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Palladio Herbal Mosaic Powder Review, Photos, and Swatches

Audrey Dao — Fri, 01 Apr 2011 14:30:38 +0000

Palladio Herbal Mosaic Powder ($7.99) Palladio’s Mosaics come in five harmonizing hues of pinks, tans and browns combined in one powder kit. They can be used individually or blended together to create a single shade to match your skin type. They can be used as an overall bronzer, blush, eye shadow or an overall face highlight!

My Thoughts:

Palladio’s Herbal Mosaic Powder works great as a bronzer for people who just want a subtle glow or a bronzer that isn’t too intense or pigmented. You can use each color in the Mosaic Powder on it’s own or you can swirl your brush over the powder to mix all the colors together. All the colors, on their own or mixed, are very light and subtle. The powder isn’t overly shimmery or glittery. Instead, it has a slight shimmer to help give the glow-from-within look. The lasting power of the powder is great. I can see a compact lasting for a long time, even with daily use. Overall, I would recommend the Palladio Herbal Mosaic Powder to people with light skin tones. I think it’ll be perfect. People with medium to dark skin tones might have trouble getting the color to show up since the powder subtle and isn’t very pigmented.

Available at Sally Beauty Supply and online.

Check out swatches and more photos for Palladio Herbal Mosaic Powder in Spice and Goddess of Sun!

Revlon Beyond Natural Blush and Bronzer Review

Audrey Dao — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 08:36:22 +0000

Revlon Beyond Natural Blush and Bronzer ($11.99) The perfect combination of blush and bronzer for a natural sun-kissed glow. Coordinated blush and bronzer shades can be worn alone or blended together. Sheer color, silky feel.

My Thoughts:

Absolutely loved it! It’ so natural and so pretty. It looks sheer, but it really isn’t so be careful to how much you apply. I love that there is very little to no shimmer. I’m not a big fan of shimmer. It blends so easily and smoothly. The blush/bronzer has great lasting power too!

2009 New Bronzers Part 3 Updated

Audrey Dao — Mon, 18 May 2009 00:48:03 +0000

I updated the 2009 New Bronzers Part 3 post with my reviews. Go and check it out!

2009 New Bronzers Part 3

Audrey Dao — Thu, 14 May 2009 09:21:46 +0000

Reviews of these products will soon be posted

Estee Lauder Bronze Goddess SunBlush Illuminator ($32) Shimmering sun-kissed color to enhance your tan.Wear SunBlush Illuminator alone or over your favorite bronzer. From the Bronze Goddess Summer Color 2009 collection.

Laura Mercier Gilded Garden Mosaic Shimmer Bloc ($38) Laura introduces her first Limited Edition Gilded Garden Mosaic Shimmer Bloc – arriving in a fresh, floral design it adds a youthful, natural glow to the face for an effortlessly luminous look to carry you through Spring. Click here for my review.

Tarte Mineral Powder Bronzer ($28) Tarte Mineral Powder Bronzer is an oil-, talc- and fragrance-free bronzer that fuses earthly minerals with naturally derived ingredients for a finish that’s pure perfection. This bronzer contains Skinvigorating™ ingredients like vitamins A and E, which act as antioxidants to fight free radical damage and mineral pigments that are known for their soothing and softening properties. Click here for my review.

Physicians Formula Bronze Booster Glow Boosting Pressed Bronzer ($14.95) This bronzer with benefits provides an instant and lasting tan-boost that blends and builds easily to your desired level of bronze. Lightweight powder glides on smoothly for a totally uniform and even, healthy-looking tan glow. Formulated with Glow Activators, an exclusive infusion of vitamins, moisturizers and antioxidants that provide mistake-proof Triple-Action Bronze Boosting. Click here for my review.

Smashbox O-Bronze Intuitive Cheek Bronzer ($26) Get gorgeously glowing cheeks in your own perfect sunkissed bronze shade. This innovative creamy cheek bronzer instantly transforms from white to your own custom shade of bronze. O-Bronze is packed with our exclusive Goji-Berry C-Complex, ginkgo biloba, and pomegranate seed for antioxidant protection. Apply a small dab to cheeks with fingertips and blend, breaking beads to release your most natural bronze glow. Click here for my review.

Be sure to check out these related posts:

How To Pick a Bronzer

2009 New Bronzers Part 4

2009 New Bronzers Part 2

2009 New Bronzers Part 1

Physicians Formula Bronze Booster Glow Boosting Pressed Bronzer Review

Audrey Dao — Wed, 13 May 2009 23:54:27 +0000

My Thoughts:

Out of the 3 Physicians Formula Bronze Booster Glow Bronzers (Physicians Formula Bronze Booster Self Tanning Bronzing Veil and Physicians Formula Bronze Booster Glow Boosting Loose Bronzing Veil), I feel Physicians Formula Bronze Booster Glow Boosting Pressed Bronzer is the best. It has the least amount of shimmer and no unnatural orange color. The brush is hidden in a compartment underneath the compact so it appears you’ll be getting a lot of product, but in actuality, you’re not. It gave me a pretty hanging-out-in-the-sun golden color. I’m still on the fence about whether I will repurchase this bronzer or not, because for a drug store bronzer, it’s expensive. This bronzer actually reminds me of Guerlain bronzers.

Physicians Formula Bronze Booster Self Tanning Bronzing Veil Review

Audrey Dao — Wed, 13 May 2009 04:36:33 +0000

Physicians Formula Bronze Booster Self Tanning Bronzing Veil ($14.95) Self-tanning formula provides an instant and lasting glow that blends and builds easily to your desired level of tan. Advanced Self-Tanning Technology includes DHA+ Infusion, a custom combination of the most advanced self-tanning ingredients, vitamins, and moisturizers for Triple-Action Bronze Boosting. Unique flow-through click pen delivers the perfect dose through a silky soft brush for easy, mess-free and mistake-proof application.

