HOW TO APPLY YOUR BLUSH
Here is the correct and easy way to apply blush
First, start with a good quality Blush Brush. You can accentuate your face and cheeks naturally. Smile and you will see the fleshy part that stands out the most; this is the apple of your checks. This is your starting point for applying your blush. Apply a light layer of blush to the apples of your cheeks and blend up and back toward your hair line.
Tap off the excess blush from your brush before applying to your face. Do not blow on the bristles or you will put bacteria from your mouth on to the brush. Compact size blush brushes are too small and the bristles are not shaped properly. Once again, use a good quality brush.
Look in the mirror and smile.
Place powder blush on the apple of your cheek and gently brush up your cheekbone toward your hairline. It should go no closer to your nose, but directly beneath the iris of your eye; below nostril-level and into your temple hairline.
How and where you apply your Blush is determined by the shape of your face.
A ROUND FACE is almost as wide as it it's long, with the greatest width at the cheek. To slenderize, apply your blush in a sideways V on your cheekbones and blend up. To add an illusion of length apply a bit of blush to your chin and blend well.
A SQUARE FACE has a squared forehead about the same width as the cheekbones and jaw line. The squared jaw is the prominent feature. Beginning at the center of the eyes apply your blush on the cheekbones. Blend toward your temples and apply a dab to your forehead and chin to soften the square angle of the face.
A RECTANGULAR FACE is an elongated square shape. The forehead is about the same width as the cheekbones and jaw line. Apply blush on cheekbones below the outer corners of the eyes and blend well. Be sure the blush never extends lower than the tip of the nose.
AN OVAL FACE is said to be the ideal face. The forehead is wider than the chin. The cheekbones are dominant with the face tapering from the cheeks to a narrow oval chin. Use your fingertips to locate the most prominent part of your cheekbone to apply blush and blend towards your temples to highlight your cheekbones.
A TRIANGULAR FACE has a wide forehead and high cheekbones. The triangular face tapers to a narrow chin. Blush should be applied in a sideways V on the cheekbones. Blend up from your cheekbones to your temple and then extend the blush over your brow a bit toward the center of your forehead. This will help to balance the width of your forehead with the rest of your face.
Things You'll Need:
Blush
Blush brush
Mirror
Instructions
Step 1
Select a blush that suits your purpose. Select a pink or peach shade of blush if you are using makeup to add color. Select a light shade of brown if you want to highlight your cheek bones.
Step 2
Apply blush to your blush brush and tap off any excess.
Step 3
Locate the top of your cheek bone with your finger. You will feel a bone about half way between the corner of your eye and the center of your ear.
Step 4
Place the blush brush on the top of your cheek bone; pull the brush down and under your eye, following the curve of your cheek bone. This should be the shape of a comma lying down.
Step 5
Disperse the blush from this line you just made down your cheek. Do not add more makeup for this step; just use the blush that has already been applied.
Step 6
Repeat on the other cheek.
Step 7
Even out your cheeks and add more makeup as desired using the technique above.
Step 8
Brush a little color along your nose, your chin and your hairline using the remaining makeup on your brush. This creates a sun kissed look.
Wednesday, May 26, 2010
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