Julianne
Moore, Kerry Washington, Emily Blunt and Jennifer Lawrence all played up the
apples of their cheeks rather than contouring along the cheekbones, so opening
up the face and imparting a fresher look.
For a
naturally glowing cheek, the trick is to find a colour that matches your skin
when you are flushed from exercise or being out in the cold. ‘The whole idea of
putting colour on your cheeks is to mimic a healthy glow,’ says make up guru
Laura Mercier
While a
powder is typically better for oily skin and a cream formula is great for dry
skin, for the best results Mercier recommends combining the two together: ‘It
helps the blush stay on longer and looks more luminous,’ she says.
Start with a
tinted moisturiser or primer rather than a foundation for a more natural look,
then, using your ring and middle finger, blend a dab of cream blush onto the
apple of you cheek – draw a line with your finger down directly beneath your
iris to your cheekbone for the perfect spot. Blend and pat gently with a tissue
to remove any excess.
Next, using
a good make up brush, we like Laura Mercier’s Face Brush or Urban Decay’s Good
Karma Blush Brush, apply a sweep of translucent powder like MAC Colour Ready
Prep + Prime Transparent Finishing Powder to set the cream formula.
Finally,
place some powder blush on the apple of your cheek and gently blend up your
cheekbone to the outer corner of the eye. When choosing a powder blush bear in
mind that powders with shimmer are better for sallow skin, while matte blushes
are ideal for eliminating shine and tend to stay put longer.
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