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Spring Cheek Challenge 2025: Style Awakening

danielledanielle — Fri, 11 Apr 2025 03:24:26 GMT

Spring Cheek Challenge
Style Awakening 💇🏽‍♀️✨⏰

Welcome to the Spring Cheek Challenge!!! I'm looking for that seasonal refresh. For the first SPRING Cheek challenge, (I know right.. How is this the first...I couldn't get past IYKYK, "Florals? For spring? Groundbreaking."), I want you to look towards personal moments and icons (person, celebrity, objects) for inspiration. Look to the Gawds, dahhhhhlings. And zhuzh it up with an outfit, or hair accessory or anything you think that's relevant. I've declared this the "year of using my pretty things, " and I'm inviting you to join me!

The INSPO behind the INSPO:
This was fueled by caitbird's brilliant inspo board for Belle, pdxxxx's elite breakdown's of icons, the creative choices of Cissy63 during the Winter Wonderland cheek challenges... And again, Zendaya.

BUT, WHEN YOU NEED A PUSH/INSPO, AS ALWAYS.....I GOT YOUUUUUUU

Here are the weekly themes:

Blush Crush (Apr 8-13)
Meet me in Miami (Apr 14-Apr 20)
Sakura Slay (Apr 21-Apr 27)
Candy Coated Coquette, Pastel Version (Apr 28-May 4)
Candy Coated Coquette, Mocha Mousse Version (May 5-May 11)
Sunday Best (May 12-May 19)

I made a bunch of mood boards; feel free to use them or remix/remake them into your own.

Blush Crush

Meet me in Miami

Sakura Slay

Candy Coated Coquette, Pastel

Candy Coated Coquette, Mocha Mousse (this pin is by the lifestyle blog)

Sunday Best

Re: Spring Cheek Challenge 2025: Style Awakening

danielledanielle — Mon, 07 Apr 2025 21:36:53 GMT

All are welcome, but tagging some folx

@Cissy63, @lmaster , @Titian06 , @caitbird , @itsfi , @sister13 , @CynthieLu , @peculiarzmakeup , @PDXXXX , @Mellmars1185

Re: Spring Cheek Challenge 2025: Style Awakening

CynthieLu — Mon, 07 Apr 2025 21:43:20 GMT

Thank you for the tag @danielledanielle this sounds fun!

Tagging a few more folks for this 🎨

@makeitup305 @WinglessOne @SportyGirly125 @Suzanne713 @faeriegirl @CookieGirl1 @jaaayp @Samtian @vallyyyyy

Re: Spring Cheek Challenge 2025: Style Awakening

caitbird — Mon, 07 Apr 2025 21:44:29 GMT

@danielledanielle yay!!! I'm so excited for this! 😃 Thanks for the tag!

Re: Spring Cheek Challenge 2025: Style Awakening

danielledanielle — Mon, 07 Apr 2025 21:49:08 GMT

Oh yeah, @makeitup305 , you officially have all the blushes now... You def should be here 😂

Re: Spring Cheek Challenge 2025: Style Awakening

PDXXXX — Mon, 07 Apr 2025 22:00:15 GMT

@danielledanielle ooh, I'm needing this, thank you! I like your year of using all the pretty things and might steal that - what's the point of having pretty things if you're too scared to wear them?! Your mood boards are on point. Thanks for putting this together.

Re: Spring Cheek Challenge 2025: Style Awakening

danielledanielle — Mon, 07 Apr 2025 22:09:45 GMT

🫶🏽 @PDXXXX , give inspiration, get inspiration 🙌🏽

Re: Spring Cheek Challenge 2025: Style Awakening

vallyyyyy — Mon, 07 Apr 2025 23:02:08 GMT

ooo girl I really struggle with applying blush I need to see some of y'all's!! it never ends up looking great I need helpppp

Re: Spring Cheek Challenge 2025: Style Awakening

Titian06 — Mon, 07 Apr 2025 23:03:49 GMT

Thanks for the tag, @danielledanielle ! 😘 I was looking for a spring cheek challenge. Woo-hoo! 🥳

