Nars 'Laguna' Bronzer

Nars’ ‘Laguna’ Bronzer is one of Francois Nars’ Cult Classic products. It's staple product in both my professional kit and my own personal collection. This product is a must have!

The shade and tone of the bronzer will suit just about anybody. I am extremely pale and the colour is perfect for my skin tone. I have also used it on clients with a darker Indian complexion and it has turned out amazing. The darker your skin the more you do have to use to achieve the same results.

The pigment level is perfection! One swipe of your brush picks up a perfect amount of product to work with at a time. You don’t need to constantly keep dipping your brush in and it also doesn’t pick up that much pigment that you over apply making it very easily to apply.

It’s not normally a good idea to use bronzer to contour the face as it can create a very un-natural look due to the orange under tones. When the bronzer has shimmer through it, it can create one hell of an orange, glittery mess. Nars’ Laguna however breaks all the rules! It’s more of a grey/brown shade rather than orange/brown which allows the product to create natural looking contours. This bronzer does have some shimmer to it but it’s subtle enough to not be an issue.

Whether you’re using ‘Laguna’ to carve strong contours on the face or just add a little bit of a sun-tanned glow, you will not be disappointed. You may however be a little disappointed at the price tag. In Australia it retails for $49.00 ($38.00 in US). Ouch!

I’ve had my personal ‘Laguna’ for a bit over 12 months now and it still has a lot of life in it yet. I ‘hit pan’ around the 10 month mark. I use it every single day so I am very happy with how much use I have had out of this product already.

The classic Nars packaging which is a black matte finish, can become quite messy after a while and has a tendency to become covered in ‘foundation fingerprints’. This may be something that bothers some people. I really do wish Nars would come up with some better packaging.

Overall I think this is a great product and worth investing in. Even if you’re someone that only has a few make-up items in your make-up bag, this should be one of them.