HSN's Beginner's Guide to Bronzing, Highlighting, and Contouring

This morning, I was surprised, honored, and intrigued that HSN contacted me to review a beauty video that has yet to be released.

It's their Beginner's Guide to Bronzing, Highlighting, and Contouring.

In all honesty, I haven't really experimented with any of these concepts. I'm generally a foundation and mascara... maybe chapstick kind of girl. I love the natural beauty look.

I was excited to get home and play around though.

I watched the video - beautifully shot, by the way - and thought "Hey that looks easy!" before rummaging through my limited collection of makeup. I used to have so much... but I'm sure the kids have made off with it somewhere... cat ate it... I'm really not sure what happened.

Watching the video, the woman is captivating. She's the drop-dead beauty every girl wishes to be.
She touches on where to add darker shades and where to highlight before hinting at bronzer.

To a makeup sorta-beginner... I'm still looking for something more. I need more detail. I need specifics. I need practice in general....
The video is a general overview, which is great for girls with the tools and basic idea of the products...
yet for someone like me just now trying it out... it still left me a bit... without direction. I felt like I just had to wing it.
It actually ended up being easy... I don't feel like I could have messed it up.
Honestly I loved the way my skin looked afterward.

My boyfriend walked in when I was finishing, and the first thing out of his mouth was "Wow, you look really beautiful today."
It kind of hit me then, that if someone who sees me every day can tell a big difference just by following this basic guide..
I don't know.
I feel pretty.
I feel the need to do this every day because it makes me feel good.

Maybe now I'll look for more in-depth videos. I find it fun to play around and build color and blend, while still looking radiant and natural.

Here are some pictures for you:



This was me, hair back and unglamorous, with only some cc cream and a bit of concealer under my eyes and a light layer of translucent powder.

 

 

 

This was after adding the Contouring in the hollows of my cheeks, the sides of my nose, the outer edges  of my face, and just under my bottom lip for the "pouty" look.

*Side note- I don't have any contouring products. I used a deep matte blush / eye shadow mix - color "chinchilla" to mimic the effect for the camera*

I feel like my face looks thinner and the light highlighting across my cheeks, bridge of my nose, brow bones, and chin make me look more.. glowing and youthful.

*For highlighter, I used a pearl eye shadow*


I still don't understand bronzer. Won't it be too dark for my skin tone? How much do I need? Which brush do I use? Does it go EVERYWHERE? I'm still a bit clueless, and I have none in my stash... so I didn't use any, but I'm so pleased with the tips found in this HSN video.

Anyone who wants to experiment and look better overall will probably love it too.


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I've never let you know my real name...
Allow me to introduce myself.


I'm Kayla.


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You can search HSN and Nurberxo on YouTube for more information or check out these links to buy the beauty products featured in the videos:

http://www.hsn.com/shop/beauty/bs
-and search for your favorite beauty products-


http://www.hsn.com/shop/makeup/bs0001
-specifically makeup-