Review: Boots 17 Instant Glow Shimmer Brick

Boots 17 recently re-launched their bronzing products in swanky new packaging and with new items to boot. Amongst the re-launched bronzing powders there is a leopard print bronzer, bronzing rocks and shimmer bricks. Would anyone be interested in me doing a comparison post between my beloved Instant Glow Bronzing Powder in Light with the new launched one? Today, though, Im reviewing the two new shimmer bricks.If you would like to see what these look like on ma face, check out my Face of the Day post here to see me rocking the pink one :)Gold BronzePink BronzeEach brick contains four stripes of shimmery powder and is £4.99 for 5.7g. The Gold one reminds me of Bobbi Brown Bronze Shimmer Brick and the Pink one reminds me of Bobbi Brown Pink Quartz Shimmer Brick. The Bobbi Brown products contain 5 stripes of colour and cost £30.50 for 10.3g of product. The finish of these 17 Bricks reminds me of MAC Mineralize Skinfinishes; they have the same kind of shimmers and pigmentation but arent quite as smooth as some of MACs recent releases. Gold Bronze - Natural LightThe Gold Bronze shimmer brick contains a soft champagne, a golden sandy taupe, a rich coppery bronze and a deep rose bronze. The fifth swatch shows what the colour looks like when theyre all blended together. Each shade is super pigmented and smooth. No chunks of glitter here.The darker shades in the Gold Bronze shimmer brick are far too pigmented for me to be able to use on my face, Id end up looking a bronzey shimmery mess. The two lightest shades mix to make a beautiful taupey highlight though. All four colours work well on the eyes and I didnt experience any creasing when I tried them out with my trusty Too Faced Shadow Insurance.Pink Bronze - Natural LightThe Pink Bronze shimmer brick contains a silvery pink, a soft ballerina pink, a taupey pink and a pinky purple bronze. Again, the fifth swatch shows what the colour looks like when theyre all blended together. Also, each shade is super pigmented and smooth. Its worth bearing in mind that the second shade has more of a satin finish; it certainly doesnt have the same level of shimmers as all the other shades in either shimmer brick. This makes it my favourite shade out of all of them lol!Now these do say that they wash off, and they do easily rinse off with warm water, but I didnt notice them disappearing when I got caught in the rain. That is definitely something to bear in mind especially given the temperamental nature of the British weather!I used a run of the mill flat shader brush to apply these to my eyes. To apply the pink colour to my cheekbones I found my Eco Tools Finishing Kabuki picked up the right amount of product without depositing too much glitter.What do you make of these shimmery kinds of products?