Bronzing Powder

From the first application I found this bronzer to have little pigmentation and once on the skin to be patchy. While the colour (once built) on the cheeks was nice I also found that it broke my sensitive skin out, with irritation bumps occurring over applied areas. Did some research and found out it contained an ingredient not too helpful for sensitive skin. Such a shame for its price and mass following!!

I recently purchased the holiest of holy grail bronzers; NARS Laguna Bronzer. Every beauty guru and their dog has raved about this product to the end of the Earth! So, I thought it was about time I added it to my growing collection.Because this bronzer has such a brown-based colour, it won't leave you looking orange-toned or over done! Which is very important with the Summer months hitting all of us in the Southern Hemisphere. The product is so overly pigmented when swatched, and yet leaves a lovely natural glow on your face. This is definitely an "enhancement" product, as it merely enhances what is already naturally there, but it is a buildable colour, depending on how dramatic you want to go. I have owned a few bronzers in the past, but this is absolutely my favourite find so far! Because it's a matte bronzer, it adds perfect contours and is great for a quick sweep across the face to warm up the complexion. I love the Laguna Bronzer so much I have even added it to my everyday makeup routine! It blends so well and never leaves my face looking cakey or "done-up". The product itself is a very creamy powder and feels so smooth to the touch.I would recommend this to anyone who is willing to pay the extra money for a quality product or just wants to splurge on an all-time favourite! I picked this beauty up at Mecca Cosmetica in Rundle Mall, Adelaide. « less

I loved everything about this bronzer. Firstly I love that it has a decent sized mirror in it (surprising how many products have either no mirror or a mirror so small you can only see your eye) which means it's great for travelling. I loved the consistency of it. It goes on so easily and is very pigmented meaning a little goes a long way. It is matte and buildable and perfect for contouring. It's a lovely colour that gives you the perfect summer bronzey sun-kissed finish. I used it with the NARS sheer glow foundation and find that it easily stays on all day. The only thing that I didn't like about it was the outside of the packaging. It's that annoying rubber-like black material that shows up dirt really easily, and gets covered in makeup-y fingerprints after the first use, and is very hard to get clean again. But that's just me being super OCD about it. Other than that I absolutely love NARS Laguna bronzer and don't think I'll go back to anything else ever again. « less

love the color (never dirty looking), love the formula, pigmented, long wearing, blendable (i usually use a light dusting with a kabuki all over for a little color) but i feel like you can build it to make it more sheer or darker it does have a sheen to it which i like but some may not like any shimmer this woudl not be for you

I have very dry skin so it's tough to find both liquid and powder products that don't make my skin look flakey and amplify fine lines on my face. I have pale skin with a yellow undertone and I use this product two ways: 1) mix it with BareMinerals complexion rescue tinted cream (ginger 06) 2)most often just by itself. I apply it all over my face using my fingers and palms for a very sheer beautiful glow. It is such a lightweight gorgeous product and even though it has a very slight shimmer, it doesn't look bulky on my very dry skin. You may choose to apply a light powder matte bronzer (my absolute fave is Marc Jacobs) to contour but it's not necessary because this liquid bronzer will give you a gorgeous glow that lasts all day. I don't like wearing foundation every day because of my dry skin so this is an amazing substitute that has multiple functions. The NARS liquid bronzer lasts all day and doesn't look patchy by the time I come home in the evening from a long day at the hospital. I guarantee that you will love this product :) « less