Clarins Splendours Summer Bronzing Compact

I spotted this beautiful looking bronzer whilst browsing the Clarins website and had to blog about it.

I'm a big fan of bronzers that have more than one colour in them. In Summer, your face isn't one uniform shade all over so bronzers that contain different shades of browns and pinks always achieve a more natural effect in my opinion.

The thing that most attracts me to this is the intricate engravings on the bronzer itself and the little gold circle in the centre. The pattern almost looks like hyroglifics - very detailed and unique.

This compact has just the right amount of shimmer in it, without giving you an overly glowy, sparkly face. The little gold circle in the middle will allow your brush to pick up just a tad of shimmer.

This is available now as part of Clarins limited edition Summer collection and costs £30.

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Guerlain Terracotta 4 Seasons Bronzing Powder

The concept behind this product from Guerlain is interesting - the idea is that you pick a colour palette based on your hair colour, and the 4 shades within your palette will automatically suit your skin tone, all year round.

All girls know that your skin changes colour so much throughout the course of a year - whether it's getting lighter or darker. Any one who uses a bronzer regularly will know that it's a struggle to find the right colours to match your skin during different times of the year that don't make you look 'caked' in brown powder that sits unnaturally on your face.

Guerlain have designed their 4 Seasons Bronzing Powders to offer the perfect mix of bronzing and highlighting in a matte, natural looking palette. You can use the pink or dark shades as a blush, and the neutral shades for the rest of your face. 

It's quite expensive at £46.50 RRP, but looking at the colours they've included in each palette, it seems like an all-in-one product for bronzer, blusher, highlighter and sculpting. And if you can use it all year round, it would save buying different shades for different times of year to match your changing skin.

The palettes are available in ebony, brunettes, blondes, sheer brunettes, sheer blondes and ivory so there is something for everyone.

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Topshop Cheek Duo Review

I was browsing the Topshop make up counter over the weekend and picked up this little beauty. I'm a huge fan of Benefits Perfect 10 bronzer and this is the closest match I've found so far. 

The colour is called 'Break of Day' and it's half bronzer half blusher with an easy to wear light bronze on one side and a subtle but pretty pink on the other. Both sides have a very slight shimmer, nothing too obvious, and blend really well together. 

The best thing about this (and Perfect 10 is good for this too) is that you can either use just bronzer, just blusher or blend the two to whatever shade you like - some days you can apply more of the bronzer and on others more of the blush depending on your mood. 


This is really easy to apply - I just swirl a bronzer brush across the whole palette and apply across the top of my cheekbones, dusting any excess across my forehead, nose and chin. As long as you don't pick up too much product there's no need to blend. 


The only criticism I have of this product is that it would be nice to have a mirror inside - it looks just like a compact and it's the kind of thing you can keep in your handbag so a mirror would be helpful. Other than that I'm in love with this, and it only costs £12.50 which is an absolute steal! 


Liz
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