Are You Using the Right Blush Product?

Blush at its best gives us a healthy glow. Blush at its worst bring to mind clowns and street walkers. Most of us have made mistakes in applying blush by using too much or using an unnatural color for our complexion. The degree to which we use blush depends somewhat on a natural coloring and our facial structure. If we are born with high cheek bones and a natural rosy hue then we only use blush to accent are natural assets. If we have not predominant cheekbones and are naturally ghostly white blush takes on added importance.

Picking the right shade of blush is much the same as picking the right shade of foundation. You do not need a course in color theory. Determine if you have a natural warm or cool tone to your skin. A bluish undertone is a cool shade and yellow and rosy undertones are warm. Even women of color will have a difference in hue to their skin. Cool colors include mauve and plum. Olive skinned women can opt for darker reds or more cooper tones. Those with dark skin and blue undertones can wear very dark auburn blush.

If you are very ruddy in your skin tone you may want to play down the red and go with colors in a more pastel range. Women with neutral undertones can go with colors that complement their hair and eye color. Dark haired women tend can get away with darker shades of blush, while blondes and redheads may want to stick to lighter shades. Where you are wearing the blush matters as well, Daytime calls for more natural matte finish blushes , while evenings women may want a more dramatic or glittery color.

Skin type plays a role in the selection of blush as well. Women with dry skin or wrinkles may want a crème blush as opposed to a powder blush that may cake on very dry skin and show an emphasis wrinkles, Women with oily or sensitive skin may want a mineral or powder blush. Mineral blush comes in a number of colors and generally will not irritate your skin. It can be a good choice for women with oily or sensitive skin. If you already use mineral foundation, mineral blush will blend very nicely with your foundation.

If nature has deprived you of high cheek bones you may want to use a highlighter cream under your cheek bone. Usually highlighting creams are light shimmer color that draws attention to your cheek bone in a very subtle way. It is a way to make your cheek bones stand out without having to use a darker blush color to make you appear to have a more defined facial structure. Higher lighters come in powdered as well as cream form.

One way to match your blush color to your natural tone is to exercise briskly for a few minutes and look in the mirror. For a truly natural look stick within a few shades of the natural color that appears on your cheeks. You can always dress up the color by alternating between glittery blush and matte finished blush without changing your natural base color.

Blush can be a lot of fun to experiment with. Just be sure that you don't over do it or the pronounced color on your face will be the only thing people notice.

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