How not to look like you live in Seattle

I’m the last person who should be giving beauty advice, but it dawned on me the other day how few people know about bronzing powder - or if they know, have horrible memories of their neighbor’s misapplication. (Remember her orange face?)

Bronzing powders have come a long way in the last 20 years, which is a good thing for Seattlites (and anyone living 45 degrees or more away from the equator) who suffers from pasty winter skin. Even if you have the luxury of getting some slope-side sun, a healthy slather of SPF 55 keeps you wrinkle-free and color-free.

Enter the Galahad of makeup: bronzing powder.

Brush a sparing amount on the top of your cheekbone, nose, forehead and chin (think of the places the sun tans first) and voila! you have a healthy, sun-kissed glow.

If you’d like to try it, but don’t want to shell out a lot of cash, E.L.F. is offering a free bronzing powder. Just use one of the codes at check out to add it to your cart. If you don’t have a big, fluffy brush for applying the powder, nab a total face brush for 50 cents using code EGRUSBK.

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