Strategic Blush Placement That’s Tailor-Made For Your Face

A nicely done blush instantly adds a beautiful, warm glow to your face. It also cancels out the washed out look that the foundations tend to give, adding more dimension to the face. However, to get the most out of your blush, you must learn to apply it in a way that it flatters your face and delivers exactly what you want it to. 

The first step is to understand your facial structure a little better. If you already know the shape of your face, then you can get to the second step, which is understanding the best blush placement for your face. However, if you’re someone who’s unsure about the shape of your face, let us walk you through it. A simple way to identify the shape of your face is to pull back your hair in a ponytail, take a selfie with a front camera. And then outline along the edge of your face with a pen-tool. This will give you an accurate answer. You can classify the shape as round, oval, heart, diamond, square, or oblong. Now, you can get to the second step, which is finding the correct placement for your face.

Finding The Correct Blush Placement For You

C-shaped placement

What it is: The C-shaped blush placement, also known as blush draping, is when you wear the blush on higher parts of your cheekbones, swiping it all the way to the temples in a curved stroke, creating a C-shaped effect. 

What it does: The C-shaped blush gives a soft, youthful, radiant appearance. And since the blush goes from the cheekbones to the temples, it also adds a little bit of vertical lift to the face.

It is for you if: This blush placement works well for heart-shaped and square-shaped faces, adding a bit of softness to the angular shapes. You can also try this if you want a little bit of lift for your cheekbones.

Diagonal placement

What it is: The diagonal blush placement is where the blush is applied in an angled line, starting from the apples of the cheeks going upward and outward toward the temples. Unlike the C-shaped placement, the diagonal placement is applied in a straight line as opposed to forming a curve. 

What it does: The diagonal placement blush gives a sharp, sculpted, elongated look, making your face look longer and slimmer.

It is for you if: This blush placement is for you if you have a round face, and might want to give an illusion of a longer face.

W-shaped placement 

What it is: Popularised by Alia Bhatt, the W blush placement is where you make a ‘W’ with your blush, starting from the temples, coming down to the cheekbones, and finally going up to the bridge nose.  

What it does: This technique gives a natural, flushed, sunkissed look—the one that you get from being under the sun for too long!

It is for you if: This technique is for you if you want a naturally flushed look. This works well for oblong and oval-shaped faces, since horizontal blush blends work better for these shapes.

Apples of the cheeks

What it is: Wearing a little bit of blush on the apples of the cheeks is a classic. The way to achieve this is by smiling a little, and applying the blush in the round, lifted part of the cheeks, or the apples of the cheeks. 

What it does: This makes the cheeks look fuller, giving a super cute, doll-faced look.

It is for you if: This is for you if you like to have plump cheeks, or want to accentuate the apples of your cheeks. Works the best for a round face.