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Accentuate the
cheekbones by using a slightly darker shade there while blending it
down the cheek for a more natural look.
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Clean blush brushes
are very important to avoid bacteria transfer in skin and thus, one
should clean them with non-soapy cleansers and baby wipes.
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Cream blush can be
blotted off using a tissue while applying translucent powder can
dilute powder blush. However, gel and liquid blush have to be washed
from face and the makeup has to be redone.
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Cream blush can be
used on lips for sheer and soft color and should be applied using the
fingertip.
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Dusky pink blush warms
and freshens up the face,
especially on the tendons below the ears, but blush on chin may not look
good, if your neck is lighter than your face.
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Frosted blush may not
be a good idea after all and frost on lips or eyes are more in fashion
during night parties. Still, you can get that look by applying a light
colored frosted eye shadow or lipstick such as gold, silver, light
pink, peach, champagne and beige on the top of the cheekbones. Frosted
highlighting powder is also available in the market to be used on any
part of your face.
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Gels and liquids are
best to get rosy cheeks but since they stain the skin be sure to wash
your hands after applying them.
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Gels are dabbed as dot
on apple of the cheek and two smaller dots on cheekbone and rubbed in
small circles to blend them well all the way from cheeks to hairline.
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Make the face look
wider, by looking straight into the mirror and applying blusher on the
cheekbone from under the center of the eye to the temple. Suck in
cheeks and use the darkest shade in the hollow making a 'C' shape up
to the temples but not higher than eyebrows. Use lighter shade on top
of cheekbones and stop before the under eye area. You can add a little
lush on tip of the nose, forehead and chin.
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Never use blush on
underside of cheekbones.
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Often the small blush
brush that comes with the cosmetic is of no use. A full round brush
gives a professional look and make the overall look softer and more
desirable. It is important to have separate brushes for the blush and
the powder.
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Powder blush should
always be applied in one direction to avoid streaking.
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The best method to
apply a blush is to take the blush on the brush and tap off any extra
color in the box itself. Alternately, if you are using gel or cream
blush, put a dab of it on your fingers.
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The best shades are
warm, golden browns than cool, grayish browns, especially when used as
cheek contour.
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To find out the actual
position of the apple of your cheek, look into the mirror and smile
and then sweep the brush upwards in an arc from your cheekbone to your
hairline. Color should be light and well blended.
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To make the face look
longer, focus your blush on the outer area of the face and near your
hairline. Suck in cheeks and use the darkest color in the hollow
making a 'C' shape, no higher than eye on side of face. Use lighter
shade on top of the cheekbones and below your darkest blush shade to
help slim down the face. Apply lighter shade on apple of the cheeks
and chin.
