The Hit List: Worst Bronzer

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The Hit List: Worst Bronzer

Date: December 17, 2009 - Posted in: Hit List

What’s the Worst Bronzer…?

What brand/product wins this category? Any particular reason it wins?

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33 Responses to “The Hit List: Worst Bronzer”

maria j

Thursday, December 17, 2009

Dream Mousse Bronzer – it’s like putting mud on your face. Bronzer just doesn’t work as a product made THAT thickly x
- Joanne
  
  Thursday, December 17, 2009
  
  Agreed!
  - Kenia
    
    Friday, December 18, 2009
    
    I do so agree!
Haylie

Thursday, December 17, 2009

E.L.F.’s bronzer. It’s a streaky muddy mess.
- kareny
  
  Thursday, December 17, 2009
  
  I agree. ELF bronzer is pretty bad on my nc30 skin.
yvette

Thursday, December 17, 2009

nars laguna.
Miss_M

Thursday, December 17, 2009

I’m a big MAC fan, but I don’t like their bronzers. I’m very fair (NW15) and even their lightest shade makes me look like I’m covered in dirt!
- margot
  
  Thursday, December 17, 2009
  
  so true !!! I am also an NW15 and I can’t wear any of their bronzers !! Make me look dirty nearly
  - Fiona
    
    Friday, December 18, 2009
    
    Im NW15 too, and Im yet to find a bronzer which suits (I probably shouldnt even use one), but have you found a good one Miss_M or margot?
- Tina
  
  Friday, December 18, 2009
  
  2nd!
angie

Thursday, December 17, 2009

i have to say laguna for my skintone…not that its terrible on all, but on my fair warm skin i need a little bit of orange for it to look natural. laguna looks like dirt on my face :(
Prexiousbl

Thursday, December 17, 2009

Pretty much anything with glitter in it. It makes my face look dirty.
Sans

Thursday, December 17, 2009

hmmm. i just bought casino (recommeded on many blogs) with a soft hand me likey. i think the orangy-est (made up word!) is MAC Golden bronzers so far.
Sarah M

Thursday, December 17, 2009

If I am to be entirely honest, I do not think there is a bronzer I have used that I did not like. :-S I love trying new makeup; so I have used Nars Laguna, MAC Golden Bronze, Chanel Bronze Universel, Benefit Hoola, etc and I love them all. Is there something wrong with me? Lol.
- Brittney
  
  Thursday, December 17, 2009
  
  No, i am the same way….there some i like more than others…but I have never really had a bad bronzer… How was the chanel…that is one i have been meaning to try…
  - Sarah M
    
    Friday, December 18, 2009
    
    I really love the Chanel one. I’m onto my 2nd pot even though they last sooo long. I think it is now sold under the name “Soleil Tan De Chanel”. It takes a while to get used to because the formula is different and most of us are used to powder bronzers but the finish is really lovely. I would definitely recommend trying it. If you have a MAC 109 brush that will work perfectly with it. :-)
Cheryl S.

Thursday, December 17, 2009

Bare Minerals “Warmth” bronzer is the worst…. even with a light hand, it makes your skin look like a terracotta pot!
- Tali
  
  Friday, December 18, 2009
  
  AGREED!!!!!
- K
  
  Saturday, December 19, 2009
  
  YES.
Kristina

Thursday, December 17, 2009

I love NARS Casino and Chanel Bronze universal. When a bronzer doesn’t work for me it’s because the tone is wrong (like NARS Laguna being too cool) rather than the product itself being bad.

So with that being said, I haven’t met a “bad” bronzer.
- Haylie
  
  Thursday, December 17, 2009
  
  I agree. People are all saying this Nars shady is horrible or some other brand shade but it’s the color not the actual formula of the powder.
Lauren

Thursday, December 17, 2009

Nars Laguna is the worst for me- I have very pale, cool skin so I need a bronzed that will warm up my complexion. My current favorite is Nars Irresistiblement – a gorgeous terracotta color that blends so nicely!
DonnaN

Thursday, December 17, 2009

I have to agree with Cheryl S. — BE’s Warmth, hands down — I looked like an Ooompa-Looompa….
- Shangrila
  
  Friday, December 18, 2009
  
  lol!!!!!
Eunice

Thursday, December 17, 2009

I’d have to say bare minerals warmth. this came free in the starter kit and i have tried so many times to make it work on my NW15 skin, but it always just makes me look dirty and muddy.
Jeri

Thursday, December 17, 2009

We have this stuff in NZ called Thin Lizzy, there are only two shades, it claims to be a 6 in 1. When I tried it I swept it on lightly cos I am very pale, it came out like my skin was dirty and made and bumps and imperfections show up! NZ woman on the whole aren’t very beauty-savvy so most of my friends actually use this! It’s ok on some olivey tones but you should look this stuff up, it’s horrible!
kimmar

Thursday, December 17, 2009

I’m agreeing with Nars Laguna, yuk. And BM Warmth, you have to be oh so careful with it and you still end up looking orangey.
Still looking for the perfect bronzer for pale skin with reddish undertones, blue eyes and red hair.
Melissa

Thursday, December 17, 2009

I honestly haven’t met a single bronzer I DO like, they always look funky on my uber-pale skin.
- Cathy
  
  Thursday, December 17, 2009
  
  Melissa,I have the same problem and found the solution in a cheapie product, no less…Cover Girl Cheekers Bronzer (in the compact,not Tru Blend)in light.It gives a light warmth with no orange or or muddy undertones.It has a very fine shimmer,but no glitter.I can’t believe how good it is for $5.00 or $6.00!!
Patty

Friday, December 18, 2009

Urban Decay baked bronzer. Straight up orange. So orange, in fact, that I covered my face and neck in it for Halloween as part of my costume for Patty Mayonnaise.
- K
  
  Saturday, December 19, 2009
  
  That’s hilarious!!
Ferarri

Friday, December 18, 2009

Bronzers just don’t work on me. So I am using them as face shapers to hollow out my cheeks. Need to mix it with a little blusher to take away the muddy color.

My whole tube of face bronzer is still untouched. What can I do with it? As a eyeshadow?
amelia

Friday, December 18, 2009

any bronzers on me look bad. i prefer a blush/ luminizer :)