Cheek color?

hyacinth003 · ‎03-12-2010

I get more and more confused at some cheek color choices.

I thought cheek color was blush, and blush was pink or coral/pink tones. Such as if one naturally blushes.

Yet I see shades of almost orange or bronzers (browns) used of suggested for cheeks. No one blushes orange or brown!

I think the "pop of color" on your cheeks makes everyone look better. And sometimes I see it applied way lower (under the cheekbone) that confuses me!

I get the concept of "contouring," though I don't do it. But a blush so low on the cheek?

Hyacinth

jaxs mom · ‎04-18-2012

Not everyone is interested in the natural look.

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Kachina624 · ‎03-10-2010

Some people have darker skin tones and they want the bronze colors. I guess an overall light brushing of bronze is supposed to give a healthy, outdoors glow.

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BORN AGAIN · ‎03-09-2010

I totally agree with Hyacinth!

SilleeMee · ‎05-22-2016

To me blush and eyeshadow color can be sort of an artsy thing where crazy colors can be fun to play around with. As far as where exactly is the right place to put blush..? For me it was an experiment to find what looked appealing to me. I took one week to find out where on my cheek area looked good with blush...high, low, outward or inward placement. After seeing what I looked like each day with different placement, I finally found the place on my cheeks that I found most attractive to me. I never go by what the rules say. I just go with what looks good to me. I won't wear orange blush!

Katcat1 · ‎07-21-2011

@hyacinth003, My complaint is the blush colors are too vivid. I am a fair/light and years ago Stila had the best blush shades and then discontinued and came out with something else. I have never been able to duplicate that shade. It was a pink with a touch of peach and not vivid at all. It was such a beautiful shade. All the blushes today are way too vivid. At my age I want a little color but not a blast of color. I wish someone could come out with softer colors.

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panda1234 · ‎04-27-2015

@Katcat1

Try the blush in the ELF line. The colors are realistic/natural and if you are not happy, you are only out $3. I love the line, use to be a makeup snobb but this line is very good and low priced.

QVCkitty1 · ‎05-23-2015

I have very light skin, so a little color goes a long way. I really like Benefit's soft baby pink radiance for cheeks. It is almost impossible to overdo.

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hyacinth003 · ‎03-12-2010

@jaxs mom wrote:
Not everyone is interested in the natural look.

Never thought of that!

Hyacinth

hyacinth003 · ‎03-12-2010

@SilleeMee wrote:
To me blush and eyeshadow color can be sort of an artsy thing where crazy colors can be fun to play around with. As far as where exactly is the right place to put blush..? For me it was an experiment to find what looked appealing to me. I took one week to find out where on my cheek area looked good with blush...high, low, outward or inward placement. After seeing what I looked like each day with different placement, I finally found the place on my cheeks that I found most attractive to me. I never go by what the rules say. I just go with what looks good to me. I won't wear orange blush!

So where do you find the best place for you?

Visually, I think higher on the cheekbones is somewhat more slimming looking than going down lower on the cheeks.

Hyacinth