An Ode to Blush Series, Day 4 - When You Eff Up
The day is finally here - the last installment of my blush series. I know some of you are thanking your chosen deity that this is all over with and that you can now live your life in a peaceful and blush-less existence. And that is fine with me, you can just take my stares in stride next time I see your botched blush application.
Today is a great day to learn about what to do when you eff-up. Not in real life, which is like all the time, just in blush (you're on your own for the real world eff-ups). Realistically, it is very easy to screw up blush. Just look at my eff-up via age 4. Are you sure you want to take blush advice from me?
"Whoops, that gel blush dries a lot quicker than I thought!" Or, "oh wow, I really didn't turn on my bathroom lights when I did my make-up this morning" are very easy mistakes to make! Do not fret...there are a number of ways to cure these wrongs that are easy and quick.
The first thing to try is to take a tissue and try lightly rubbing it in circular motions onto your cheeks where you have messed up. You can also try blending a little more with a clean blush brush or beauty sponge. Hastily wiping away the blush like you remove your red lipstick after a night out is not the answer...it irritates your skin, which gives it more pigment and leaves you with a blush-less yet red face. You won't win!
If that is clearly too amateur for this eff-up, add some of your foundation on top of your cheeks if you have over-applied or applied in the wrong places. Using a brush or a beauty blender to add a little bit of foundation to the places it is either too dark or should not be is going to be fine, since you already have some foundation on your face (I'm assuming). It will blend in with what you already got going on, while muting the shock of excessive pigment.
If this is still not quite cutting it, add a little bit of translucent powder and some highlighter to your face. This can detract from the extra pigment, but I also feel it sometimes makes it look and feel a little cakey so I leave this as a last resort. If it is still effed-up, it's time to wash your face, girlfriend. I usually just take a make-up remover wipe and use it just on my cheeks, re-apply a little bit of foundation where I wiped off my make-up, and then get real focused for this next round of fake flushing.
This time when you reapply, make sure you are in bright lighting, tap the excess off of your blush brush (or wipe off the excess from your fingers if it is a cream or gel blush), and blend it in so you see no distinguishable blush "lines" on your face.
I hope you all learned at least one way to redeem yourself when you eff up. Who knew all it took was a tissue, foundation, powder, highlighter, or a second attempt at keeping your dignity?
Love you, mean it.
Aubree Bee