TIPS FOR APPLYING BLUSH AND BRONZER
Learn Expert Tips On How to Apply Blush and Bronzer!
 | | With warm weather finally deciding to make an appearance, it’s time to brush up on our blush and bronzer application techniques. Bronzer can be especially tricky ~ if it is not applied correctly you can look anything but glam and gorgeous. With a few expert tricks up your sleeve you’ll be set to enjoy a glow all your own, minus the potentially harmful rays of the sun. | |
Hairstylist and makeup artist Gina Gastro, of Pasadena’s The Beauty Lounge, offers us these expert tips and product recommendations to get your glow on all over:
| BLUSH AND BRONZER EXPERT RECOMMENDATIONS |
 |  | PALMER'S COCOA BUTTER To get a great bronzed look, exfoliate skin if needed so it’s freshly polished and use an all over moisturizer such as Palmer’s Cocoa Butter with vitamin E (great for fading scars as well). |
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 |  | THE BODY SHOP BODY AND LEG SHINE For head to toe glow, new Body and Leg Shine from The Body Shop can complement an existing tan or even out a fading one. |
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 |  | BENEFIT KITTEN CLASSIC For all over shimmer and to accent shoulders, arms, legs, and even your décolleté, Benefit’s Kitten Classic comes in a vintage looking tub that looks great on your dresser top, filled with kissably scented champagne shimmer and applied with it’s own poofy puff! |
| EXPERT TIPS FOR ROSY CHEEKS |
Here, Gina tells us how to get the fresh, natural look of rosy cheeks:
To fake a fresh glow, use these simple steps with cream and gel blushes to blend into the skin. Look for a shade that replicates the color of your cheeks after a good workout. Highlight fair skin with bubblegum pink (Smashbox O-Glow) or mauve hues; peach and terra-cotta tones (NARS The Multiple in Orgasm) emphasize medium skin; burgundies and browns (Vincent Longo Water Canvas blush in Savannah Fresh) add oomph to dark complexions.
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Smashbox O-Glow | Nars The Multiple | Vincent Longo Water Canvas Blush |
Pros recommend choosing a matte bronzer that has a golden look on the skin, not a brown shade, as many mistakenly use. This keeps the bronzer from looking muddy on the skin. Apply the bulk of the product on the perimeter of the face, and begin your application there, not on the cheeks. After you get your bronzer on, apply a bright rosy blush to the apples of your cheeks. This gives your face a pop of dimension and keeps bronzer from looking flat. For daytime, a matte formula looks perfect. For evening you might want to try a blush with a bit of shimmer.
A little blush and bronzer can go a long way toward helping you look fit and fabulous this summer. Remember that less is more when it comes to cosmetics and you can always reapply, while subtracting color can be a bit more time consuming and labor intensive. Here’s to your bronzed and beautiful self.
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Article Written By: Laura Miller; Laura is a beauty and health/wellness/fitness writer living in Atlanta, Ga. Her many years in the salon and spa business served as a springboard for her next career move as a full-time writer. She now writes articles for DivaVillage.com and their sister-site VillageMAMA.com.
