Makeup can elevate our looks. However, one of the most potent base products is the blush because it is an underused product that can brighten up your face and change how you perceive it. Some people think blush is something to add colour and dimension to your face, and it’s certainly not wrong.
However, what makes a big difference in the way we use blush is how we put it – and where we put it in the face. Makeup is an art and a skill.
This article dwells on the blush placement trends that can change your makeup game.
Why Blush Placement Matters
Blush placement can change your face and how it looks. The blush helps give the appearance of a different bone structure or face shape and depends on the blush application. In addition, blush can help soften more angular features, sculpt and shape your cheekbones and make your face look shorter or longer.
Things To Remember
Proper Blending of the Blush
Before placement, remember to blend the blush. Some formulas are more accessible to blend. For example, Vice Cosmetics has a dewy but pigmented formula. You can use a finger to mix it. Meanwhile, Minori also has a cream-to-powder formula that feels like butter on the skin. When it dries down, you get a soft, velvety texture that feels lightweight.
Some blushes are more challenging to apply with fingers. Due to the variations of the blush formulas available, you may need to invest in various blush brush types.
Skin Prep for Smoother Blush Application
Before we apply over the blush, you must also focus on your skin prep. If your skin is dry, blending the blush will be more challenging. You can layer and prep the skin with moisturizer and sunscreen.
Another tip we recommend is putting on a base, giving the blush a base to show up on. If you do not like foundation, you can opt for a lightweight base like a skin tint or tinted moisturizer.
Blush Placement Trends
Slanted Upwards
The lifted effect is what some people love doing right now. If NBA & PBA odds are to go by, it’s because it makes your face look snatched. You can look snatched with blush if you put it from the side of the apple of your cheek upwards toward the temple. It emphasizes your cheekbone and makes it look lifted. It also gives a lifted look.
Apple of the Cheeks
This summer, Sabrina Carpenter made her breakthrough. Aside from her songs, we remember her glowing, blushing pinks. She applies her blush on the apples of her cheeks, which can make your face look more youthful.
Be careful, though, since this blush application can make the cheeks look more weighed down. Try blending the blush slightly upwards. This will lift the face.
Bridge of the Nose
Have you ever heard of drunk blush? Or the Thai natural look? These looks let you put blush on the bridge or tip of the nose, which ties them together because it looks more natural and mimics a sunburnt, beachy look. Hailey Bieber’Bieber’serry girl look takes the trend to extremes.
What Blush Suits Me?
Skin Type
Blushes come in different shades and different formulas. One factor that needs consideration is your skin type to see which blush formulas would meld well with your skin type. Dewier formulas might suit dry and combination skin, but some dewy formulas last long, even on oily skin.
Undertone
Undertone is the colouring of your skin beneath what it looks like externally. If you have blue veins, you have cool-toned skin. If you have green, then you may be warm-toned. If you have both, then you may have olive-toned skin.
You’ll You’llest with blushes in harmony with your skin undertone. For example, a cool-toned blush would suit a cool-toned skin tone.
Budget
Of course, another variable would be the budget. You need to limit how much you want to shell out for a blush that will perform well. There are great blushes in both the high-end and drugstore markets.
Face shape
Another crucial factor in blush placement is your face shape. If you have a longer face shape, you can place your blush horizontally or vertically to change its appearance or flatter your features.
Wrapping Up
Blush placement will help you change the way you perceive your features. However, some factors are essential in determining how your blush placement will look and feel better. These tips will help you elevate your makeup game!