Bronzer always makes me nervous. I am so pale that everything is way too dark or too orange for my skin tone. At first, this bronzer looks way too dark. But the swatch took more than a single swipe. It is pigmented, but it takes a little bit of building up. And it blends out very easily.
This colour is called Bronzed. And I really like the colour. It's not too brown and it's not too orange. I think it will be perfect once I start getting a little bit more tanned. I don't think it will become my Holy Grail bronzer, but for now, I'm really liking it.
I am really bad for not highlighting and cotouring when I have a full face of makeup on. My cheeks are just naturally pretty bright red. And I have very full, chubby cheeks, and I haven't found a way to contour them where it doesn't look like a streak down my face.
Ages ago, when I first decided to attempt the contour life, I bought Benefit Hoola. And then, for good measure (or impulse) I bought Benefit Hervana at the recommendation of the girl at Sephora.
Hervana was recommended to me because you can swirl it together and have it be darker or have it be softer. I usually end up with a softer blush which is how I prefer it.
I like Hoola as well. I think the color is a little dark for my skin tone. But it blends nicely.
They come in the cardboard boxes with the magnetic close. They came with little brushes that my cats have had a blast playing with.
My first MAC lipstick! I'm so excited! I've tried their lip liners (post to come) but not their lipsticks. I found some other colours that I want. But my first one just happens to be Bronze Shimmer Frost lipstick!
I was planning my makeup for my Halloween costume (post coming tomorrow on all of the details!) and I couldn't decide on a lipstick. I wanted something nude but more on the gold side. And a gold lipstick is surprisingly hard to find! Everything was very orange.
After striking out at Sephora and Shoppers Drug Mart, I decided to give the MAC counter a try on my way out. And they came to my rescue! I found what I was looking for immediately and was very excited to try it.
This is a very shimmery lipstick. I was expecting it to be very drying and feel gritty due to all the glitter. But it is the complete opposite! It's super smooth and creamy and comfy to wear. It's not super pigmented, but it's just what I was looking for. The only downside is that now I want to go back and buy all of the other lipsticks MAC has available.
Verdict: I don't know how often I will wear it. Gold isn't one of my favourite colours to wear. But I love this and I'm going to try to find excuses to wear it.
