I bet those of you who frequent Asia already know the answer to this, but let’s carry on anyways. Now I don’t wear bronzer everyday, I actually reserve it for photo shoots or when filming a Book of Fables. That day has come, I am being a good Youtuber / Blogger and am going to try, come hell or high waters, to shoot a video for you guys this weekend.
But, the look I’m going for calls for some bronzer, and since as you know I didn’t bring any, I decided to head downstairs and see if I could get some.
I honestly didn’t anticipate how difficult a task this would be. Apparently people in Asia dislike being tanned! *shock of the century* Yes, sarcasm at it’s best 😛
Seriously, I asked at about 8-10 different counters, in fact that lady serving the Shiseido counter at TST’s Galleria literally gave me the most bewildered look, “Bron…zer? O_o!?!?!” she replied.
The lady at the Dior counter actually asked me what it does, the minute I said to sculpt your face or give you a tan, she shook her head furiously and replied, “Oh! NO NO NO!”. Really? Is being tanned that bad? *le sigh*
Eventually the lovely ladies at the Giorgio Armani counter (whom now recognise me as that ABC girl who keeps playing at our counter) said probably MAC would be the only place to sell it. Though I suspect I’d find some at the Benefit and Bobbi Brown counters too if MAC disappointed.
But MAC rarely does… well, they don’t disappoint when it comes to variety, the quality is a whole other issue. MAC in Hong Kong is now at the tail end of the Semi Precious collection, and it really was no surprise that the “darkest” blush was the only one left. Perfect! After swatching it at the counter, it really does give a beautiful glowly bronzed shade, perfect for sculpting and adding a bit of warmth to my complexion.
So, Australia! Fear not, I know most of you are truly annoyed at the lack of variety we get in both clothes and makeup, not to mention the low SPF and total absence of whitening goods, but at least we have an abundance of bronzer?
You can’t blame a girl for attempting to put a positive spin on things.
Hahaha, let me add to that. EW BRONZER. ‘sides, it just doesn’t show up on me.
You can use highlighter to contour instead 😀 And there is plenty of that in asia XD
LOL love that you went on such a journey to find bronzer!!
Hehe It is funny in retrospect XD
LOL, I feel like I’d fit right in there then 😉
Hehe for everyday makeup, so would I XD
HAHAHAHA nope, Asia’s not a fan of bronzers 😛 In fact, I’ve never even had a bronzer (not a fan of it, but not the point) until I came to Australia. When I bought my first one, I remembered telling a friend back in Malaysia about it, and she was like, “WHYYYYYYYY????” 😛
LOL Fair enough~ I guess if you really wanted to contour you could always take a darker foundation XD