Can anyone give me advice on applying bronzer?

A novice person with make-up needs advice on applying bronzer. Don't want to look tan-tastic. Can you help?Can anyone give me advice on applying bronzer?
* apply it in a well-lit room (don't laugh, I've seen the results otherwise!!) ;)


* don't try to apply it to make yourself look ';tan'; .... it should give a HINT of color but not falsify a monthlong trip to Jamaica!!


* use a BIG brush. one of the previous posters said a ';good'; brush, but that's a subjective term. a BIG brush is one where if the bristles are tilted downward in the palm of your hand, it'll basically almost FILL UP your palm. the bigger the brush, the more it'll spread/feather the product out over your face.


* if using a powdered bronzer, start with a small amount. when i say this, think ';adding cayenne pepper to your own food.'; a TINY amount goes a long way!


* if using a ';cake'; bronzer, lightly TAP your brush on the bronzer cake, then ';swirl'; in the blank side of the lid to ';load'; the brush. distributing the product inside the brush is paramount to your success!


* go by the ';rule of 2's'; ---- NEVER go back to the bronzer for more than 2 sweeping applications. i promise, you've usually got enough on at that stage to do the job!!





some good choices:


SUGAR TROPIC TAN http://www.sephora.com/browse/product.jh鈥?/a> i've used this one. it has good color. not too red! huge amount of product and tiny gold flecks make this a great choice. USE SPARINGLY!!





Laura Gellar Bronze and Brighten - http://www.sephora.com/browse/product.jh鈥?/a> --- this product has both bronzer AND a little lightener in there... so it winds up not looking too dark!! a VERY smart choice for fairer-skinned types or a ';bronzer beginner';





CARGO BRONZER- they have a lot of color choices http://www.sephora.com/browse/product.jh鈥?/a>





BARE MINERALS FAUX TAN- if you have sensitive or acne prone skin, this product is the BEST. all minerals means no clogged pores, no irritation. and with the absolute MINISCULE amount you have to use, this could quite literally last you for years!! http://www.sephora.com/browse/product.jh鈥?/a>





OK I'll stop. Hope this helps!!! NikCan anyone give me advice on applying bronzer?
First you should get a BRONZER brush from SEPHORA.. it allows you to apply is SO MUCH better than a regualr brush. I use MAC bronzer golden.. its not to dark and I use to all year long. Start at the forehead then cheekbone (like your applying blush), go down your nose too!
I am going to try to explain this in words...it is easier to see. This is exactly how I learned to apply it at Bare Essescentuals. After applying the makeup to the brush make sure you tap the brush a bit...removing excess makeup is a key to not looking to orange! Then do one side of the face at a time. Start in the midle of the forehead and draw a number 3 going down the side of your face. Basically the top bump of the number three swoops around the bones around your eye and comes down the apple of your cheek bone. That is the top part of the number three. Finish by taking the bottom bump of the three and swooping it down and around toward your chin just barely above the jaw line. Repeat on the other side with a backwards three. This method, if you understood my crazy directions, will apply bronzer to the parts of the face that are naturally sun kissed due to placement of bones etc. They told me the key is to use very little bronzer...LESS IS MORE. I would recommend going to Bare Essescentuals and getting a free make over. This is wat I did since I was never good at the makeup thing. They can make you look so pretty and natural and their makeup is actaully all natural and GOOD for the skin!!!
1) use a good brush


2) stab your bronzer


3) lightly tap brush to knock off excess


4) stab at your face with brush, going where the sun touches, from temple to temple across the top of your cheeks, your nose, your forehead and the front surface of your chin.


5) Blend with small circular strokes and always blend down
Yup . Dont do it , it looks fake . Unless you get a pro to do it you end up looking like a carrot .
Lightly dust it on your cheek bones, fore head %26amp; sides of your nose.