• Skip to content
  • Skip to primary sidebar

Makeup and Beauty Blog | Makeup Reviews, Swatches and How-To MakeupMakeup and Beauty Blog | Makeup Reviews, Swatches and How-To Makeup

A beauty blog blooming with fresh makeup reviews, swatches and beauty tips from your friendly neighborhood beauty addict

  • Home
  • About
    • About
    • Contact
    • FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions)
    • Advertising & Media
  • Categories
    • Product Reviews
    • Makeup
    • Skincare & Fragrance
    • Style & Fashion
    • Hair
    • Nails
    • Tips & Tutorials
    • Just for Fun
  • Brands
  • Store

The Becca Halcyon Days Mineral Bronzer/Illuminator Duo in Serrana Serenades Skin with Warmth or Helps You Highlight Your Best Features

May 22nd, 2011 by Karen 10 Comments

Like the Becca Halcyon Days Mineral Blushes, the powders in the new Mineral Bronzer/Illuminator Duo in Serrana ($43) look and feel flawless on the skin.

On one side, a warm matte bronze that should sing on light and medium skin tones (and add a whisper of warmth to darker ones); on the other side, a warm peach with a sheen finish. Both showcase finely milled powders that practically blend themselves, making contouring and highlighting with them a breeze. I know it’s a little late in the year to be thinking about winter, but I have a feeling Serrana would have been a fantastic bronzer to wear in the middle of winter, not that it isn’t still a great one now.



Tips from Becca
  • Using a powder or bronzer brush, apply it to parts of the face that naturally see some sun, like the sides of the forehead, the temples, brow bones and center of the nose.
  • Apply by itself or atop blush.
  • For a rosy golden blush, mix the bronzer and illuminator sides together.

Becca was also generous with the pan, which is about the same size as a MAC pressed powder, but $43 for Serrana still sounds like a lot, unless you plan to wear it every day (and most gals probably could). Then, you could call it an investment, and a $43 investment sounds good. 🙂

PRICE: $43
AVAILABILITY: Available now at Becca counters and also online
MAKEUP AND BEAUTY BLOG RATING: B+

Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,

Karen

The Becca Halcyon Days Mineral Bronzer/Illuminator Duo in Serrana Serenades Skin with Warmth or Helps You Highlight Your Best Features / Originally published May 22nd, 2011

There are 10 comments on this post. Leave yours.

Categories: Makeup, Product Reviews Keywords: becca

Previous Post: The Weekly Roundup: Posts You Might Have Missed
Next Post: Sundays with Tabs the Cat, Makeup and Beauty Blog Mascot, Vol. 140

Reader Interactions

Comments

  1. Jen says

    May 22nd, 2011 at 4:06 pm

    Fantastic bronzer on you 🙂 You look stunning!
    Jen recently posted … Review- Alternative to Micro-Dermabrasion with Dual Action Refinishing Treatment

    Reply
  2. Kajal Couture says

    May 22nd, 2011 at 4:37 pm

    I like the idea of two products in one, but the price is a turn-off.
    Kajal Couture recently posted … Beauty Blog Link Love

    Reply
  3. Tracy says

    May 22nd, 2011 at 5:00 pm

    You look gorgeous! I love Becca, just wish it were a bit cheaper.
    Tracy recently posted … My Taupe-And-Go Eyeshadow is Vasanti Stockholm

    Reply
  4. Vijaya says

    May 22nd, 2011 at 5:20 pm

    Mmmm. To pricey. Pass. xP
    Vijaya recently posted … Look- Test Day Makeup Revisited

    Reply
  5. Kay says

    May 22nd, 2011 at 8:26 pm

    I love when you review Becca! This bronzer gives you a very fresh look.

    Reply
  6. Vicki says

    May 22nd, 2011 at 9:00 pm

    this is soo tempting but too pricey for me!

    Reply
  7. Inaya says

    May 22nd, 2011 at 10:24 pm

    You totally have that swallowed a lightbulb glow, what foundation combo are you using? What’s the lipgloss?

    Reply
  8. Nina says

    May 23rd, 2011 at 6:12 am

    omg … i want! but the price is making me tear up!

    Reply
  9. productdoctor says

    May 23rd, 2011 at 2:29 pm

    Just picked up the Guerlain terracotta bronzer so I will have to pass on this, but gorgeous!
    productdoctor recently posted … Now Im an Addict! Dior Addict Lipstick in Nude 333- Swatches and Review!

    Reply
  10. Katie says

    May 24th, 2011 at 6:07 am

    I have so many bronzers…maybe i’ll try this one if i ever run out of the others 😀 it looks so pretty.

    Reply

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

CommentLuv badgeShow more posts

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

Primary Sidebar

About Makeup and Beauty Blog

Welcome to Makeup and Beauty Blog
Hi there! I’m Karen, your friendly neighborhood beauty addict, and I’m a Bay Area girl who hoards brown eyeshadow and covets coral lipstick. Every morning, I wake up and say, “I’m going to do something other than a smoky eye today.” Then…I end up doing a smoky eye anyway (most days). When I’m not putting on makeup, taking pictures of makeup or writing about makeup, which I’ve been doing daily since 2007 (!), you’ll find me hanging out with my hubby (“El Hub”), my four-year-old daughter (Connor Claire) and my torbie girl cat (Pretty Girl Rosie, a.k.a. PGR).

SHOP THE STORE


Long Live Lipstick Tee 💄



Blush Is My Crush Tee



Mascara & Kitties Tee



Thank You For Being a Friend Tee



You Hair Me Tee


Recent Posts

coycoy fifth birthday 2

Five Days –> Five Months –> Five Years

5 Things I’ve Been Loving Lately

good morning spring flower

Makeup and Beauty Blog Monday Poll, Vol. 667

Sundays With Tabs the Cat, Makeup and Beauty Blog Mascot, Vol. 648

happy saturday tulips

Saturday Surfing, February 27, 2021

Social

  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Pinterest
  • Twitter
  • YouTube

Featured Posts

Lady Unicorn

Weird Things I Like to Do

brows fill out beforehand

Before You Pluck or Wax Your Brows, You Must Do This

current bare skin status

What’s One Thing That Drastically Changed Your Skin for the Better?

red brown smokey eyes tutorial top pic 2

A Glamorously Grungy Makeup Tutorial: Smoky Reddish Brown Eyes and Vampy Matte Lips [MODERATE SKILL LEVEL]

Copyright © 2020 Makeup and Beauty Blog. Get in touch.