Why Makeup Brands FAIL Cool Skin Tones & The Bronzers You NEED To Try NOW!

[@cosmicalchemist8219]

I’m a fair skinned bright winter. I don’t use bronzer, it does not look right on me. Instead, I often use more than one shade of cool toned blush, a darker one & a lighter one.

[@berlineczka]

I'm pale and olive - everything looks super orange on me. My holy grail used to be The Balm Oliver but they discontinued it. After several misses and no hits, I settled on Fenty bronzer in Inda Sun and a Korean contour palette (the "standard" Western contours just look like bronzers on me) called Frozen Choco by Afternoon Tea.

[@crocolagerfelden6142]

I am a cool summer, with a very pale skin. It is pretty much impossible to find a bronzer that wouldn't look fake on me. Even the "cool" ones are too rich, dark or lean red. I sometimes get more luck by trying contour products in lieu of bronzer, although they are not ideal due to being usually too matt.

[@akmamabear2258]

My Mom is a summer and completely agrees.

[@hepaticapropria]

I know what you mean! I’m a cool summer too and I usually skip the bronzer! 🤷🏼‍♀️

[@lapislazulis2378]

I skip classic warm bronzer too (some would say I'm dark cool and soft or deep summer/soft winter and my face is oblong). Blush as a bronzer is better for me. For contouring I use a light taupe satin eyeshadow. It's just a matter of placement, no need of another product if you like your eyeshadow opacity and formula. - If I want to contour: I place it on the bottom of my chin and the top of my forehead, near the hairline. - If I want to do bronzer: I'm placing Lily Lolo Cherry Blossom loose mineral powder blush (adapted to very fair skin and slightly satin finish) in top of my cheekbones like a W and on the side of the forehead, but rather in the front than near the hairline, to mimic a subtle "heatburn". If I want to use this product simply as a blush, I change the placement and make the horizontal swipe, or the round doll blush on the center of the cheek (it gives volume to my flat cheeks).

[@eliali6484]

Very cool and soft here - no bronzer as a rule! This is a nightmare - no matter what bronzer I use it always ends with an artificial warm spot on my cheeks. But I can recommend the contour stick of IsaDora for pale and rosy skin. It's medium taupe color neutral cool.

[@rebeccajordan4491]

I’m a Light Spring, and I’m finally happy with makeup because I gave up on contour and bronzer. It’s way too heavy for my face. I’ve found a great neutral bright pink blush and a pearl color highlighter that work great for me. I’m always trying to bring light and color to my face rather than shadow or warmth.

[@lapislazulis2378]

We have the same preferences (I also like fair champagne highlighters, they're gorgeous) and I'm a fair olive, soft neutral-cool and deep

[@wendyfrench8042]

What blush is it?

[@rebeccajordan4491]

@@wendyfrench8042 Colour Pop Pressed Powder Blush in “Prairie Air”. It’s terrifyingly bright in the pan, but a very light and sheer formula that actually matches the color of my natural flush. The description on Ulta calls it a “true baby pink,” and it has no “softness” to it, it’s absolutely clear. Holy grail ride-or-die product for me now.

[@dominickl8447]

I’m a very pale Winter, I’ve never tried bronzer, it always looks too dark for me. I have to use the lightest cool foundation and it is usually too dark for me. Sometimes the neutral is lighter so I use it. There is now more variety in light foundation but I haven’t found the best one for me.

[@kalync5948]

I am super pale, everything pulls warm on me, and the only bronzer that I found that I actually like is Laura Geller baked bronzer in Fair (with a light hand) 🙂

[@akmamabear2258]

I'm very pale and very warm, I look amazing in pumpkin 🎃 however.... even I don't care for orangey bronzer. I like good balance. I can't wait to try these! Thank you for the drugstore recommendations ladies! Thank you for your hard work and making us all feel a little better during the week. ❤

[@dogwalker97]

Bobbi Brown bronzer in Antigua used to be a subtle tone that would work for pale cool complexions. I loved but it became difficult to find. I googled it after watching this video and it now looks much warmer than I remembered it. Maybe it was reformulated.

