Hello dear forum members!
I am a blush virgin. And I am in my 50s. Not ashamed, as I like my natural look better. But a friend of mine got me some makeup including blush. It is a nice earthy tone so I do think I would like to give it a go. But I absolutely have no idea how to put this stuff on my face. The blush comes in a little container that opens. There is no thing to apply it with. Do I need to buy a brush or a sponge or something now? And exactly where is blush meant to go. I mean I know it goes on your cheeks or thereabouts but I need further instructions, please!
Honestly? Don't sweat it too much! There are a few different techniques to apply powder blush. Some like to use it just above the cheek bones to highlight them a bit, while others put it on the apples of their cheeks. If you're interested, head over to YouTube and just search "apply blush techniques" or something along those lines, and many videos will appear. You could also experiment to see what you like best yourself.
A few things though. Yes, you do need a brush. I like a medium sized brush with a slanted end, and I like fairly soft bristles. You can get these for $5 or under if you look around, but they can also be very pricey. Also, don't apply too much blush!! Just a little will do.
Rosie
Apply blush after doing the rest of your makeup. I think it looks best if you do wear at least a BB cream and some eyebrow pencil.
Start from the apples of your cheeks, then gradually blend outwards. To do it properly, you do need a well lit space. The outer end of your blush can reach almost to your ears, but very faintly. Less is more. You want to be able to see it, but it shouldn't look like you've been playing with your mommy's makeup, LOL.
Hiya, if you're pretty much not into makeup blush is probably the best thing your friend could have bought you. I disagree that you need any kind of foundation or BB cream if your skin tone naturally looks good. It just adds a little bit of oomph to your face, makes it more alive as it were. If you have naturally really read cheeks that's a different matter of course, then you do need the whole lot... Yeah, what I do, I smile and then apply it outwards from the roundest part of my cheeks and it works well.
If you have a long face, apply it to your apples and then brush out toward your temples. If you have an oval face, stick to the apples only. For a round face, make it more bold with angles upwards like a triangle. Women with strong jaw lines benefit from blush applied to go straight out to the sides. This softens the face.
If you have never used blush before, I would suggest experimenting and finding out what your face shape is.
Hi Pickle,
I see you around on this board a lot. Why don't you make a user account? It's much easier than way!
I'm pretty much the opposite of you by the looks of things. I honestly love makeup and have tried almost everything on the market! I do have very red cheeks (rosacea) and you are quite right that you don't want your blush to mimic that in any way. Just lightly touching the product with your brush, barely enough to pick it up, will do. Then go over your cheek and cheek bones once or twice, lightly! Don't rub it in until you look like your alcoholic grandpa or your angry neighbor!
What are the advantages of registering a user account? Posting this way seems to work okay for me.
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You know, you don't have to look like the lady who is apparently too fond of too much blush. That is easily avoided by not putting that much of it on your face. You will be OK. Be brave!