches to prove it.

I call these, "Bronzers that aren't really bronzers". Some (like Warmed MSF) create more of a warm glow or finish, rather than bronze per say, but they are in the general realm of bronzers. Ultimately is just depends on the effect you are going for.

First the products themselves:


And now the swatches:


(L to R - Deep Dark MSF, Warmed MSF, Stila Bronze Illuminating Finishing Powder, Off The Radar Pigment, Format Blush, and Sweet As Cocoa Blush)

These are actually bronzers by design, of the powder variety.

Again, product images (they're a bit washed out from the flash):


And swatches:

(L to R - Iman Sheer Finish Bronzing Powder in Clay, Prescriptives Custom Blend Bronzer, NARS Casino, Stila Sun #3 (d/c but easy to find), Prescriptives Bronzing Trio in Dark, CARGO in Dark, and MAC Bronzing Powder in Refined Deeper Bronze)

And now for liquid and cream stick blushes with MAC's Mineralize Loose Foundation thrown in for measure (I use it as a completely matte bronzer):




Almost there:

(L to R - Golden Face & Body FX Bronzer, and Deeper Bronze F&B FX Bronzer)

FInally:

(L to R - Bronzeray Bronzing Stick, Gold Magic, Rose D'or and MSF Loose in Deeper Dark)

Whew [wipes brow] !!! I think I am done swatching for a little while. I wish I could get better light settings on my camera to get more true to life swatches, but one does what one can.

A final note of bronzers (because I know you are sick of reading me blog about it)
You'd think I'd call it a day with the bronzers, but no, not at all. I just picked up the Iman Bronzer today at Walmart. I try to stay away from drug store makeup, but I figure Iman is a little classy, and I couldn't resist. My initial thought was that it was too sheer, and it is really sheer (an the packaging is hella cheap AND it was nearly $12 which is high for drugstore makeup), but I figure it would be good over my Select Tint (MAC) to maintain that dewy look. So [for now] I'm going to hold on to it. The thing is that there is just SO much variety in terms of finishes, coverage, and color family (golden vs. copper/orange, etc), it's exciting! And I wont lie, a lot of it is the thrill of the chase so to speak, because it is so hard to find bronzers that are deep enough for darker skintones, most end up looking like light (sometimes ashy) washes of pale gold shimmer. Not cute.

I have a few things on my things to try and buy list, some of which I have tried, but haven't bought:
- NARS Multiple in Palm Beach
- Sephora Luminous Trio in Bronze Trio
- Sephora Summer Safari Bronzer in Zebra
- Guerlain Terracotta Bronzing Powder #4
- Make Up Forever Mat Bronze in Earth
* Giorgio Armani in Shade # 8 (this stuff is super sheer and super expensive. I had it then returned it, but I still kind of want it)
* Prescriptives Sunsheen Cooling Bronzing Powder in Dark (I so don't need this and it is too sparkly, and yet...)

Until next time!