How to Use Bronzer for Beginners and the Best Face Bronzers to Try
It's way, way easier than it seems.
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If you asked me in 2006 what the purpose of bronzer was, I would say to cover your entire face in orange glitter to look super, super ~hot~. I'm proud to say I've come a long way since then, thanks not only to my improved makeup skills, but also to the improved bronzer formulas. While we used to be limited to the single bronzer shade of burnt Cheeto, we now have zillions of options in colors, textures, and finishes. But with all these new products, figuring out how to use bronzer is as challenging as ever. So we turned to celeb makeup artist Hung Vanngo to break down exactly how to apply bronzer, even for beginners.
But let's real quick go over the real purpose of bronzer first. "Youâre looking to add warmth with bronzer, not color," Vanngo says. "Bronzer is all about making the skin look healthier." Which means you're not trying to give your face a fake tanâyou're just trying to warm it up. With that in mind, keep reading for all the bronzer tips from Vanngo, YouTube, and a girl who wore way too much bronzer back in the day and has learned from her mistakes (yours truly).
Brooke Shunatona is a contributing writer for Cosmopolitan.com.
Carly Cardellino was the beauty director at Cosmopolitan. If you follow her Instagram, then you know she'll try just about any beauty trend or treatment once (the pics of her purple hair are on IG to prove it). But her favorite part about being in beauty is finding the most effective products, and then sharing that intel with othersâbecause who wants to spend money on stuff that doesn't work? No one, that's who. Her most recent discovery: De La Cruz Sulfur Ointment, which will change your blemish-clearing game! Hopefully through the beauty stories she writesâand the experiences she sharesâyou can see exactly why she's in this business.
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