Blush has become an essential makeup product for many women. Perhaps it is because few products are capable of achieving that desired good-looking effect instantly. Although beyond its ability to provide freshness and have a clear result antiagingblush is one of those products that give a lot of play and fashions dictate how it is used. After the blush blindness where blush never seemed to be enough now we find the opposite trend, barely there blush.
Now it has the anti-blush effect
In recent years, blush has been the true protagonist of all makeup. We have seen super flushed cheeks in intense pink or fiery red tones everywhere with trends like strawberry blush or cold girl makeup. But now, the blush It lowers decibels and remains in a much more subtle version.
This trend is far from leaving blush aside, but rather consists of using it in a softer way, providing a very natural touch to the cheeks as if the blush were born from within. The tones are not so reddish, orange or powerful pink, rather the palette of the effect anti-blush It goes along the lines of pinkish beiges like pale pink, subtle browns, and toasted pinks. Tones that blend in with the skin, which are perceived as a blurred veil but are not the protagonists of the look.
“It's not about giving up blush completely; it's about staying away from highly saturated shades, obvious pinks and corals, and choosing colors that are much closer to your natural skin tones,” makeup artist Lisa Caldognetto tells Marie Claire UK.
Pablo García, makeup artist for Maybelline NY, comments that: “More than getting tired of blush, we are changing the way we understand it.” In reality, like other trends, the way blush is applied is changing, which is why “in recent years we have not stopped seeing very pigmented blushes, with a lot of prominence, and now we are looking for shades that integrate more into the skin, as if that pink tone were ours naturally,” says the expert.
Blush looks more relaxed
In reality, it is very normal that when something is worn in excess, the next trend usually goes in the opposite direction. And this is what has happened with blush. After seeing how the blush It was applied from the cheeks to the temples, the forehead even the chin in very bright tones, now the new trend is just the opposite.
Before, blush covered a large part of the skin and now that the skin once again has more prominence, blush is reduced. Makeup artist Raquel Álvarez, Chanel Beauty Ambassador, explains that “we have evolved towards a much more subtle and refined sophistication. The barely there blush It is not the absence of blush, but the search for naturalness. “It is not a lack of product, but an exercise in maximum precision and subtlety.”
Now, “the finish is much more subtle, so you don't notice that touch of intense color that usually characterizes blush. It is a soft, natural and harmonious finish. It is almost like a blush, a bronzer and a contour, all in one,” adds Caldognetto.
“In the end, all makeup artists have always looked for these types of techniques that create a subtle veil, an imperceptible transparency that provides dimension, structure and immediate freshness without being able to see where the skin begins and where the makeup ends, so that it acts with a halo of freshness and timeless elegance,” says Álvarez.
How to get anti-blush makeup
As we have said, this line opts for a practically imperceptible blush, which provides a very natural touch of color to the cheeks without leaving an obvious layer of makeup. Faced with the excess intensity of blush blindnesswe look for nude tones, subtle peach, cold pinks… all of them similar to the skin's natural blush and with slightly cold undertones.
“It's about using a neutral, low-saturation blush that mimics your skin's natural pigments, giving you a wash of color that barely melts into your complexion and makes you look naturally healthy,” Sofia Tilbury explains to British Vogue.
Cream blushes are the most recommended by experts, but it can also be achieved with other textures. The good thing about having a cream texture is that it integrates much better into the skin and leaves a fresher and more hydrated finish.
To achieve this, the key is to use a small amount of blush and work it well until it is almost lost in the skin. The ideal is to apply it to the upper area of the cheekbones and gently blend it towards the temples, working so that there are no cuts or patches. What needs to be achieved is that it is not clearly noticeable where the blush begins and where it is lost.
The objective is to provide a fresh and healthy appearance to the face, maintaining a very natural finish. Thus, the blush remains in the background and allows other areas, such as the lips or eyes, to be given greater prominence, without overloading the entire makeup.
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