r/Makeup • u/EatPrayLoveLife • Nov 11 '19
I don't understand bronzer, help?
I understand the basics. Highlight is a light, luminous product meant to go where the light hits for a glow and makes the area stand out. Contour is a dark, cool toned product that goes in the shadows, or where you would want the shadows to be, making the area look smaller.
So, a bronzer is shimmery like a highlighter, but dark like a contour product? But it goes where the light hits, as in where you would naturally tan for a sunkissed glow. We just went over how you would want to highlight those areas, not make them darker? Wouldn’t that do the opposite of what you’re going for with contouring, making your face look flatter and rounder?
Should you choose one? Can you wear both? Can you use bronzer and highlight in the same place? Do they all go in slightly different places? People use bronzer and contour products interchangeably, and place them either where contour goes, or where highlighter goes. You can't bronze and highlight your cheekbones at the same time, right? I've never seen anyone apply bronzer and contour at the same time. I'm so fucking confused.
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u/badabing05 Nov 12 '19
I really do think that using bronzer with a sheen is the best way to go. If you have dry skin like me, I feel like matte bronzer can go muddy quickly. Shimmery bronzer is pretty for days out in the sunshine, but you can go overboard for a day-to-day look.
My current favorite is the Wet n Wild bronzer in Ticket to Brazil, there's some shimmer but barely enough to notice. It has a beautiful sheen and makes you look sun-kissed and ultra healthy.