There are few things more annoying, in terms of makeup application, than overdoing your bronzer. Correcting it can lead to a whole world of other frustrations, mainly because bronzer tends to be one of the very last things you apply and so taking it off means disrupting the foundation beneath it.
I quite often have bronzer mishaps, because I’m always trying new products and I tend to proceed without any caution whatsoever – open the lid and plunge right in! I’ve lost count of the number of times that I’ve looked in the mirror, hours after bronzer-experimentation, to find that I have two very dark brown pools of colour on my cheeks or commando-style stripes of contour that I’ve drawn on but forgotten to blend in. It’s a good job I don’t get out much.
Anyway, a good brush to add to your brush collection, should you have such a thing: the Soft Complexion Brush* from the new Real Techniques PowderBleu collection. I have nicknamed it the “mistake eraser” because it is so good at buffing away harsh lines and taking down excess colour. Whether you’ve overdone it with your highlighter (snail trails on your cheekbones anyone") or been too enthusiastic with the blusher, a quick buff with this soft, gentle face brush seems to seamlessly blend everything away.
Even if no real makeup sins have been committed, it’s quite handy do a final once-over with the “B03” (that’s its code name, if you̵...