Stila Self-Adjusting Bronze - sheer bronze

Mine cost R240 through rubybox,its a soft richly pigmeted bronzer that really does adjust to ur skintone! My fear at the. Outset was looking too orange but it adjusted to a soft tawny colour that gave me the appearance of more defined cheekbones and an overall more relaxed softer look.im a sucker for the Stila brand and would repurchase again and again

For only R199 I think that this is AMAZING value for money! The Packaging is a sleek black compact with the Stila logo as well as a number of stars embossed on the lid. When opening the compact there is a generously sized mirror for added convenience.

The blush itself has a beautiful shimmery effect of warm golden undertones, and is actually quite darker than portrayed on pictured (when doing online shopping) as it is more of a russet/deep brown color. I used my avon angled blush brush to apply, and even though this baked powder, I find that 1 swirl of my brush is more than enough as the powder picks up quite quickly with minimal to no excess powder laying around - so really good value for money here as this will definitely last me quite long!

I am fair, so I have to really go easy on this when using as a blush. It is very highly pigmented, but thank goodness it is very easy to manipulate in order to achieve the desired effect. My cheeks had a nice warm shimmery color (after numerous attempts to manipulate the color, trying to get it to behave on my skin), but still seemed a bit 'off'. I don;t really get the self adjusting aspect of this blush as it did not appear to change over the 2 hours which I had it on. Seeing how it was a Saturday morning at home, I could really play with it to see what it was all about. When it came time to go out though, I needed a bit more to make it blend correctly or appear more natural. I used my Stila Set and Illuminate powder over this, and only then did it give off a beautiful natural glow that I was looking for!

My final thoughts is that I would not use this as a stand alone blush. I would pair this with my Stila Set an Illuminate powder to achieve the natural glow. It's dark enough to use for contouring though, so I guess over all a good buy for me :)

The description of this product on Stila's website is that it is a "perceptive one-shade-fits-all powder". The secret to using this product is to not overdo it. I applied way too much of the bronzer one time and my face came off as very orange. Now I apply just a few sweeps of my blusher brush over my foundation and the effect, when I am outside, is a shimmery hue.

The compact is a shiny black with little stars on the top and a mirror inside, which always elevates products for me because of how easy it is to use on the go. The bronzer has beautiful shimmery particle inside it that just invites you to try it on.

A little goes a really long way so you get value and longevity for your money.