My Thoughts:

I did not like this self-tanning bronzer. It glitters! Glitter is a lot worse than shimmer. What I dislike the most about this bronzer is the clicking. You have to push the button so many times before the glittered, orange copper colored bronzer appears. I found if I mixed in moisturizer/lotion, it tones down the glittering. I would never use this for the daytime, because I would be a walking tanned disco ball. I would possibly, maybe use this for a night out if I dilute it with moisturizer/lotion.

2009 New Bronzers Part 1

Audrey Dao — Tue, 12 May 2009 08:26:03 +0000

Lorac TANtalizer Baked Matte Satin Bronzer SPF 15 ($30) LORAC has packed Red Carpet radiance into a velvety-smooth bronzing powder with SPF 15. This mineral-based baked formula is long-wearing, weightless, can be used wet or dry according to the intensity you desire, and is also great for contouring. Get a natural glow with TANtalizer Matte Satin Baked Bronzing Powder! Click here for my review.

Dior Dior Bronze Original Tan ($42) Dior Bronze Original Tan is the first bronzing powder that actually works to improve skin color and quality for a natural, vacation-fresh look all year long. Formulated with Dior’s exclusive Sun Minerals Technology, new Original Tan blends seamlessly with your skin. Four sunkissed shades, stamped in Dior’s famous cannage quilt pattern, are tucked in sleek black compacts. Click here for my review.

Origins Sunny Disposition Liquid Bronzer ($20) Tanning may be taboo, but you can still bask in the sensual glow of “sun-kissed” skin 365 days a year. Spread it like sunshine all over your face – or simply highlight cheeks, forehead and nose the way the sun would. Everyone will think you’ve been outdoors all day. One shade fits all.

Cargo Water Resistant Bronzer ($28) A longwearing, water-resistant bronzer that is specifically formulated to bestow a summer glow that stays put rain or shine! CARGO Water Resistant Bronzer is specifically formulated to help maintain a gorgeous bronze glow that stays put rain or shine. The specialized formula contains a unique silicone-coated talc that provides better adhesion to the skin and withstands water and perspiration. This bronzer offers a universally flattering medium bronze shade and micronized light diffusers work to ensure a gorgeously natural, non-shiny glow.

Physicians Formula Bronze Booster Glow Boosting Loose Bronzing Veil ($14.95) This bronzer with benefits provides an instant and lasting tan-boost that blends and builds easily to your desired level of bronze. Lightweight powder glides on smoothly for a totally uniform and even, healthy-looking tan glow. Formulated with Glow Activators, an exclusive infusion of vitamins, moisturizers and antioxidants that provide mistake-proof Triple-Action Bronze Boosting. Unique flow-through brush with twist-dial allows you to choose your level of bronze boost. Click here for my review.

Be sure to check out these related posts:

How To Pick a Bronzer

2009 New Bronzers Part 4

2009 New Bronzers Part 3

2009 New Bronzers Part 2

Physicians Formula Bronze Booster Glow Boosting Loose Bronzing Veil Review

Audrey Dao — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 18:08:07 +0000

My Thoughts:

I did not like this bronzer at all. You have to twist the bottom inorder to get the bronzing powder onto the brush. I felt I was twisitng the bottom for what seemed like several minutes before any bronzing powder finally surfaced. The bristles of the brush shed a lot. I mean A LOT! I also think the bronzer gives more shimmer than color. Skip this bronzer and try other Physicians Formula bronzers.

Physicians Formula Magic Mosaic Multi Colored Custom Pressed Powder Review

Audrey Dao — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 09:44:02 +0000

Physicians Formula Magic Mosaic Multi Colored Custom Pressed Powder ($13.99)

Adjust your shade from dark to light!
Ideal for skin tones that change with the seasons.
Use to highlight, contour, and even out skin tone.
Hypoallergenic.
Fragrance-free.
Oil-free.
Non-comedogenic.
Dermatologist approved.

My Thoughts:

This bronzer is buildable and sheer. This isn’t too shimmery or sparkly for a bronzer, but yet you can still use it to highlight and contour. I don’t like this as much as I like Physicians Formula Powder Palette MultiColored Face Powder. I find it more difficult to pick up color. It doesn’t turn you orange. It makes you look like you have a tan. I would rather use the Powder Palette MultiColored Face Powder and recommend you try that instead of this Magic Mosaic Pressed Powder.

Jergens Natural Glow Moisturizer Review

Audrey Dao — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 08:31:26 +0000

Jergens Natural Glow Moisturizer ($9.49) Moisturize into an invigorated glow. Jergens® natural glow Revitalizing Daily Moisturizer delivers fabulous natural-looking color gradually that lasts twice as long as the leading lotion sunless tanner and infuses your skin with a blend of effective moisturizers, antioxidants and Vitamin E to keep it looking healthy.

Designed specifically for Fair, Medium and Medium/Tan skin tones, you’ll reach your optimum intensity of color after about one week of daily use. Continue to use it daily to maintain your healthy glow.

My Thoughts:

You’re suppose to apply until you get the color you want. The first day I applied this, I got a nice light golden color. The second day I applied, I noticed an orange color. As I kept applying the moisturizer, the more orange I got. It looked like I faked and baked. If you’re into that look go for it, but for me personally, I just like a touch of color. I guess I should’ve stopped at the first day. The one thing I really dislike about this moisturizer is the horrid smell! It’s really strong.