Wet n Wild Bronzer - Reserve Your Cabana (AKA the drugstore dupe for Hourglass Ambient Lighting!)
Hello Darlings!
I had to share this bronzer that I have been using as a highlighter. I haven't used a highlighter in so many years. I ran out of my Clinique one and just got lazy about replacing it. Tsk. Tsk. Tsk. I've been stalking the Wet n Wild displays at the drugstores lately and kept eyeing this "bronzer." The shade looks rather light so I didn't know what it could be used for but I was intrigued. I read the reviews and it got such high marks used as a highlighter. I was obsessed. Had to try it. It went on sale for $2.79 so I guiltlessly made it part of my haul.
When I first applied it, I didn't get it. I couldn't see what was happening. I didn't notice anything. Oh well. At least it was less than 3 bucks. So I went about my business putting on the rest of my face. I ran a few errands. I checked my makeup a couple hours later to just to retouch my lipstick and thought my makeup looked really nice today, I looked healthy. It clicked. It was this product! It was subtle. Very subtle. A soft glow as if by candlelight. I applied it to the top of my cheeks, the bridge of my nose, and above my cupid's bow. Nothing sparkly or glittery about it just a beautiful patina. I just looked fresh and alive:) How did I live without a highlighter for so long? And now I never have to because this is a humongous amount of product. Wonder when I will hit pan?
Packaging is flimsy. If I drop this I'm afraid it will shatter. Not very travel friendly because of the shape of the container. However, the product is totally worth the packaging issues and a steal even at the retail price of $3.99. I'm mad at myself for callimg WnW a cheap makeup brand. That notion has led to many department store purchase fails. If anything, WnW should be called the best value in drugstore cosmetics. where they lack in packaging and marketing, they far make up for it with the quality of the actual product!
Love this and contemplating buying a backup in case WnW decides to discontinue it!
XoX
