The Review: NYX Matte Bronzer

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I have had a year long love/hate relationship with this product. When I swatched it in store I loved the shade but when I got it home and on my face I hated how muddy and orange it made me look. Pricier than a typical NYX product I was kind of grumpy that I'd wasted my money on something I deemed "unwearable".

When reassessing my brushes after a wash I decided to swap my blush brush for my bronzer blush and vice versa, meaning that my Sigma angled contour would now be reserved for blush while my big, fluffy Ecotools powder brush would become my new bronzer brush. This honestly made all the difference and I began to fully appreciate this product. The Sigma brush was simply putting too much product onto the skin, which gave me the orange/muddy look I hated. With a fluffy brush it distributed just the right amount and made my skin look lovely and tanned with a slight contour.

This is by no means the product I'd suggest for a full on Kim K contour as too much product goes bad very quickly, but as an every day bronzer with a light hand this is amazing! Overall, I'm never one hundred percent happy with bronzers, but this has definitely been one of the better ones I've tried.

What is your all-time favourite bronzer for contouring?
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28 comments:

  1. I always find that bronzers need some work to look right on me, whether that's changing the brushes or the application method up. Glad you've got it to work out :) I hate not using a more expensive product!

    emmerliejay x

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  2. Oh I love the look of this... I love the NYX Taupe Blush for contouring xx


    missmakeupmagpie.com

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  3. I don't have anything from NYX yet but I like my bronzers from H&M and Maybelline :)

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  4. I haven't tried anything from NYX yet, I seem to hear more bad things than good! The NYC Smooth Skin Bronzer in Sunny is the best I've tried!


    Lauren x
    www.thefashionramblings.com

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  5. I've heard so much about it, I just can't find it anywhere online! NYX is very hit or miss, but when something is good it is super good!

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  6. Thank you for the recommendations! I didn't even know H&M did makeup.

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  7. It can be pretty hard to get your hands on! I'll definitely check out your blog. x

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  8. I've heard so much about the Taupe blush! I'll definitely have to look it over next time I see it.

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  9. I find that the more expensive bronzers seem to work the best, which definitely sucks. It does take work to get the cheaper alternatives to work!

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  10. I have the same issue with bronzers, I really prefer pale skin. But, this looks not so brown as others do. Thanks for sharing.
    Lots of love, xx

    http://www.marysreturn.com/
    http://www.marysreturn.com/

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  11. looks nice :) love bronzers! :)

    http://sbr-fashion-fashion.blogspot.com/

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  12. I love bronzers for contouring! I think my favorite is the Bourjois chocolate one! and I love the primer for it! Works great together!


    www.miss-singh.blogspot.com

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  13. Lovely post,dear! :))
    beautylove7694.blogspot.com

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  14. I like the Bourjois brand. May try and swap to this one as it does look good :)

    Lizzie's Daily Blog

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  15. Great pictures and review!
    Really enjoying your blog! :D would be an honour if you could check mine out too ^^

    seals-owls-foxes.blogspot.co.uk

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  16. I love my bourjois bronzing powder but I need a change and I might go with this one!

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    Ana Leote

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  17. I really need to try the bourjois one!

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  18. Thank you! And of course, I'll check out your blog right now! x

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  19. I haven't tried the Bourjois one yet!

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  20. I haven't tried much from Nyx but I would like to soon! My favourite bronzer is the Body Shop Honey Bronzer as you don't need to be lighthanded & you can slap it on, haha!

    Sam | Tiny Paint Pot xx

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  21. This bronzer has a beautiful color *_*

    kisses

    Francesca http://everydaycoffee23.blogspot.it

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  22. great product review! and totally hate that too, when the product looks amazing on instores but when you get it home its a different story...glad you were able to salvage the product though.
    xx http://1finedai.blogspot.com/

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  23. Isn't NYX just amazing?? I actually prefer them over most high end brands.

    Emily | Lynde Avenue

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