Makeup Mayhem With Courtney Hughes: Bronzed Beauty

Regardless of your skin tone, everyone needs a little color on their face. If you wear foundation or powder, you are making the skin one even tone. While we all have natural color in our face, neutralizing this color can make you look sick, tired, or just plain boring!  So you need to add some depth. Whether it's blush (my favorite beauty item) or bronzer, just put something on those adorable cheeks! Here are some tips on applying bronzer to your precious mug....

Step 1-Choose a bronzer that is one to two shades deeper than your skin tone. Make sure it is not too shimmery.

MAC Bronzing Powder in Golden

Step 2- Apply the bronzer with a fluffy powder brush to the top of the forehead, cheekbones (framing the face), and a little on the nose and neck.

 MAC Buffer Brush

 
Step 3- If you wear blush, apply after the bronzer to the apples of your cheeks.

MAC Ombre Blush in Vintage Grape

Adding bronzer to your face is a great way to achieve a sun-kissed, faux-glow look. Not to mention you will look more attractive in pictures. Since we all can't live like the Kardashian chicks, sunbathing in Miami every weekend, sometimes we have to fake it. Don't worry, secret's safe with me. Here's to Miami!!... Muah!

Check out some of our favorite bronzed beauties......

Jennifer Lopez wearing her favorite bronzer, Body Bling by Scott Barnes

Mary J. Blige wearing CARGO The Big Bronzer

Kim Kardashian wearing Smashbox Bronze Lights

Queen Latifah wearing her own collection, COVERGIRL Queen Collection Natural Hue Minerals Bronzer in Brown Bronze

Whitney Port wearing Nars Bronzer in Laguna