Pink cheek blush

Older woman tend to have drab skin as they age. And if they aren’t well versed in their makeup technique, they will be tempted to wear too much blush. This is a big cosmetic mistake. Whether it’s too much brown blush, orange blush or pink blush, it’s often altogether too much. Let’s talk too much pink. Some older women gravitate towards pink and rose colors and trust me it’s not altogether flattering. Maybe it’s a throwback to the younger years that we think oh let’s brighten it up. But trust me bright pink blush on a mature woman is a big beauty mistake.

When you throw too much pink onto an older woman’s cheeks it’s not going to take much to make her look like a clown. You don’t want that. If you are addicted to pinkness, I recommend that you choose a natural looking pink that is not too, too far off from your natural skin tone. Better to apply more passes of a subtle pink color than to try and wipe garish pink off your face or blend it on when it’s already made obvious makeup marks on your facial skin.

Facial balance makeup tips for anti-aging

The effect you want to have with blush is merely to add a little bit of life to overly plain cheeks. You want to add a little bit of life back into your cheeks. But the rub is that if you make your cheeks stand out more than other parts of your face you will inadvertently add years to your facial age. Remember that your cheeks should be in the background, your eyes should stand out the most. If you look in the mirror and your cheeks are looking too prominent then for sure you have put too much blush makeup on them.

One of the best ways to anti-age yourself with makeup is to give your entire skin a flawless look to it, and accentuate your eyes which lifts everything upward. If you introduce flaws onto your facial skin canvas in the way of visual marks delineating blush or bronzer from the rest of your face you are defeating the purpose. For flawless skin particularly on an older woman your entire face needs to be smooth and continuous in color. Therefore, any bronzer or blush must be imperceptible and very well blended. Best way to do this is to stick to subtle shades.

Getting pink blush right

If you are hooked on pinks, here are a few simple tips for getting your blush right. The first tip is to avoid pinks with sparkle flecks in them. Such light flecks will attract attention to your cheeks and illuminate your under eye wrinkles and crows feet. Select a flat (matte) color blush. You don’t want to showcase your under eye wrinkles by adding twinkle lights to them.

Choosing the right blusher

When choosing a pink blush, hold the pink blush up next to your foundation makeup. The pink color should look like a natural complimentary match to your foundation makeup. If the pink blush looks too much like a bright eye shadow it is too bright. If the blush is too totally brown it may not give you the pick me up you are looking for. If the pink is too light pink it is not going to look like blush anymore. You don’t want a whitish pink highlight color.

When you apply the blush, keep it away from direct contact with the crow’s feet. Any blush set into facial wrinkles lines under the eyes is going to draw attention to those wrinkles. Use a large makeup brush to apply the blush and swirl it near but not on top of under eye wrinkles. When you check in the mirror you should not see any pink circles or demarcations from the blush application.

If you find yourself having to manually rub in or blend in your blush after you’ve applied it because it’s too obvious, you probably bought too bright of a color and should get rid of it. For something like a pink blush it’s best to buy it at a high end makeup counter the first go around. A makeup counter specialist will force you to get a natural looking shade of blusher. Try Mac, Sephora, Nars, Urban Decay or one of the mineral makeup blushes. After you get a good shade you can replace it with a cheaper dupe brand later on. Drugstores have a lot of youthful bright pink shade blushes that are totally and completely wrong for mature skin.

Remember that if you wear blush at all, it’s purpose is to add a little bit of healthy life to your face. If the blush shows up, leaves marks, or draws an on-lookers attention down from your eyes to your cheeks, it’s going to have an aging effect. Keep it natural and blend it well using a color that is not exceedingly obvious on your skin. Keep it out of and away from your crow’s feet too. You should never see an obvious color change going from your face makeup to your cheek makeup. Strive for a sutble contour change that emulates a healthy facial radiance.

Remember the goal to keep blush natural looking. Keep this in mind when applying your makeup. You’ll get the natural looking skin glow you’re hoping for. I hope you enjoyed this free anti-aging makeup tip.