Perk up those Cheeks
After the long winter months many of us are looking pale and pasty. If you haven’t been lucky enough to spend any time in the sun this winter, use our quick tips with blusher to help perk up your complexion.
One of the quickest ways to perk up your face after the long winter months is blusher. It’s the quickest trick in the book to a healthy looking glow. For that ‘I’ve – just – had – a – walk – in – the fresh air’ look follow some of these simple tips.
Always dab on cream blusher gels and pencils gently at first adding slightly more after blending until you reach the desired depth.
If you prefer powder blush, use a matt one to contour just below the cheekbone and one with a slight shimmer for the highest part of your cheekbone.
Use a small to medium brush to apply blusher – too large a brush will give you a CoCo the clown effect. Save the large brush for bronzing pearls where a more random blush is okay.
Always shake off excess powder after loading the brush and before applying to the face. Using the side of the brush stroke the brush across the surface of the cheek. The first stroke will be where you get the most colour so be sure to position this stroke where you want it.
Start your sweeping movements from the centre of the cheek outwards not the other way around.
If you do not have your blusher with you in an emergency you can always dab on and blend a little lipstick to the cheeks. But take extra care to cleanse thoroughly afterwards as lipstick is greasier than regular cream blushers and could block pores.