Hello All!
Sorry if you find the topic very simple or already known. But this is one question we get in mail often. Blushing and bronzing – What are the differences? How are they used and for what are they used? If you are new to makeup, your mind might have raised these questions to you. Don’t worry; go through this quick post.
Before knowing what’s a blush and a bronzer as cosmetics, let me clear first how blushing and bronzing happens naturally :)
Blush and Bronzer:
Do you find your cheeks red, pink or pinched after a workout, an embarrassment, or on a romantic date? This is what we call as blushing :) and we all know that. So blusher is to be applied on your cheeks.
Bronze – Where does the sunlight fall on your face directly? The highest parts – Cheek bones, forehead and nose. True right? So here is where we need to apply our bronzer for that sexy sun kissed look!
Where to Apply?:
To say simply, blush should go on the fattest part of your face – that is your cheek (But not very close to the nose!) and bronze should be applied on the high areas.
Start applying your blush mildly below your cheekbones and drag it below softly ; blending is the key. Dab and blend your bronzer on the cheekbones, nose, forehead, chin and neck areas. That’s all. You have added perfect dimensions to your beautiful face!
Colors?:
Blush comes in different colors and shades ranging from pink, plums, oranges, reds and what more? But in case of bronzers, there are minimal shade options. They come in bronze, brown, copper or terracotta.
You apply blush with a tightly packed bristles blush brush and a bronzer is usually applied with a fat big brush on the egde-y areas of your face including your chin.
If you are a makeup newbie, the above tips will definitely help you. Bronzer can be used for contouring your face; but there is a slight difference between bronzing and contouring too which we will see later :) Have a happy day!
great review lancyyyyyyyyyy
i prefer bronzer more than blush
Thanks Barisha :) Which bronzer do you use?
maybelline wala
Lovely post Lancy :) :kissed: :kissed:
Thanks Gowthami! :)
lovely lan…also…bronzers are more used for contouring :) i.e to make your cheeks look thinner, make face look less rounder, reduce your nose bridge width….etc :)
Thanks Dharu.. and Yeah I know :) I think I ll not need bronzers until I gain some pounds..
hehehehe…. :-D
My face looks more skinny after I got my braces :struggle: :struggle:
Lovely guide post dear! Do u think wearing bronze as blusher with gold-copper eyeshadow is a good idea? Or i should stick to rosy one?
both are good arshi…lets see….if you are wearing an indian traditional type outfit then bronzer will be great, if western then a blush :)….
but if you are wearing an outift western or indian that comes under blush colour, like corals, pinks, mauves…etc…bronzer is better. other wise you will end up looking like a single colour, all over :P. but one piece outfits like gowns, dresses, maxi’s LBD’s both work good :) choose accordingly sweety
i will b wearing a simple deep brown with butter saari, i am planning to do golden/copper eyes nd mauve lips, so wat do u think abt it nd d cheeks?
a sari ha wow…..bronzer will be best :) do one thing….use a coral blush on your high points of cheeks not all over, just the high bone part you can touch your cheek and you will feel the bone, and use a bronzer like the one shown here or similar shade to contour beneath the blush i.e the hollow of cheeks, hair line , sides of nose and chin :) hope this :) helps dear.
and do an fotd with that please :)
Great tips Dharu.. I want a FOTD too :D
thanks sweety :)
I was thinking about coral one, thank u thank u Dharu!!!!! I will do a fotd sweethearts…. :-* :heart:
Me too waiting for fotd arshi :P
and nice tips lancy… :D
Thanks Mansi :) How have you been?
Great :) what about you?? done with the admission thing?
Yup :) Psychology :-P
waiting for your fotd!! :-)) :-))
u r an expert dharu !
I really love bronzer and blush. Both are impressive.
Yess!! :)
awesome post lancy!
Thanks Supriya! :)