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How to Bronze by nina-yap featuring stila

Hi ladies! (do you like my title? haha i'm so lame)

Today I'm just going to briefly talk about contouring that lovely face of yours with bronzers, highlighters or illuminators. Disclaimer: this is according to how I found is the best way to contour. 

Firstly, after my primer base and foundation, I will lightly either use a fluffy powder brush and brush translucent powder (currently using: Jurlique's Citrus Powder) or you can always use a brush to apply your skin-tone powder all over. 

However, you must keep in mind what skin type you have. I would advise for combination dry-oily to pat a light powder over. For dry skin, you might want a dewy finish whereby you can skip the powder step. If you prefer a matte finish, you can try a natural finish foundation and for a long lasting effect, powder on! 

Tip: I find that translucent powder is much better as I usually aim for a bare, natural look rather than look too jam-packed with make up. Either that or I will only use a skin-toned powder all over (tip inside a tip: try to choose a shade darker but not too dark to look more natural). 

Secondly, I would definitely use my trusty Touche Eclat from Yves Saint Laurent. Or on days where my eye bags are calling for help I will use Lancome's Teint Miracle or Garnier's Anti-dark circle for eyes. 

From my understanding and discussion with ex-colleagues, Touche Eclat is meant to be a highlighter or illuminator. Do not use it for concealing effects (as it has been misunderstood all along) ...

Touche Eclat application. 

For dark circles concealment, I usually click once on my Teint Miracle and dot it around my eye bags and use my fourth finger to smooth it over. 

For redness around my nose area (which I tend to get), I would recommend Clinique's Redness Solution Daily Protector with SPF15. It comes out as a green liquid and as we know, green helps counteract the redness. 

Thirdly, bronzing time! Currently I'm using Benefit's Sugabomb and loving it so far! It's about to run out since I use it for both blush and bronzer depending on my moodswings. Sometimes I use more bronzers from Stila or Estee Lauder to enhance my features. 

So where do I brush my bronzers? 

Closest picture I could find + Bronzer along Jawbone.

I must admit, it was very difficult to find a proper picture for this. However, that's the closest picture I could find. (Will try uploading a video of myself doing it sometime!) 

For me, I follow the NUMBER THREE RULE (hence I put bronzers as my third step, get it?) What does this mean? 

It means I start from the sides of my forehead and brush it over to below my cheekbones (definitely below your cheekbones as you need to highlight it, not colour on it - it's called bronzer, not a colourerererer if that makes sense). Then, I usually move onto alongside my jawbone (especially jawbones if you want to have a sharper edged face). I find that I have a bit of chubbiness on my jawbone, so I usually intensify my bronzing powder there (but not too much!) 

Repeat on both sides: SIDES OF FOREHEAD - BELOW CHEEKBONES - JAWBONE. 

And you will find that you're drawing a number three on both sides of your face! :) 

Till next time, leave a comment below on how you defy natural beauty by contouring! :) x