The Magic of Blush :)

Today's post is particularily short but very informative. I've been so behind on my blog schedule!!! Being sick is NOT FUN. I'm thinking maybe my schedule is a bit too tight :( and soooo my sporadic blogging continues!!

Blush an essential part of a woman's (or man's) makeup kit which is often overused, underused and misused.
As part two of my blush series, this short post is designed to give you the tips necessary to understand advanced blush placement and what it can do for your face if used correctly (following part 1 of the series and applying part 2!).

According to Francisco Nars "Blush can give you the bone structure that you might otherwise be lacking."

Using blush to:

Create higher cheekbones:
Choose a contouring powder/matte bronzer a shade or two darker than your skin. With a tapered/contour brush, lightly sweep it over your outer cheekbones. A dot of highlighter on the top of the cheekbones creates a lifted effect.

Thin a round face:
Start blush at the apples, brushing it along the cheekbones all the way up to the temples.

Fill out a thin face:
Apply your blush to the center of your cheeks and blend it along the cheekbones in circular motions and straight back to your ears.
Nars suggests a bright pink blush with highlighter on the apples for a narrow face.

Shorten a long face:
Dust your blush from the apples up toward the temples, then a little across each eyelid and on the chin as having the same shade on your eyes, cheeks and chin will make your face look shorter. Now this can go wrong fast...keep in mind the key word...DUST (not paste on...you don't need pink/red eyelids/chin).

Soften a square face:
Apply a soft shade of blush on the apples and down into the hollows of your cheeks then lightly skim your blush over your temples for a subtle contour.


[Contouring brushes: MAC 165, MAC 168, SS 138]

xoxo