NYC Bronzer (contour and highlight)

Hello Beautiful people!!  So since my last post was a more expensive product I decided I would do a drugstore product today!  I wanted to talk about the NYC bronzer that I use for light natural contouring for my day to day look.  The best part about this product is that it's only $2.99 and can be found at CVS!!  The color I use is called Sunny and I usually apply it in thin layers right under my cheekbones, under chin along jaw line, my temples, a small amount on top of my forehead and along the sids of my nose.  The reason I apply in layers is so I can blend as I go for a more natural look and so I can work up to the desired darkness I want.  When doing contour you want to make sure whatever you are using is matte finish, which means no shimmer or glitter. 

Contouring your face gives you the appearance of a slimmer more sculpted face with focus on making the shape of the face look oval.  The "contoured" areas will create a shadow causing those areas of the face to look receded and then once you highlight the areas I briefly mentioned in my last post with a highlighter those areas will "pop."  Just in case you are not familiar with which areas to highlight I will mention it here.  The following areas I list you want to highlight with a light color product to accentuate.  The type of product you can use to highlight can be a lighter foundation (about 2 shades lighter) or concealer, yellowish/white powder or cream based product.  The areas to highlight include cheeckbones, brow bone, bridge of nose leading to start of forehead, above top lip, center of chin, under eyes, and outside bottom half of face.  Below I will post a picture to better help the contour/highlight application. 

I will mention that if I want to do a more dramatic and bolder contour application I will use Mac blush in Harmony or Mac pro sculpting cream in Cooper Beech and the highlight is Accentuate.  Other contour products I own and sometimes use are Makeup Forever sculpting kit and Tarte's Park ave Princess, (which is a waterproof bronzer), and last but not least the Coastal Scents Contour/Blush palette.  Let me know if your interested in any of these products I just mentioned and I could let you know their prices and where to find them...hope this stuff was helpful!

Mac Mineralize Skinfinish

Hello beautiful people!!  I wanted to talk to you guys about a recent purchase i've made and how much I love it!!  I bought a mineralize skin finish from Mac in the color soft and gentle.  When I opened the compact I first noticed how beautiful the color was to highlight areas of the face.  It had a metallic lustre and when swatched on my skin felt like smooth velvet.  This product gave me an instant natural frosty glow when applied to the cheekbones, browbone and gave me a subtle pop on the eyelid, which would work well for a natural look.  This product in my opinion really delievers and just makes you look like you are naturally radiating when worn correctly.  This product can be bought at any Mac store or online for $30.  Let me know if you guys have tried this and what you think!!  **below is a picture with this product as a highlight on my cheekbones!!



Physcians Formula Shimmer Strips Blush

 

 

 

Hello beautiful people!! Today i'm going to talk about the physicians formula shimmer strips blush because it is my daily go to blush and even the blush I grab for special occassions.  I get compliments on this blush all the time and people always question what I have on my cheeks.  This blush is so great because it already has the shimmer in it to highlight the cheekbones and give you some demension along with its rosy color. The color I use is called Rosy Glow and consists of 5 different colors starting with a deep pink to a soft shimmery white.  I tend to sweep the brush in all 5 colors and blend over apples of my check up in a diagonal motion along check bone.  This product can be found at your local drugstore (I go to CVS) where it costs about $11.99, which is better than spending tons of money on higher end blushes/highlighters if that's not in your budget.  The extra bonus you can get with this product is using it for a splash of color on your eye lids/brow bone for a quick easy look.  Below I have included a picture of the product and a picture of myself with the product on my cheeks and even on my eyes so you can get an idea of what it looks like!  Let me know what you think and how you feel about this product if you've already experimented with it! thanks!!

 

 

*****Sorry guys to bring such sad news but I do believe that they stopped selling this product in stores, if someone finds it please let me know.   However, you can still find this product on amazon.com and drugstore.com.  I'm sure there are other places online you can find it and even cheaper!! Sorry guys didn't know it was not in stores when I posted this :(