I started to become a hardcore
makeup enthusiast sometime in late 2013. But due to my routine work tours I was
never home regularly with my entire makeup collection for more than 3-4 weeks
at a stretch. But now, that has changed and I have been in the same location
for 2 straight months, well keeping aside a very short trip to Iowa :-) I have been able to arrange my
makeup item in a somewhat aesthetically pleasing arrangement and I am finally
able to wear different products to incorporate in my routine every day. YAY! Enjoying
this superpower (?? J)
for last two months, I am almost surprised to realize that there are a few
products that I love and use very regularly but I never appreciate!
Lorac’s TANtalizer
Highlighter & Matte Bronzer Duo is one such product. You can see in the
picture that I have used up a lot of the bronzer! And yet, I have never
expressed my love for it in my blog, or even in my Instagram I have never raved
about it. But I use it regularly; more so when I am in a hurry and I just want
something tried and tested. I also take it with me whenever I am travelling.
Anyway, I have the travel size
which is retailed at a price
of $12 for 0.02 oz. You can find
Lorac in Ulta,
Kohl’s
and on Lorac
website too. The regular
size costs $33 for 0.4 oz. I really like the travel size because it is
easier to store and very very comfortable to travel with. Also, just look at
the packaging. It comes in a simple rose-gold
elegant compact with a decent size mirror. The clasp is very well made too.
Like I said, I have travelled a lot with it and often times I just throw it in
my carry-on! It has certainly survived my abuse till now! :-)
I have warm undertone, and on my
warm medium tan skin tone I just LOVE
this bronzer! It’s COMPLETELY matte, very brown and very very warm! Very pigmented too, just a tiny swipe can
bronze up your whole face! But it’s very forgiving; very easy to blend so even
though it’s pigmented it is easy to wear.
I love how you can see the warmth in just one light application. This is
definitely for someone who likes noticeable bronzing. I personally will never
dare to contour with a bronzing product! I do know that a lot of us love to
contour with bronzers! The perfect matte formula in the TANtalizer would have
been awesome for contouring but the shade is too warm; I anyway don’t really
care about contouring with it! But I have been thoroughly enjoying it as a
bronzer. I also very much enjoy the fact that it works really well with all
different kind of bases! I have worn it on bare, just-moisturized skin, mineral
powder foundation, full coverage liquid foundation and on BB Creams. Typically
it gives me around 4-5 hrs. of wear leaving behind a nice warmth to the face.
But with full coverage foundation with staying power is slightly longer.
Even though the bronzer has
become quite a staple product in my makeup routine, I don’t have a lot to say
about the highlighter. I am not a hardcore fan of highlighter yet (well, that
might change now because I have started to use Becca highlighters :-)!) May be that is why I don’t use the
highlighter that often. The shade is very beautiful though – it’s a pale pinky champagne
color with micro mini speckle of glitters and sometimes on the face the
glitters shows a little too obvious for my taste. It is easy to blend though! I don’t use it when I am home and have access
to other highlighters but I do use it when I am travelling. It’s an OK product
for personally; I am not overly impressed, nor do I have any complaints!
I got this sometime last summer
and it took me about a year to compile this review! So you know, this is one
product that I have loved for this long! I hope you like the review :-) It looks like I am going to hit pan
soon and I am pretty excited in anticipation of that :-) What bronzers have you been using this summer? Anything that I
should try? :-)
Love,
~Arrru
P.S.: You can check my thoughts on Bare Minerals First Resort Bronzing
Kit here which is another bronzer that I have been utterly loving for more than
a year now! :-)
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