[@adelecarr-pease3196]

As a soft autumn/soft summer I have been waiting for this!

[@dominickl8447]

Lucinda, I love your coloring, your gray hair is beautiful and it’s an inspiration to women who are going gray.

[@leticiavillarreal3689]

Thank you so much. I’m a cool girl that continues to look for a bronzer for me.

[@stur5252]

Can I also suggest the PF Murumuru Butter Blush in Plum Rose? I think it can also pass and be used as a cool toned bronzer. Also blushes in general in the right shade can be used as bronzers.

[@dianamaurer613]

Glad I suggested this topic

[@pattihanson7921]

I’m freaking pale and cool toned so gave up and started using a peach blush as my bronzer instead. I still used a rosy blush as my actual blush

[@emmyt9304]

I would love to see more content like this! You two have helped me so much with color choices.

[@KittyCatLady1978]

I'm a soft, cool and medium soft summer (though can dip into soft autumn because of the gold flecks in my eyes). I skip bronzers and highlighters altogether. I find them too difficult to use for my skin tone. I will occassionally wear blush. But if my skin is too flushed on that day, I will skip that too. By the way, I feel there needs to be a medium between light and deep in the colour analysis systems. Great content ladies. I have learn't so much and your content has given me so much clarity.

[@almondmilk4601]

Bronzers in general don't look good on my cool olive skin so I just use a darker cool olive foundation.

[@grob.monika]

I've got the Gucci bronzer in Fair (01) and quite happy with it (as I can be with a bronzer) but I'm going to try the Jones Road one in Dusty Rose. Thank you for the recommendation.

[@Jennifer_Ann]

RMS bronzer in Beachwalk Betty, and Persona bronzer stick in Mojave work really well for me and I’m a cool summer 😊 lots of times I skip bronzer on an everyday basis

[@wendyfrench8042]

Bobbi Brown bronzer in medium has a reddish undertone that looks like a sunburn and is not yellow in any way

[@celiaperez1334]

Most bronzers are warm. That is soooo true. But lately they are improving. What I do is to choose the the darker shade. Even though I am light, a very dark bronzer shade usually incorporates berry/violet tones. Of course, I use it very sparcely and lightly. An example, dark deep bronzer Make up by Mario. Or, Bronzer en polvo x Marikowskaya Teide (I’ve just seen It’s out of stock, I wonder why 😀)

[@Wildology-j7e]

Hello can I use dusty rose if I am a deep winter and tanned skin? It looks like a blush colour not a bronzer. Thanks!

[@judytravis1593]

Like this type of video. Great idea.

[@meerweitblick6649]

thanks, always good stuff here !!!

[@joellynshort3949]

I like the format. 😊

[@ellenblumhardt3145]

I like all of your content!

[@lisaaustin4561]

I’m a spring. There is only ONE Lancôme lipstick that looks good on me ONE. Springs are definitely not catered to, at least not in this country. Gucci makes a reddish bronzer I love it it’s perfect.

[@zensation9]

Sculpting = contour. Bronzer is not contour. Best contour powder I have found is Kevin Aucoin’s.

[@sheilamccurley7084]

I just look for a color in the blush category.

[@rebeccaw1772]

Love this video! As I get older, 55 yrs young lol, it’s difficult to know if what used to look good still does and some things don’t. I love bronzer and yes sometimes they are too orange! I would love to see maybe a video of what colors y’all do for makeup. I am a visual person so seeing it is great! Can’t wait for y’all to start doing color analysis for people.. is that coming soon ? 🩷

[@patriciaschultz3005]

Thanks for showing something from Jones Road. I’ve been curious about their products, but haven’t been sure about colors plus I’m interested in how they feel on the face. Has anyone here used Jones Road and can comment on what it’s like?

[@dianamaurer613]

We have the shade in medium tan we really like it. It’s a cool bronze.

