Blush Application Tips

Video Transcript

"A couple last steps here we're just going to perfect Kim's skin with just a tiny bit of powder. You don't need a lot of powder unless you're oily and then you can add just a little bit more, but for most of us just a tiny bit of powder. Dust it on, will help set the foundation and absorb excess shine in the skin. What I recommend is using a translucent powder, which you can always keep with you for little touch ups throughout the day. If you use a translucent powder which means a powder that doesn't have any pigment to it, you can reapply it often and it won't darken in the t-zone if you get a little shiny and it also won't look quiet as heavy or cakey if you need a little touch up. So just a little powder here and there. You can also focus it like I said earlier, the foundation maybe just in the t-zone here. It not something that you have to do all over the face. Then what I'm going to do is we're going to add just a little bit of blush. Now, there's a couple of things to keep in mind; one is to choosing the right color, for most people it's something with a little bit of a peach or little bit of a warm under tone, a little bit of pink is fine as well. Different blush tones can create different affects, for example if I use more of a peachy rosy color, that's going to really make the blue in her eyes stand out a little bit more, so that's why I've chosen that. Just tip a little bit on my blush here. When you're applying the blush, the most natural way to apply the brush is to first of all pick the right areas. So can I have you smile for just a second? Okay, when you smile take a look in the mirror and find the apple of your cheek and what that means is to find the flushest, rosiest part of your cheek when you're looking at yourself. So, this is where we want to apply the blush, because when you're exercising in your skin naturally reddens, that's where it's going to redden first and that'll give us the most natural look. So we're going to start right here on the apple of her cheek and then we're going to go back and up just a little bit and it's really important that you don't need a whole lot of blush. I often use blush as the last little thing that I'm doing, so when I'm getting ready to go out for the night I'll do all of my makeup and then make blush often the last little thing to add on that way you can avoid over keel on the spot. What a pretty color this is, oh that looks great on you."