Okay, so here's my pet peeve about blush, well, one of them anyway...blush is meant to ENHANCE your cheekbones and give your skin a healthy, flush of color. It is NOT meant to look like war paint.
So often I see young women and even older women who have no clue how to apply blush correctly and it ends up looking like two bright stripes. Not attractive. Your cheeks aren't meant to look like apples-you're just supposed to apply it to the apples of your cheeks.
Here are a few tips to apply great, natural looking blush:
Use a blush brush and start at the mid-point of your cheek. Not sure where this is? Place the brush on your cheek, lining it up with the middle of your eye. Sweep the brush upwards towards and into your hairline just above the top of your ear, keeping the majority of your color on the apples of your cheeks. BLEND the color by pulling the brush down slightly toward your jawline to soften the edges and diffuse the color evenly.
When using two colors, be sure to use the darker color first and keep it under the apple of the cheek, blending it well. Use the darker colors sparingly! Then apply the lighter color to the top of the cheek and concentrate it on the apples only.
Makeup Artist Tip: Use a tiny bit of blush on the center of the forehead and the chin to brighten the skin and give it uniformity!
Watch for my instructional how-to videos to come!