[@anneelisehudson8020]

Soft summer and 65 yrs - Love Jones Road. I use WTF foundation in Light, Miracle Balm in sunkissed for bronzer, flushed and pinched cheeks for blush. I also use the contour from Trinny London which are cream, no sparkle and beautifully cool - the softest color is “Kate.”

[@june7rose]

I have the dusty rose bronzer, and it's definitely more of a blush than a bronzer

[@roxannecoffey5428]

I tried Jones Road and the colors were good but I had real issues with the longevity. My foundation had sharp, largish, crystals form in it at 4 months out and one of the balms developed an odd smell with only 2 months of use. The containers are large but there are minimal preservatives and I don't keep my makeup in a frig. It was at room temperature and I felt like it wasn't safe.

[@dianamaurer613]

@@roxannecoffey5428 my sister and I learned from the fabulous Paula begoun that jar packaging is not our friend when it comes to makeup and skin care.

[@106andie]

I’ve been classified as either a Soft Autumn or True Spring, I feel neutral on the issue so I dabble in both those sub seasons, it’s so complicated 😭

[@kitty_s23456]

Hi. I looked at your pfp. Your natural hair seems to be dark but you've dyed it blonde-ish. I think if you keep your natural dark hair, you'll be more of an autumn. If you wear your hair lighter/ blonde, then you'll be more of a spring. Both are warm seasons so I think both will be OK for you (depends on your hair - > and will affect your makeup).

[@june7rose]

Try on different colors. Do you look radiant in bright colors, like coral, bright blue, or lime green? Or like your face disappears and the clothes walk in the room before you? Do you look sophisticated and expensive in soft muted tones, or do you disappear like a wallflower? Try on lots of stuff. It took a rosy brown coat at Anthropologie that I tried on for me to be convinced. (I kept trying to make myself a Spring, it wasn't happening) It was definitely my color. You just have to experiment a bit.

[@thehardercandy]

I'm confused... How can Sarah be in the autumn season with a neutral cool leaning skintone? Those seem diametrically opposed to me. 🤔

[@emmyt9304]

Sarah has warm auburn hair which is her dominant characteristic.

[@thehardercandy]

​@@emmyt9304 but autumn is a warm season, for warm undertones. I don't get how you can be an autumn without a warm undertone, regardless of hair color.

[@selwatchesyt]

But soft autumn is a neutral leaning season. I even read on the concept wardrobe you shouldn’t be placed in soft summer unless you have a lot of gray in your coloring including your eyes. She’s too warm to be soft summer.

[@kitty_s23456]

Her skintone/ overtime may be neutral-cool but her undertone is warm. So based on undertone, she's an autumn, specifically soft autumn. When she wears cooler colors, they don't look so good on her or she has to tie her hair back & modify her makeup (she said this in another vid).

[@june7rose]

@@thehardercandy The soft seasons are not really either warm or cool, but a mix that leans one way or another. You're a soft neutral season if all characteristics don't match. Her hair is warm, her eyes are warm, but her skin is cool, thus she's a warm neutral, because two out of three are warm, a soft autumn.

[@lauraarzave5300]

Iam very light neutral skin tone, bronzer looks like dirt on my face

[@evelynhutson3393]

How do I connect with y’all or are there others who teach your system. I am located in SC.

[@4264127]

I don't recommend bronzer for fair skinned weather they are Cool or warm.I feel it only suits autumn as they are very warm have dark features or slightly tanned skin mostly.or if you have olive, brown or tanned skin

[@4264127]

For Fair skin I recommend light makeup fresh look and adjust the brightness which is suited for you

[@4264127]

The people who put on bronzer or fake tan the most tend to have very Fair skin which makes them if not orange muddy almost invisible you only see clearly their eyes.crazy how that works 😮

[@4264127]

If you watched the show sex and the city you have two characters who are warm with Fair skin Samantha and Miranda.I couldn't help noticing how fresh,clear and bright they often looked compared to what you see now.then I realized it was made in the 90s before bronze/ tan craze trends took over

[@gagaearthian]

The Balm

[@dianamaurer613]

Jones road beauty is run by Bobbi Brown. She left her company in 2016