I go through phases with self tanners at times I adore, others i'm indifferent and every now and then I am indifferent so with a varying skin tone I do like to have a selection of foundations and bronzers at hand ready to suit my mood. At the moment I am going through an indifferent stage and only slap on a coat of St. Tropez every now and then so I have been sculpting my face using a lighter bronzer and one that I rate higher than NARS Laguna! Ladies and gentlemen let me share my thoughts on Makebelieve Enhance Sunbeam Bronzer.
As much as I rate the shade of the Makebelieve Enhance Sunbeam Bronzer I can't say I'm all that enamored with the packaging purely because it is rather bulky. I do realise that it has to be larger as it houses a brush as well as a pan of bronzer but handbag friendly it is not. On the plus side you do get everything you could ever need to apply bronzer including a mirror and a brush which is super soft and doesn't seem to be an afterthought unlike other free brushes you get with cosmetic items.
Makebelieve Enhance Sunbeam Bronzer is a great mid brown matte bronzer that has a yellow undertone but does lean slightly taupe/ashen at the same time allowing itself to be used both as a typical bronzer and as a sculpting shade. If you have a light to medium skin tone this is the perfect all round bronzer - you can use it to warm the complexion and to fake cheekbones that would make a supermodel jealous without every worrying that the Makebelieve Enhance Sunbeam Bronzer will turn you orange! I also like to use a little of this bronzer as transition shade when blending out eyeshadow, I normally use MAC Soft Brown but until I can get stateside and buy a new pan this is proving to be a great alternative.
As far as reasonable priced contour powders go I have so far found this to be the best - yes even better than Sleek's Contour kit. The light and velvet like texture of Makebelieve Enhance Sunbeam Bronzer makes blending a dream and as it is just perfectly pigmented (not so much that you have to blend for forever and a day and not so little that you have to cake it on) I have been reaching for it daily. The shade looks natural, feels great on the skin and wears well without caking or settling it pores/fine lines, basically if you have a light to medium complexion and like to sculpt your face this should be on your to buy list!
Makebelieve Enhance Sunbeam Bronzer and Brush* £14/6g via John and Ginger - link
- * PR Sample sent for consideration of review.
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I loveeeeee this bronzer! my review is going up at the weekend I think. Got it in my May Birchbox and literally think it's amazing. It definitely rivals my Sleek Contour Kit but I'm undecided as to whether it's better because the packaging is massive. I hoped that you could buy the bronzer on it's own but that doesn't look to be the case. The brush is lovely though xxo
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This sounds like a lovely bronzer! I love the packaging too.
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This is so pretty! It looks perfect
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ReplyDeleteI love the brush to this bronzer SO much, I wish I had a few more as I'm using it up quicker than the powder!
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So gutted that I didn't get this in my box. I got lipgloss and I don't even use lipgloss!
ReplyDeleteLooks like a lovely bronzer and a very generous sample for a beauty box! x
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Loved getting this product in my BB but I thought the packaging was ridiculous and I have absolutely no more room for clunky stuff like this, so I ripped up the cardboard and pulled out the pan and popped it into my unii palette.
ReplyDeleteI love it, this looks like the perfect colour to warm up the complexion!!
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