Pink cheeks are all the rage this season and I can’t begin to say how extremely flattering the hue is on all our range of skin tones. If you have cheeks, there’s a pink blush out there for you. The rule of thumb, the darker your skin, the brighter the blush. Our skin needs makeup that contains more pigment in it for it to show up beautifully. Now while many of these blushes can be worn on all shades of brown skin, here’s a quick guide to help you zero in on some options. Feel free to share your favorites in the comments. Light skin (think Jurnee Smollett to Beyonce): NARS Angelika Blush, Make Up For Ever Powder Blush in Candy Pink #85, Make Up For Ever Powder Blush in Dusty Pink #112, Make Up For Ever HD Microfinish Blush in #4 Walk of Shame, NYX Cosmetics Powder Blush in Angel
Caramel skin (think Halle Berry to Queen Latifah): Make Up For Ever HD Microfinish Blush in #5 Nip Slip, NYX Cosmetics Powder Blush in Mocha, NARS Blush in Mata Hari, Illamasqua Powder Blusher in Hussy, MAC Blush in Pink Swoon Deep Skin (think Nia Long to Gabrielle Union): Make Up For Ever Powder Blush in Raspberry Pearl #52, NARS Blush in Desire, Illamasqua Powder Blusher in Tweak, NYX Cosmetics Blush in Pinky, Illamasqua Cream Blusher in Betray Dark Skin (think Kelly Rowland to Alek Wek): Make Up For Ever HD Microfinish Blush in #3 Truth or Dare, MAC Blush in Dollymix, Make Up For Ever Powder Blush in Fuchsia #26, Stila Convertible Color in Fuchsia Where to Buy:
This is good but what about for those of us on the darker shade? Is the pinkish look going to work for us or would that not be very flattering? Just curious, blush is one of my "scary" makeup topics. I'm never very sure of what to use other than bronzers.
ReplyDelete@ hicksgirl93..I wear pink blush all the time...take a look at my profile pic. I'm of darker complexion...ie, Gabrielle Union,Naomi Campbell. You can wear blush that are flattering and NOT make you look like a clown. It suppose to compliment not stand alone like 1980's...Nars has a great selection of colors as well as other brands like MAC and Smashbox, etc..
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