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Illamasqua Thalia Powdered Metal

Illamasqua Thalia Powdered Metal

Bronzed from Head to Toe

Illamasqua Thalia Powdered Metal (£22.00 for 0.52 oz.) is a golden bronze shimmered with gold with a soft, almost metallic sheen. It's a loose powder that can be used alone or mixed with other products--it's very much like any other multi-purpose loose color (e.g....

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Le Metier de Beaute Traviata Blushing Bronzed Duet (Echo & Sun Kissed)

Le Metier de Beaute Traviata Blushing Bronzed Duet (Echo & Sun Kissed)

My New Favorite Summer Blush:  Le Metier de Beaute Echo

Le Metier de Beaute Traviata Blushing Bronzed Duet ($65.00 for 0.49 oz.) is a blush-bronzer duo that includes Echo Radiance Rouge Blush (delicate coral-pink) and Sun Kissed Bronzer (sheer, light bronze powder). Normally, the blush retails for...

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Bobbi Brown Beach Shimmer Brick

Bobbi Brown Beach Shimmer Brick

Bobbi Brown Beach Club Collection:  Beach Shimmer Brick

Bobbi Brown Beach Shimmer Brick ($38.00 for 0.40 oz.) is a new Shimmer Brick for the summer. Shimmer Bricks come with five strips of color and can be used on cheeks or eyes, mixed or individually.

Beach actually works really well as eyeshadow,...

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Illamasqua Writhe Bronzer

Illamasqua Writhe Bronzer

Going Bronze with Illamasqua

Illamasqua Writhe Bronzing Powder (£20.00 for 0.32 oz.) is part of Illamasqua's Body Electrics Collection, but it's only available overseas as just Writhe.  In the U.S., Sephora carries Illamasqua Glint & Writhe Bronzing Duo ($27.00), which isn't necessarily a bad thing, to...

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MAC To the Beach Collection - Golden & Refined Golden Bronzer Review, Photos, & Swatches

MAC To the Beach Collection - Golden & Refined Golden Bronzer Review, Photos, & Swatches

MAC To the Beach Collection - Golden & Refined Golden Bronzer Review, Photos, & Swatches

Here are both bronzers in their faux-glowing glory!  Keep in mind that both of these shades are permanent and available all year 'round--just in typical black packaging.

  • Golden is a...

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MAC To the Beach Collection - Beach Bronze, Weekend Cream Bronzer

MAC To the Beach Collection - Beach Bronze, Weekend Cream Bronzer

MAC To the Beach Collection — Beach Bronze Cream Bronzer Review, Photos, Swatches

From MAC To the Beach, we find two cream bronzers, a first from the company to my recollection. They're creamy, but they're very thin and lightweight.  They blend out quite a bit, and in...

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MAC To the Beach Collection - Blush Reviews, Photos, & Swatches

MAC To the Beach Collection - Blush Reviews, Photos, & Swatches

MAC To the Beach Collection - Blush Reviews, Photos, & Swatches

Wow, these two blushes are at totally different ends of the spectrum--which isn't a bad thing--but not something we usually see in a single collection.

  • Get-Away Bronze is a lightened, metallic bronze with a frost...

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MAC To the Beach Collection -- Hipness & Refined Golden Swatches & Photos

MAC To the Beach Collection -- Hipness & Refined Golden Swatches & Photos

MAC To the Beach Collection -- Hipness & Refined Golden Swatches & Photos

I reviewed these originally with the sneak peek from last week. I'm re-posting what I said about both in this post, but the photos are of the products in the limited edition packaging.

  • Hipness Blush is a soft pink...

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YSL Golden Sand (03) Terre Saharienne

YSL Golden Sand (03) Terre Saharienne

Bronzer Without the Shimmer with YSL

YSL Golden Sand (03) Terre Saharienne ($50.00 for 0.35 oz.) is a rich, golden tanned bronzer from YSL's Solaris Collection. YSL is releasing three shades of Terre Saharienne that are both new and permanent -- Sand (01), Copper Sand (02), and Golden Sand (03).

Golden Sand is...

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Lancome Temptingly Bronze Bamboo Bronzer

Lancome Temptingly Bronze Bamboo Bronzer

Lancome Summer Riviera:  Temptingly Bronze Bamboo Bronzer

Lancome Temptingly Bronze Bamboo Bronzer ($45.00 for 1.41 oz.) wins the award for the prettiest product of the summer. (I would say year, but I suppose that's just a wee bit premature. But let's just say I wouldn't be surprised...) This is...

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