Cream Bronzers: Natural Golden Glow

I've always been curious by the cream cheek products, mainly because of it's emphasis on 'natural' and 'dewy' look that is easily blendable and buildable. Before purchasing Chanel Soleil Tan de Chanel, I wanted to test a cheaper dupe that will convince me that Chanel bronzer will be put to good use over the years. The Bourjois Bronzing Primer was a very similar dupe according to many people, and through ASOS, I purchased it fairly cheaply. After applying it around my cheekbones, I immediately fell in love for the natural tint it gave and the multi-usage quality of the cream. It worked lightly over the whole face for a tanned look, or to emphasize the cheeks as being 'sunkissed', I've applied all over the cheeks. Simplest way to apply this product is to use fingers and pat it on the area and blend it with the Real Techniques Stippling brush. I still had the urge to apply a little blush after to lift up the tone a little bit. After being convinced that I needed the Chanel bronze universal, I purchased the rather large creamy product that's not as liquid-y, and more solid as the Bourjois bronzing primer. With a bit of a skepticism that it was an overpriced product, I purchased a Eco Tools kabuki brush and applied it onto the cheeks after swirling the brush into the container. After the first stroke and a little blend, it was magic. I loved the tone it had which lifted my complexion much more than the bronzing primer somehow (rather slightly, but still enough to make a difference) and I had no urge to add a blush after as well. It was a perfect every day, easily wearable color that will lift up the complexion but didn't look over done. It naturally contours without the look of being too chiseled, but simply makes a natural distinction between the cheeks and the rest of the face. 

Now before owning these two lovely products, I've owned the Hourglass Illume Creme-To-Powder Bronzer Duo in Bronze Light which was a cream highlighter, bronzer duo in a one sleek, easy packaging. The cream bronzer in this product looks very orange, but when used as a bronzer+blush on the cheeks, it leaves a lovely sun-kissed look on the cheeks. It's slightly more red and lifting than the Chanel Universal, but is a perfect fusion of bronzer and blush in my opinion. The highlighter is equally lovely, and is most usable with a finger. It's a warm highlighter which looks very natural and subtle. 

The next thing I would love to check out is the Daniel Sandler's cream bronzer in Riviera, which is suppose to be very close to Chanel Universal. The only drawback is that it's rather expensive for the size (Chanel gives you a lot of product, Bourjois is cheap, Hourglass gives you two different products).


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