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Hi everyone!
Welcome back to the Adore Beauty YouTube channel.
My name is Megan.
I'm part of the social and content team,
and I'm also a makeup artist.
And today we're gonna be talking through all things blush.
Just a quick disclaimer.
I have my AirPods in, because my neighbour started,
I don't really know what they're doing,
something in the garden and it's noisy.
So, I'm just trying to cancel out some of that noise.
Also, disclaimer number two,
I don't have my blush on yet
because at the end of this video
I'm gonna be showing you my favourite way to apply blush
for a lifted effect.
So, stay tuned to see that.
So today I'm gonna be showing you
how to choose the right blush shade
for your individual skin shade and undertone.
I'm gonna run through the different formulas of blushes.
So it's no secret that I am a blush lover.
It is really paining me to not have it
on my face right now, but I really do believe
that it just compliments and elevates any makeup look.
There is absolutely no right or wrong.
And if you've got a blush that you love
and you think it works for you, keep doing you.
I fully support you.
These are just some kind of rules or guides to use
if you're just lost with how to find your individual shade.
Okay, so when we're choosing the right blush shade for you,
you first need to work out two things,
and that is your skin's tone and your skin's undertone.
Now, if you are not sure what they are,
I want you to stop watching this video.
Go and click this link over here
because I've done almost a whole video on how to work out
your skin's tone and undertone.
So your skin tone refers to the amount of pigment
that is visible on the outer layer of your skin
and your undertone refers to the hue
that shows through your skin.
If you have a fair to light skin tone,
some of my favourite blushes are light peaches,
light pinks and light plums.
Now, you need to look at your undertone.
So if you have a light to fair skin tone
with a cool undertone,
then you're going to want to reach for blushes
that also have a cool undertone
so that they can compliment your skin.
If you have a light or fair skin tone with a warm undertone,
then I would go for a warm, light peachy shade,
as that is really complimentary to your skin tone.
If you have a medium to tan skin tone,
you are most likely going to have a warm undertone.
So burnt peaches, rosy pinks,
even golden-based blushes
are going to look amazing on your skin,
that will really complement your natural undertone.
And that will just bring out
a beautiful, genuine flush to the skin.
If you have a deep skin tone, go for highly pigmented
deep plums, berries, and corals,
they will give a beautiful flush to the skin
and you'll be loving your blush.
If you want more of a bronzy look
rather than an in your face blush look,
go for a burnt or deep tangerine shade.
It'll give a beautiful glow to the skin
and will look seamless.
So just wrapping up with that little segment
on how to choose the right shade for you,
find out your undertone,
work out your skin tone, and then choose a blush
that has the same undertone as your skin,
and then go for shades that will compliment
your own skin tone.
Now, there is actually one other way to work out
which blush shade might be best for you.
Look at your go-to lip colour.
So whichever lip colour you think compliments
your skin tone and your undertone the best,
you can actually use that as a blush as well.
So, just grab your favourite lippy, pop some of it
onto a little brush like this,
and then you can just go straight in to your cheeks
with that as well.
It is a cream product, so you can definitely
tag team it onto your cheeks,
and then you're creating a really nice uniform look
between your cheeks and lips.
Now, let's move on to formulation of brushes
because there are a few options out there
and they can be a little bit confusing.
So, the first one I'm going to talk through
is a liquid blush.
Now, this is basically something that comes
in a tube usually, or it might come
in a little doe foot applicator.
It is super pigmented and basically it'll start off liquid
and then you just work it in,
almost like a moisturiser,
that kind of formulation.
My favourite way to kind of use any cream or liquid blushes
is to use a synthetic bristle brush.
This one is from Real Techniques
and it's called the Sculpting brush.
So this is one of my all time faves,
but that is a liquid blush.
Another example of a liquid blush
would be Benetint by Benefit.
So it's really, really highly pigmented
but a little bit goes a really long way.
So you can start off really small
and then gradually build on that.
Another popular formulation of blushes is a cream blush.
So, this is an example of one here.
This is the Anastasia Beverly Hills cream blush
in the shade Latte.
So this is a little bit more of a static formulation
as opposed to your liquid blush,
but it really is highly pigmented,
super seamless on the skin as well.
My favourite way to apply this as well is
with a little brush like this.
So you want a synthetic bristle brush,
or you can also use your fingers,
so you can apply your blush
and then just kind of use the warmth of your fingers
to melt the product into the skin.
And the last formulation of blush is one
that you are probably pretty familiar with,
and that is just a powder blush.
So this is the L'Oreal Life's a Peach blush.
I love these by the way. They're so great.
I've also got it in the Watermelon shade here.
They're so affordable, but they're really, really great.
So this is just your normal powder blush.
You just apply of this with a nice, fluffy brush.
Now I know that you're probably thinking,
"Yeah, cool, level the formulas,
but what the hell is the difference between them all?"
It is just personal preference depending on
which one you like.
Cream and stick blushes can sometimes
give a little bit more of a natural skin-like finish.
So they're also really good for anyone
that has normal to dehydrated skin.
They are quite nourishing because they're hydrating
and they're a liquid/cream formula.
However, a powder formula would be great for anyone
that has a really oily skin type.
That's looking to almost set their cheek area
with the powder blush or anyone that just likes
more of a matte finish in their makeup.
So, liquids and creams will generally give you
more of a skin-like dewy finish.
Whereas the powder will generally give you
a little bit more of a matte finish.
Okay, now for the fun part, and that is blush placement.
I know that we have always been taught to
do a little half smile and then apply our blush from here.
But then when we stop smiling,
where we've applied the blush on the apples of our cheeks,
that actually goes down,
which is dragging our face downwards.
It's creating the illusion of a face
that's being dragged downwards.
So today I'm using the Anastasia Beverly Hills stick blush
in the shade Latte.
I'm just going to take that onto my brush.
Now, with this stick blush,
you can just draw it straight onto the face,
but for the purposes of today,
I wanna show you exactly the placement of the blush.
You're gonna keep your face completely straight.
So you're not gonna do your little smile,
and starting at your pupil
and just on top of your cheekbone.
So around there, you're just going to press the blush
into your skin and you're going to move that upwards
towards your temple area,
creating a really nice lifted effect on the face.
So just starting from that centre of your pupil,
just on top of your cheekbones.
And you're just going to dab that upwards
towards your temples, creating a really nice little flush.
Another area that I kind of like to apply blush to is
just the bridge of my nose through the centre there.
When I naturally flush,
so if I've gone for a walk or I've got an embarrassed,
I do usually get a little flush on the nose.
So I just find that it gives
a really nice healthy glow to the skin
and it is genuine and authentic
to what my face usually produces.
And as you can see,
that's already applied such a lifted effect.
So look, if you still love the way that you apply your blush
with a little half smile and doing it that way,
keep doing it.
You are not wrong at all.
I just wanted to show you a little hack
and maybe something that you can try differently
in your next makeup sesh.
I feel so much better now that I've got my blush on my face.
Can I just say?
Okay, so that actually concludes today's video.
I hope you enjoyed it and learned a thing or two.
If you have any questions at all,
please just pop them in the comments
and we will get back to you.
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But apart from that, I think that that's it for me today.
So I'll see you next time guys. Bye.