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bronzing powder

bronzing powder

4.5
A makeup powder in brown tones put on skin to make it look tanned
  • noun
translation icon : polvo bronceador
  • To achieve a natural look, use a fluffy brush to blend the bronzing powder along your cheekbones.

This is the Bobby Brown Golden Light bronzing powder.

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Examples

  • I use Benefits Toasted Bronzing Powder and I love this little brush that it comes with because it carves out your cheeks so well.

  • This is the bronzing powder in Sun Touched.

  • This is The Body Shop bronzing powder in light matte.

  • It's not an unbelievable sort of bronze, but it's from Mac and it is the bronzing powder in golden.

  • It's like a classic bronzing powder, but it's really nice and controllable and reliable.

  • I'm going to be using the bronzing powder from Milani suntan.

  • So this is the Sunkist Silky matte bronzing powder by Milani.

  • For a sun-kissed glow, apply a light layer of bronzing powder on your cheeks and forehead.

  • She always adds a touch of bronzing powder to her makeup routine to enhance her features.

Synonyms

bronzer
vsbronzing powder
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A powder, cream, or liquid you put on your skin to look tanned

is only the powder form rather than cream or liquid

Surface Forms

Morphology

bronze + powder

The compound is compositional: 'bronzing' is the action/quality of making something bronze-colored and 'powder' is a fine cosmetic, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents can readily infer it is a powder used to give a bronze/tanned color to the skin. This formation is productive in English and has direct parallels in other languages (e.g. Spanish 'polvo bronceador', French 'poudre bronzante'), supporting full transparency.

Etymology

The word bronzing powder comes from bronzing meaning making skin look like bronze and powder meaning a fine dry makeup. You dust a light brown powder on your face to give a warm, 'sun-kissed' or 'tanned' look, so the name means a cosmetic that makes the skin look like a tan.