If you use too much bronzer you will look like you just rolled your face in dirt.

Bronzer is one of those things that you must use, but you can do it really badly. My pal Jenny from the block has got it figured out. Hell, her artist, Scott Barnes, tried to launch a whole make-up line based on his success with this woman's cheeks. On her face! Dirty minds! Well Scott's products tanked but J. Lo's look is still imitated.


In my mind a matte bronzer is key. I like Bobbi Brown's because she offers 5 matte tones, including Natural which has a touch of pink in it.



Do not get mixed up with her Illuminating Bronzers unless you want one of the pink ones. Which is confusing. Pink blushy colors are in the bronzing line. Why?

Have I mentioned I think shimmer bronzer is a bad idea? AVOID!

I do own Antigua Illuminating Bronzing Powder and it's a great blush, but darker than I might have guessed just looking at it



So how do you not screw it up? Use a little not a lot. Brush it from the hairline to the bloom of the cheek, hugging the underside of the cheek bone. If you want to get a little color all over, think about where the sun hits your face: cheeks, forehead, nose and chin. There is also the school of thought that you should be making a 3 on each side of your face: run the brush from the forehead to under the cheekbone to under the jawbone. See how that might be considered a 3? I really should figure out how to draw on here.

Remember if you got carried away, or dipped into a deeper color than you meant to, use a little transparent powder to blend it out. Use a different brush, otherwise you could very well make it darker. Not the intended effect.

Oh HEY! Recently Bobbi also got a clue a redid some of her brushes. Dude, thank god. That old bronzer brush was so hard it could make you itch just looking at it. And it shed. Oh man, the shedding. So this is a vast improvement! Very soft. I still can't commit to the shape, but I can't think of a better one.



Bobbi Brown Bronzer Brush