• Always Take An Angled Bronzer Brush For Best-Bronzed Results

Always use a fluffy and angled bronzer brush for flawless bronzer application. Many women use kabuki brushes for bronzer application, but dense bristles can cause you to over apply the product. For an even and lighter application, choose a brush with loosely-packed bristles such as fluffy powder or blush brush.

• Choose a Bronzer according To Your Skin’s Undertone.

It’s good to be familiar with your skin’s undertone, especially when choosing the right bronzer shade for your complexion. You can select one with a more red-brown or a golden tone to it. But never choose a bronzer with an orange touch as it looks fake and unnatural on almost every skin complexion.

• Avoid Shimmery Bronzers And Choose Matte Ones

Avoid sparkles for your face, and Stick to a bronzer labeled satin or matte finish instead. Add a little highlighter if you do feel the urge to use a shimmer. Highlight your neck and collarbone with the highlighter. 

• Apply A Sheer Layer Of Bronzer Instead Of Coating Your Face

A sheer layer of your product applied with a fluffy and broad-brush can look fine if you are very light-handed. But it can quickly turn into overdone makeup and leave your face looking different from the rest of the body. Instead, stick to adding bronzer only on spots that are naturally stroked by the sun, like the top of the nose, along the cheekbones, upper forehead, and jawline. Don’t apply your bronzer all over the face; it will leave your face looking orange and dirty.

• Avoid Caking your brush with bronzer.

Overloading your brush with the product and then swiping it directly onto the face is a formula for disaster. The bronzer’s color can go on too heavily concentrated in one place. The best practice is swirl, tap, apply, and blend. Swirl your sizable fluffy brush in the product using circular motions to cover the full brush head, and then tap it off the excess product. If you are using cream or liquid bronzer, make sure to gradually layer on the product by adding a single layer at a time, building up until you get a pretty warm and sun-kissed color. 

• Don’t apply bronzer in a Hurry.

If you are too fast with your bronzer application, you probably could risk getting that way too heavy, which is not what you are looking for. Bronzer is like perfume. You can always add more, but it’s hard to fix if you use too much without washing it all off. 

• Don’t Use An Overly Deep Shade.

Extra dark colors can make your skin tone look unnatural and dirty, not healthy or sun-kissed. Instead, follow the bronzing rule: choose a 1 or 2 shades shade darker than your foundation or natural skin tone.  

• Don’t Apply a Liquid Bronzer on Dry Skin.

Using a liquid bronzer on dry skin is a terrible idea, as it will pick up on any patches or flakiness of your skin. It also gets complicated to blend out with the liquid formula. Instead, exfoliate your skin properly before using makeup, follow up with a hydrating moisturizer, and apply bronzer right away. Yes, you can use your bronzer without applying foundation or tinted moisturizer.