
Things that say, âSummer has officially arrivedâŚâ
- The sun setting at 9 p.m.
- Barbecuing on a random Wednesday night just because you can
- Challenging someone to a sword fight with a pool noodle
- Sweating buckets every time you walk from any air conditioning building to your car
- The MAC summer makeup collection (of course!)
This summerâs MAC Bronzer Face and Body collection is all about bronzed shades for tanned skin, but thereâs also a twist⌠It includes a plethora of shades designed for warm *and* cool skin tones.
Hot and cool
Sure, MAC stocked it with the kind of warm summery coral, gold, bronze and peach tones you might expect from a MAC summer launch, but this yearâs collection also sports some surprising cooler-toned shades of taupe, pink and pale lavender in the Foiled Shadows (apply with a wet brush for a slick, foiled finish) and the Strobe Face Glazes (*very cool* gel-like highlighters you can wear over foundation or bare skin).


Silky, satiny bronzers
As for the bronzing powders in the Bronzer collection â be careful! â the velvety Radiant Matte Bronzing Powders will shock your fingertip if you swatch them (ME: âWhy is this powder SO SOFT?!â), and there are absolutely no orange undertones in sight.
Totally Taupe, the darker of the two options, is brown with yellow undertones, and Beige-ing Beauty is a light yellowish brown (Iâm an NC42, and I could probably wear it as a face powder).
Technically, theyâre matte with a slight sheen, which keeps them from looking too flat on your face.


A refreshing take on highlights
If youâre totally over the trend of shimmery, frosty highlighters that are visible from space, then the dewy, shiny Strobe Face Glazes might be worth checking out. Theyâre dewy and shiny but not blindingly glossy. Thereâs just a little something-something there⌠I think itâs super cool.
They feel slightly sticky, like a typical face gloss, but donât worry â your high pony wonât stick to your cheekbones once you pat and blend them in because they arenât thick. On minimal makeup days, Iâll do a swipe of Bronzejour on my lids with waterproof mascara (waterproof is a must, since whatever the Glazes touch will break down and smudge eventually) and use Letâs Make Waves as an upper cheekbone highlighter.
Like most face glosses, Face Glaze isnât built for longevity, so expect it to move a bit when itâs on your skin, and anticipate having to touch up every four hours or so.








If youâre interest is piqued, these bronzed beauties are available now at MAC counters and online.
Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,
Karen
P.S. Happy hump day! đ