I haven’t talked about a bronzer for at least ten minutes, so I thought that another recommendation was well overdue. For those of you who are missing my in-depth foundation reviews: fear not. I have about half a dozen of the things stacked up and ready to go, I just need to do that zooming-in thing that I do on my good camera so that you can see my pores. I know how you love to see a close-up of my pores…
But back to bronzers, which seem to be my 2017 obsession. So far this year I’ve been all about the subtle, natural-looking bronzer; the Celestial Bronzing Veil from Kevyn Aucoin is something a bit different. You’d think from the name that it’d be a sheer wash of colour (admittedly that’s what made me delve on in, I’m nothing if not a creature of habit!) but it’s far from that.
This is a full-on glitzy-glam bronzer, but in the chicest possible way. It’s luminous, but on a megawattage level, not a “glow from within” or “bonne mine” level. There’s no healthy flush, no touch-of-sun, no barely-there: this is maximum bronzage with a hefty dose of built-in highlight.
And do you know what" I love it. I’d usually shy away from something so obvious, but every time I’ve worn this – without fail – someone has remarked on how stunning it looks. Note that they compliment the makeup, not the skin, which is usually what I try to avoid because it means that my makeup is mor...