Tarte Mineral Powder Bronzer in Park Avenue Princess Review + Swatch

Today I wanted to talk about the Tarte bronzer in Park Avenue Princess. 

This bronzer is a mini size but I feel like this would last a decent time. To be honest I don't wear a lot of bronzer but I decided to give this a try because I heard a lot of good things about this product. 

First of all, the color is perfect. It's not orange at all but it's not a muddy brown color. It's like a golden bronzy color and it's really pretty. It compliments a lot of skin tones so it's very universal. It also has a little bit of shimmer in it which makes your skin look very glowy. It's not shimmery to the point where it's obnoxious and you look like a disco ball!


The texture is really soft and velvety as well as being very pigmented. 


I also really like the packaging with the cool looking cover and the top being rather... squishy! 

This is a staple summer product for me because I can just apply this with a fluffy brush all over my cheeks and I'm done with my face makeup. It looks really pretty without a blush over it and it makes my skin a golden bronze glow. 


I never thought that I would love this product as much as I do but it has quickly become my staple product in my makeup collection. 

MAC Bronzer in Refined Golden

The MAC Refined Golden Bronzer ($23) is a "finely spun golden with soft pearl" bronzer that "enhanced your skin tone" and "strengthen your tan". I use bronzer mostly in the summer because I feel like I can't pull off bronzers in the winter without making my face look muddy.

            This bronzer has little golden shimmer, which may look intimidating that it will look like you have glittery specks on your face but it's actually very subtle on the skin.  What I do is I use a big fluffy brush and do the "3" "E" motion. I start at the temple of the face and swoop it across the hollow of my cheek and lastly run it done my jaw line.

            It looks beautiful with a tan because it really enhances your already-there tan and it adds a sun-kissed glow to your complexion. You could also use this to contour your face, by concentrating the color onto the hollows of your cheeks.

            If you notice, the packaging is orange because it is a limited edition packaging. This was from the summer collection "To The Beach" which is unavailable now but the actual product is permanent. (It’s in a black packaging) 
           There are 4 other colors to choose from so that it can be matched to your skin tone. If you want to pick a right shade of bronzer for your skin tone, I recommend going to a counter to get the right color because a wrong shade of bronzer can make you face muddy and unnatural.

　MAC Bronzer (23ドル)は、肌全体をソフトなパール系で包んだ印象と鳴る一方で、褐色を強調した表情にも仕上がります。私が使用するのは夏。ウインターシーズンで使うと、クスんだ雰囲気になるので使用しません。

このブロンズのゴールド系はかなり光沢感があるので、私の場合「３Eモーション」という使い方で沈着させます。3Eモーションとは、最初にコメカミから下降し頬のラインで一旦内側へ、その後、下顎ラインに合わせて円を描くようにブラシを入れます。そうすることで美しい日焼けトーンとなり、太陽の輝きのようなシャイニーな雰囲気に仕上がります。また別のテクニックで、頬骨の下あたりを集中して沈着させる手法もあります。この場合、顔の輪郭がはっきりしシャープな印象に仕上がります。

私の買った商品はオレンジのパッケージで限定品でしたが、黒のパッケージでレギュラー商品として現在でも販売されています。

　ブロンザーは自分の肌の色にマッチしていないと逆効果となるので、カウンターなどで自分にマッチした色を購入するこをおすすめします。