Choosing the right shade of blush:
A lot of women don’t actually know the best way to use blush so they avoid it all together which is a shame because using the right shade and type of blush can really make your complexion appear healthy and bright and give you a beautiful dewy glow. Generally, it’s good to have a play around with different colours to see what suits you and what doesn’t but here are some guidelines to help you choose;
Fair skin: If you have pale, cool toned skin (most Irish skins are cool toned) you can go with light to medium pinks/peaches/rose colours such as:
Nars, Orgasm (and yes that’s really the name, try looking the sales assistant in the eye when asking for that one!) This is actually the one blush that suits almost all skin tones and colouring and one of my absolute favourites. Or you can go with Sleek Makeup blush, in Rose Gold, which is very similar (but much kinder on the pocket!).
MAC’s Dainty, or Peachykeen
Benefit, Thrrrob
Fair skin with Red hair: Red haired girls look great with corals and dusky terracotta colours. Think Adele & Christina Hendricks (from Mad Men)
Benefit, Coralista
MAC, Tenderling & Pinch ‘O Peach
Sallow Skin: Warm toned sallow skin, tans easily and looks great with either vibrant pinks to brighten a sometimes dull complexion or earthy shades in darker peach tones. A contouring shade of bronzer worn underneath the cheekbones looks fantastic too, think Cheryl Cole or Jessica Alba and you’ve got the right idea.
MAC, Peaches or Dollymix
Benefit, Hoola Bronzer
Dark Skin: Beautiful dark skinned ladies will look amazing with plum, burgandy and hot pink shades. It can be difficult to get blush to show up on dark skin, cream blush is a good option and can produce a truer colour than powder.
Boots No7 Blushtint Cream Blush in Rosebud
MAC, Breath of Plum
If you have problem skin or mature skin, avoid wearing anything too shimmery that will draw attention to skin imperfections, matte textured blushes are best in this case. Also if you have very oily skin, avoid cream blushes, they will just slide off your skin. Cream blushers are great for dry skin though and can give your complexion a hydrated, dewy look that you wouldn’t normally get with dull skin.
So there you have it, these colours will look fab on different skin tones but don’t be afraid to experiment. I only recently discovered coral cream blush looked good on me and I’ve got a ton of different blushers in my kit! So when you find the right shade that works for you let me know what it is! I’ll be following this post with another one on how to apply blush so make sure you have a look at that also 🙂
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