blush help?

Question

i need professional advice from girls on using blush, im a 19 year old boy who wears makeup in private for fun.

Answer 1

the rule about blusher is: less! Never apply to the round bit of the cheeks. Take a line from the forehead at the side of the eye, come down at a right angle to the point of the nose. Now that is probably your cheekbone, and just there is the line you should follow. Start at the forehead side and brush down, stopping halfway to the nose. Use a little powder (always better than cream) and brush lightly. Brush again, if you need a little more.
What you should end up with is the faintest glow of colour. Too much blusher can make you look like a clown, and it's a mistake that is widely made.
Always do it by natural daylight too, as artificial light doesn't show the true extent of the colour. Manby times I put blusher on by the bathroom light and go out of the house, to see that the colour is just too strong.
So remember the golden rule - just a little blusher, high up on the cheekbone.
have fun!

Answer 2

With blusher you need to swirl your brush and tap off any excess on the back of your hand. Apply to your cheek bones in the best place that suits your face. If you have a long face then apply by sucking in your cheeks and apply under the cheek bone. If your face is round then apply above the cheek bone. Blushers should always be pinks or peaches never browns. Practise with powder blushes or cream blushes. Remember a little goes a long way. Invest in a yellow neutralising powder. This helps for when you have applied to much blusher. By applying the yellow powder it reduces the colour already applied but it does not leave you yellow in the face.

Answer 3

Purse your lips, or smile, and apply blush to the top of the apples of your cheeks..I prefer gel blushes like the ones from Tarte and Stila...just don't go over the top with blush because it can make you look like a clown!