Product Brand and Name, Price (CDN), Where Purchased
CARGO Bronzer in Light, $26.00 CDN @ Sears.ca
Reason for Purchase
I’ve recently re-discovered the CARGO brand. I really like their BeachBlush products and wanted to try out one of their bronzers.
Notable Features
This is not a matte bronzer; the bronzer has a finely-milled shimmer.
CARGO is a Canadian cosmetics company.
Packaging
The Bronzer comes in a silver tin, stamped with CARGO on the lid. The shade name is on a sticker on the bottom of the tin. When you take the lid off, you can sit the pan into the lid.
Experience Using Product
I use a big fluffy powder brush to apply this bronzer to my face and neck.
The shade of this bronzer really reminds me of NARS Irresistiblement - a favorite bronzer of mine. The only difference between the CARGO bronzer and the NARS bronzer (aside from the price!) is the shimmer - one has it and the other does not. Other than that, both products have a terra-cotta color to them, so they make fair skin warmer without making it look muddy. However, if you were to use a very heavy hand and a whack-load of product, you will end up with that Oompa-Loompa hue to your skin that we all try to avoid.
Surprisingly enough, I like the fine shimmer in this product. I find it gives me a nice dewy look, without making me look shiny - even when my skin is oily. I’ve been wearing the bronzer about every other day since I got it. I do not find that it makes me look unnaturally tanned, even when it is snowing outside and I’m standing against a backdrop of the white fluffy stuff.
I am curious to see how I fair out with this bronzer in the summer, when my skin gets a little more color to it - will it be dark enough or will I need to buy the next shade up? I can definitely see myself using the bronzer as an eyeshadow in the summer; it’s got an orange base instead of red, so it will both flatter my blue eyes and won’t make my eyes look swollen and/or irritated (like red based eyeshadows do).
Would I Re-Purchase, Recommend, or Reject
I have to say, CARGO is quickly becoming a new favorite brand of mine. I had one of their regular blushes and an eyeshadow years ago (blush, Tonga; eyeshadow, Yukon) and loved them to bits. Unfortunately, both met an untimely demise when I dropped them and they shattered in their pans. The pigmentation of CARGO products is great, and I love the fact that the company originated in Canada.
I am strongly leaning towards saying that yes, I would buy this bronzer again. However, like I said a bit earlier in this review, I am curious to see how the bronzer looks on my skin in the summer. I would recommend this product to you if you like bronzers with a bit of fine shimmer, you are fair-skinned, and you’re looking for a bronzer that doesn’t make your skin look dirty.
Curious about CARGO bronzer? Check out the CARGO page here; you can switch between Canadian and American content by using the location option at the top of their page.
