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.
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.
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.
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.
