nice as bronzer on cooler toned skin but fabulous eye shadow too read on [SEP] i am a makeup artist i am always finding ways to make cosmetics work for all sorts of uses to get the best look and bang for the buck this luminating bronzer has some surprises up its sleevewhat is this likecompactthis comes in a heavy cardboard compact with a strong cardboard hinge on it there is no mirror the pan inside has printed letters and design on it in this case the color is number the darker of the two in this collectionwhat color is thisthis bronzer is a unique color instead of being the usual brown or orange color so many bronzers are this one is a rose toned base which at first seems unusual if used on cooler toned skin you will still see a luminzer effect but the undertone is more of a rose tanwhat color skin did i use this onright now i tried this on two colors of skin one was translated into mac foundation color as a tanned color which leans toward the cooler side and which is a cooler lighter caucasian leaning coloreffectsthings like this have a need for you to choose the right brush the wrong brush can make it look horrible the right brush can make it look like a million bucks when used with a stippling brush look that up to find out what that means this bronzer provides the perfect luminescence and glow along with coloryou can see the cheekbones highlighted and see the spot of color but it is subtle and not overbearingif you use the dense fluffy brush like you might use to apply blush the results border on ridiculous it is like you have smears of bright shimmer on and it is hard to blend in wellwhat other usesinterestingly i have both color and of this line of sungasm bronzers when using this particular color on the creases of the eyes it provides a gorgeous natural look similar to the old j lo type look or other natural based looks which in reality take a lot of makeup but they just do not look like itthis put together with color in this series the two together make a great duo on the eyes it really is amazing it brings out the color of the eyes perfectly in fact i use the lighter one on the upper cheekbones for highlight bronzer and the darker number under it and blend well the effect is subtle but beautifulhow to apply to eyesi have used good shadow brushes and my finger as well the idea is for medium to subtle color use a tear drop shaped shadow brush for more intensity use a flat eye shadow brush on top of eye primer and blend once you have applied the other colors for a quick application i have successfully used my fingersdoes it burn on the eyesi have a terrible time with products on my eyes they usually burn and give me trouble this bronzer did not do that if you are concerned be sure to get a good eye primer that you are comfortable with and use that first on your eyeswhat about darker skin tonesif you use this on darker skin tones there is a good chance it could show up a bit on the ghostly side it has to be applied very lightly and blended well a little at a time to test the best depth if you want to try itthe bottom linenot only as a gorgeous rose based bronzer highlighter but also as a contour or all over eye shadow this color bronzer is a great price with good performance it is not the usual color for bronzers but it works on medium to lighter skin tonesmy ratingfive stars this is a great multi purpose product for summer it doubles as bronzer and luminzer but also as a great eye shadow