Natural Clay Bronzer – Easy DIY Organic Makeup

I accidentally came across a natural clay bronzer. I was wanting to make a red swirl in my Candy Cane Soap and thought I’d try Pink Kaolin Clay and Red Moroccan Clay. Well, it turns out that while Pink Kaolin Clay is a beautiful pink color (which is great for blush, by the way), Red Moroccan clay is…well….not. It’s a beautiful TAN color!!

I immediately thought – Foundation! And it would be a wonderful foundation. It spreads evenly and leaves your skin silky smooth looking. But, it’s definitely too dark to use as a foundation on my skin (but adding some arrowroot powder could fix that).

I love it as a base for a bronzer because I’m not starting from a white arrowroot powder or a darker cocoa powder base. Instead, I can barely tweak it for my skin tone as it changes during summer and winter and it has a beautiful natural color that would go well with a lot of people’s skin tone!

Using a Natural Clay Bronzer

Bronzers are NOT:

1. …a fake tan. Please don’t use this all over your body or you will probably end up looking like someone who didn’t spread their fake tan lotion out evenly.
2. …to be put all over your face. This kind of defeats the purpose and you’re using it more like a foundation.

Bronzers Can:

1. Wake up a tired looking face.
2. Give a sun-kissed look.
3. Contour features like cheekbones and nose.

Bronzer Application:

I like to use a natural bronzer in the winter.  I start to look pale and people ask me if I’ve been getting enough sleep (Yes, we all loooove those kinds of comments).

I do not use so much that I look like I was in Florida for a few weeks, but I subtly use it in a few areas to give a slightly sun kissed look.

Where? Think of where the sun would hit you the most: sides of your face, cheek bones, tip of chin, nose, and on each side of your forehead.

Natural Clay Bronzer

Option#1 – Red Moroccan Clay straight out of the container. Lucky You!

Option #2 – You need it to be a bit darker, so add some cocoa powder (no one will smell it but you, so don’t get hungry). Start with 2 Tbsp of Red Moroccan clay and add 1/4 tsp of cocoa at a time until you’re happy. Write down what you like so you won’t have to guess next time.

Option #3 – You need it to be a bit lighter, so add arrowroot powder. Start with 2 Tbsp of Red Moroccan clay and add 1/4 tsp of arrowroot powder at a time until you’re happy. Write down what you like so you won’t have to guess next time.

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