Re: Spring Cheek Challenge 2025: Style Awakening

CynthieLu — Mon, 07 Apr 2025 23:21:29 GMT

@danielledanielle Oooh I love love that! Well said 👏

Re: Spring Cheek Challenge 2025: Style Awakening

lmaster — Tue, 08 Apr 2025 01:24:24 GMT

Awesome!!!! @danielledanielle I'm ready

Re: Spring Cheek Challenge 2025: Style Awakening

danielledanielle — Tue, 08 Apr 2025 02:24:35 GMT

@Titian06, I felt it....😂

Re: Spring Cheek Challenge 2025: Style Awakening

danielledanielle — Tue, 08 Apr 2025 02:28:09 GMT

@vallyyyyy, oohh let's chat. What is it that you want help with ? Placement? Blending? Patchy application?

We had a version of this with techniques that you can look at

I also posted some walkthroughs in my other thread, , but other members can also give (and have) some great pointers. So, please come for the inspo, but feel free to post questions, too. We are all here to help and encourage.

Re: Spring Cheek Challenge 2025: Style Awakening

makeitup305 — Tue, 08 Apr 2025 04:40:33 GMT

@danielledanielle for science!

Re: Spring Cheek Challenge 2025: Style Awakening

makeitup305 — Tue, 08 Apr 2025 04:41:00 GMT

@CynthieLu thanks for the tag! I need to put all those babies to good use.

Re: Spring Cheek Challenge 2025: Style Awakening

makeitup305 — Tue, 08 Apr 2025 04:44:20 GMT

@danielledanielle for blush crush, what are we thinking? Pops of color, favorite shades, favorite formulas at the moment, blush as eyeshadow and lipstick...

Re: Spring Cheek Challenge 2025: Style Awakening

Mellmars1185 — Tue, 08 Apr 2025 10:38:38 GMT

@danielledanielle Thank you for the tag! I could definitely use a little inspiration! I really have enjoyed your blush challenges. Now what to do for blush crush 🤔

Re: Spring Cheek Challenge 2025: Style Awakening

vallyyyyy — Tue, 08 Apr 2025 14:41:51 GMT

probably all three lol

I don't know when in the process of putting makeup on you're supposed to put it like before foundation after foundation? i've tried both and it always just looks so patchy no matter what I do. am I using the right blush? should I be using cream or powder? so many questions!!

Re: Spring Cheek Challenge 2025: Style Awakening

danielledanielle — Tue, 08 Apr 2025 16:42:07 GMT

@makeitup305, @Mellmars1185 , initially I thought, colors of love like red and pink, think spring/fling.. BUT, I also felt a way about that, so you can do pops of color or even using a favorite blush you think is iconic. This can even be translated to a monochromatic look or a signature look, like supermodels in a heyday moment. Didn't even consider formulas, but yeah that applies. I appreciate interpretations of my interpretations because someone always blows my mind.

This week I'm going red with draping via 80s because I love that look.

Re: Spring Cheek Challenge 2025: Style Awakening

danielledanielle — Tue, 08 Apr 2025 16:41:13 GMT

So, not to overwhelm you, but you can do both with blush, like apply before or after makeup. Your skin type, product choice and makeup preference (glam, natural, soft Glam, bold, etc) inform that @vallyyyyy

Skin prep is also important, like if your base isn't correct, your blush will be affected in regards to patchiness and /or fading as examples

I'll use a popular blush and example. can be used that way. I didn't like it at first, because I prefer blush on top of makeup, so using it on my combo skin without a base equals patchy or excessive. To get around this I can underpaint... Which is also called reverse contouring... To do it before makeup. That's a separate technique and tips for it is actually on one of those older challenges.

If I want to use it after, I can do a few things:

Sheer/mix it with a face product like a liquid highlight, concealer
I can alternate dots on my face, rare beauty does this, Dior even does this, it also briefly showed up as ombre concealer
Apply it to the back of my hand and then to my brush