Applying Blush - How to Apply Blush

Once you have experimented with blusher you will realize that it plays an essential part in applying makeup. Blush flatters with colour and with shape, and careful use of blusher can make the most of your looks.

Broaden a pointed chin with blush at the tip and highlighter just above it on either side. An oval face needs only gentle application of blush. A round face that tends to plumness can be made to look thin by applying the jaw line. To reduce the width of nose, apply blush on the tip and sides. A square face can be softended by applying blush from the jawline to the cheeks and again on the temples.

Blush in the form of a gel should be applied on top of your moisturiser - Do not add powder or you will spoil the gel's shine. Cream blusher is applied over moisturiser or foundation and followed by powder.

Powder blusher should be applied over face powder. Gels and creams can be dotted on to the face and blended with the finger tips, powders dusted on gently with a flat brush. To find out what colour blusher will suit you best, pinch your cheeks and copy the shade of your natural blush. For a highlighter, choose pale peach or ivory for fair skin.

The positioning of blusher and highlighter is vital in make-up application. For a heart shaped face, highlight the cheek bones. The blush goes on under the cheek bones sweeping up towards the top of the ear.

Applying Blush Tip

Use the finger tips to apply liquid foundation evenly over the face and then blend so that there is no visible line between make-up and unmade up areas. Use a flat brush to dust on powder so that it covers the face, then apply powder blusher over the face powder.