I Love.. BRONZERS!
I do, I really do. I feel so much better when I wear it, it instantly makes me happy whilst either mimicking a tan or sculpting my face.
Over the years I have tried SO many, and these are my favourite 4. I wanted to share some swatches with you whilst comparing all of them.
Over the years I have tried SO many, and these are my favourite 4. I wanted to share some swatches with you whilst comparing all of them.
- Benefit 'Hoola' - This is a matte powder bronzer which is amazing for contouring and sculpting. (Read my full review.)
- Nars 'Laguna' - This is a powder bronzer which has refined golden sparkles. It's good to add a tan to your face, and doesn't look too bad used as a contour either. (Read my full review.)
- Soliel Tan De Chanel - This is a cream/mousse bronzer, it's great if you want to avoid a cakey look and add a natural warmth to your face, perfect to mimick a tan or sculpt your face. It has tiny golden micro sparkles which are almost invisible to the eye. (Read my full review.)
- Prestige 'Glam Tan' - This is a shimmer bronzer, it's great to highlight the tops of your cheekbones, the golden flecks are very refined and add a pretty glow unlike Mac 'Gold Deposit' MSF which adds a lot of chunky glitter and has an unflattering copper tinge. (My 'Glam Tan' is in a Mac compact as the Prestige plastic packaging is utter rubbish.) (Read my full review.)
Here are some swatches to compare them all..
They are all quite similar in tone, Hoola and Laguna are cooler, with the Chanel and Glam Tan being more golden.
My ultimate favourite has to still be the Chanel, it's just amazing and I'm having a mini panic attack as mine is finished and there are stock problems relating back to the warehouse in Paris!
CAUTION: Do not apply bronzer with a heavy hand, always use a small amount of product and build it up gradually. Also, never apply powder over liquid, or liquid over powder to avoid patches.
What's your favourite bronzer?
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I've recently bought Hoola, do you have any tips for using it for contouring/sculpting? I'm quite new to this xx
@Ellamarie - We always do that, once we have something we love we almost don't want to replace it, the chanel one is perfect for summer, use up your too faced one and then give it a try :)
Thanks, I'll give that a go! :) x
Kaushal xx
It gives me the perfect glowy look on my cheeks. Brilliant for summer AND winter. Love love love it!
I'm giving my Chanel another go at the moment. I like it much better when I use it with a fluffy brush and more on my cheeks rather than on the hollow of my cheeks as it looked as if I was dirty. We're all ok now.
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My faves at the moment are Bobbi Brown and my Givenchy Prism! xx
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auuww about the bronze universal! i have tried every single chanel counter around me! no way! btw i use glam tan as an eyeshadow and loving it!
sophie
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Thanks :)
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I have bought a few bronzers but they dont really suit my pale complextion :(
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but looking at the Chanel swatch, I 'd guess it would look muddy and dirty on me...
I never realised that it was that warm compared to the two others, thank u for this post!
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I like also Bourjois's bronzing powder (smells like chocolate) and Lise Watier's bronzing Powder in ''Soleil Doux''.
Love your blog, btw.
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I have been using N. Y. C.'s bronzer in "Sunny" for almost a year now. I really like it! I'd still love to give "Laguna" a go, as well as BE's Faux Tan.
Thanks for sharing your collection with us!
Happy Holidays! :)
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