A Little Bit Cheeky

Blush is the best product to bring a glow to the face, creating a youthful radiance. If you're feeling tired or skin is looking flat, it's an instant pick me up.
When you even out your skin tone with foundation you create a flawless base, without blush there is no definition to the face and you can look a little washed out.

For a complexion boost use blush in a pinky rosy hue for a pretty flush, dust a touch of colour on the cheeks and blend upwards .Look for a natural shade that compliments your skin tone.
The key is to define and highlight cheeks. Use a combination of bronze for contour and pink/coral sheer colour shades for a soft accent and freshness.

Choose a soft, silky texture that will freshen your look. This gives your skin a translucent glow that you can build up for more impact. Shimmery gold undertones work beautifully on all skin tones.
Avoid matt blusher as it can flatten the cheek area and age you. Only use a matte blush to contour underneath the cheekbone to enhance the cheek and team with a soft shimmer blusher.

If you're fair choose light peach or pink. For a rose/pink complexion, use a coral blush instead of a rose hue to keep the overall effect from being too pink.

A soft duo toned bronzer looks more natural on pale skinned, redheads.

For an olive skin pick terracotta or apricot  tones.

Cherry red, coral or berry/plum colour blush works well on a darker skin.

In most cases, apply high on the cheekbones as this creates a more youthful look .Cheek colour should be high and closer to the the eyes than the mouth. If you suck in your cheekbones and create heavy stripey lines by brushing up and down you will actually drag down the cheek contours making you look older.

Look straight into the mirror  with a relaxed face when applying blush.  If you smile when applying your blusher you create fine lines around your eyes where the colour doesn't penetrate and then once you relax you face you look like you have wrinkles and have instantly aged yourself creating the very opposite result to what you are hoping to achieve.

What's your face shape? Where you apply your blush will depend on the shape of your face

Round: Blush on the apples of the cheek will only enhance the fullness of your face, so apply it along the cheekbones, toward the side of your face. This will create a slight shadow that will help thin your face.

Square: Apply blush to the apples of your cheeks and blend it up towards the temples. Failing to blend it well will create a rosy round cheek that will make the angles of your face appear harder.

Heart: A girlie flushed cheek works beautifully. Pat the blush just on the apples of your cheeks, it doesn't need to much blending out to look pretty. 

Oval: This classic shape works well with most application styles. To create a gorgeous veil of colour over your cheeks, apply to the apples and blend high along the cheekbones up to the temples.

ARTDECO Tutorial

(1) Take up a little amount of blusher with the Blusher brush and tap against the back of your hand to obtain the correct amount.

2) Apply the blusher to your cheekbones and blend gently in the direction of your hair. To avoid making your face look wider than it is, do not cross the vertical line to the middle of your face.

 Tip: Light shades add freshness, darker ones contour.

Most blush blunders are caused by the wrong texture choices. Here's how to choose:

Powder blush gives a polished, glam look. The trick is to apply it after a dusting of  face powder as putting it straight onto foundation makes it hard to blend and it will go on patchy.

Use a blush brush to apply high on the cheekbone. Use the top of the ear and tip of the mouth as a guideline - anything above this imaginary line is your cheekbone. Apply in a soft circular sweeping motion for a natural contour for the most flattering and youthful finish.

Cream blush gives a pretty flushed look, that healthy post workout glow and is easy to apply and blend. Pat a small amount of cream blush onto the apples of the cheek with your fingertips and  roll into the skin to blend it out. The downside is the cream formulation doesn't last as long as a powder formulation.

Gel and liquid blushers give the most natural look. Apply a few drops over moisturized or dewy skin for best results. Do apply liquid blush over your mositurizer but under your foundation for a glow that looks like it comes from within.

Tip: Match liquid foundation to cream blush and powder foundation with powder blush.

Brush illuminator along the top of the cheekbones for a radiant looking skin. This will not only add a subtle glow but flatter the contours of your face.