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HELLLLLOOOO HELLO ๐๐ฝ my Cheeky Coquettes! It's the Awesome Autumn Advent of the cheek challenge. We're again, choosing our own adventure. I'm calling this one ..Fall Flushing Forward!
This is where I encourage you to lean into your blush blindness by using a product you thought you could never use or can't figure out. But, fear not we're still mixing it up mediums and technique wise, but with the seasonal spin.
"But danielledanielle I want inspo and not just options"
I got you, I goottttt youuuuu.
I have kept the suggestions and descriptions below, and added a few updates! BUT, I still encourage everyone to choose what they like, you don't even have to go in order. Want to be bronzy STILL? Be about the bronze โ๐ฅโ โ๐โ and apply it in any and every method. Want to stick to your tried and true, check out vibrant...... Or, wanna take something that didn't wow you? Check out the prompt Tried and Through take 2.
I woke up (blonzed)** like this aka Blush and Bronzer (Sephora 22-28; Fall Equinox is 22nd)
BOYFRIEND BLUSH
Tomboy Blush (Sep 29-Oct 5th)
Glazed Cheeks AKA Blushlights (Oct 6-12th)
Vibrant or Tried and Through, Take 2- one and done (October 13-19th)
Fall Foliage Face AKA Sunset Blush for the season (Oct 20-26th)
Blontour**, the cooler the better (Oct 27-Nov 3rd)
**Side quest:
Hottie Toddies! November 4-10th
Methods:
"Diffuse the doozy" aka blend with color
Instead of a blush brush, use a tapered brush with a highlighter or a lighter color blush to blend out the stronger/pigmented one. If using liquid products, see Glazed Cheeks. The idea is to system harsh edges with a lighter blush.
Update - Diffuse the Doozy when color on color
Use two blushes with the lighter blush placed closer to your nose and the deeper towards your ear. Use your complexion tool (sponge or brush) WITH your leftover complexion product to marry/blend the lighter blush and bring it in further without too much color or harshness, IMO
It's a lighter diffused look than boyfriend blush, but it mimics that flushed look
Brush Army
Use multiple brushes in your application. Think powder, fans, tapered, stippling. Go beyond your favorite blush brush or use this as rationale to get new brushes, just sayin'
Bounce, bounce bounce
You guessed...it sponges. Do you go for the beloved #Beautyblender ORIGINAL Beautyblender Makeup Sponge Original #Beautyblender ORIGINAL Beautyblender Makeup Sponge Original #or something else? Bounce to it
All Hands on Deck
Fingers are nature's brushes, and nothing blends better than the warmth of your hand.
Side Quest:
Apply blush to the back of your hand, then press or "stamp" to your face and blend out with your fingers. I haven't tried it yet, but saw a comment on Reddit about this. I usually tap out blush with my two fingers (index and middle), but this seems interesting โ๐คโ
Pressed, but never stressed
This is inspo @furbie when she asked what a powder puff was for. I think I said for powders, but I never considered using it for other powders (blush, highlighter) until then. This takes something baked like #Fenty Beauty by Rihanna Demi'Glow Light-Diffusing Highlighter #Fenty Beauty by Rihanna Demi'Glow Light-Diffusing Highlighter # to next level space shine โ๐โโ๐โ๐โ
Double Dip with optional swirl
This is @sister13 's technique where she so kindly let me name it with this level of ridiculousness I like to do. This works really well with bold, complimentry colors (color theory y'all), the Fenty Beauty by Rihanna Killawatt Freestyle Highlighter duos are great for this as well as the highlights. The optional "swirl" sister used can involve tapping both colors in a flipping the blush, or a general swipe while blending, which can make bold colors and little more uniform
She used SEPHORA COLLECTION PRO Powder Brush #50 for the Killawatt, namely mimosa sunrise
@PDXXXX, I find that my star filter pumps out a lot at times, I have struggled with using it as a blushlight too. I think I just blend the blush into the extra and go back with extra blush, because you're spot on, it gets diluted.
You have such a healthy glow here and I love the skeleton shirt.
@danielledanielle thank you, thank you ๐ I'm curious how you're using your own Star Filter. I originally bought in my quest to find an alternative to CT Filter and on it's own it's not working for that. Have you blended yours w/other products like foundation or moisturizer? I've got two shades/bottles of it now so would love to find a way to work it into my routine.
@PDXXXX, it works better in foundation for me, but I've lucked out with some other products
Combos thus far:
Star filter+ older, thicker blurring foundation (Becca Skin Love) โ๏ธ
Star filter alone โ๏ธ, dry season only
Star filter+ tinted sunscreen โ๏ธ (used the now d/c Naomi Osaka one and Fenty Skin Hydra Vizor Huez Tinted Moisturizer Broad Spectrum Mineral Spf 30 Sunscreen 5 )
Star filter+ stick foundation, currently doing this. โ๏ธ๐ Works way better in fall without setting powder for me. Stick foundations: Ami Colรฉ Skin-Enhancing Lightweight & Blurring Foundation Stick and DIOR Forever 24H Skin Contour Stick Sculpting and Bronzing Face Stick
Star filter+ DIOR Forever Glow Maximizer Longwear Liquid Highlighter ๐, gets diluted for me too easily
Star filter+ PATRICK TA Patrick Ta x Barbieโข Blush Duo and Lip Plumper Set and other duos ..๐, so so. It works better if you pick either powder or cream vs both of you have dry patches
Star filter+ Rare Beauty by Selena Gomez Positive Light Liquid Luminizer Highlight , โ๏ธ, depending on the highlighter, you have to be generous, but the light pink ones are fab for a subtle, but glowy highlight
Star filter + Danessa Myricks Beauty Yummy Skin Blurring Balm Powder Flushed - Matte Color for Cheek & Lip , 50/50 on this, it lifts for me, so I likely need to taper it at a different point
@danielledanielle your are so kind to offer so many ways this product has and hasn't worked for you! I am really liking the idea of trying it with a tinted moisturizer and have wanted to check out Fenty's so that is very helpful. You've got me curious now about the stick foundations you've mentioned as well. Your challenges are rocking and I really appreciate how generous you have been with tips and product recommendations. I'm gonna take my still clean face and try blending it with tinted moisturizer today as a start. Hope you're having a good one!
@PDXXXX, that's very kind of you to say! ๐ซถ๐ฝ I'm glad that these challenges are fun and educational. My main thing is that people learn from each other and have fun experimenting.
It turned out beautifully @PDXXXX. It sounds like this was a fun blush experiment ๐ง These challenges are so handy to get us using and thinking about different ways to play with the products from our collection. I could see this on an everyday look easily. ๐
Lol so true, less is more almost always. But we learn from trying. ๐
@CynthieLu so true, I learn so much from these challenges whether I can pull it of or not. It was really interesting to realize the Hourglass Blush varies so much in concentration from one shade to another. And yes, it taught me so much about blending products - I'm definitely going to try it again with a ration of far less highlighter to blush, lol.
You look great, @PDXXXX ! ๐ I love the various challenges for the learning opportunities they provide (even if I learn something isn't for me ๐ ). Love your t-shirt too! โ
I'm newer to the challenges but loving what I learn as well! Thank you - I have my skeleton sweatshirt in black too and wear it year round. Figured at least it's actually that time of year for once when I put in on, lmao.
Tomboy Blush
PATRICK TA Major Headlines Double-Take Crรจme & Powder Blush Duo She's So LA
Ami Colรฉ Light-Catching Highlighter Balm Glaze
CLINIQUE Pop Plushโข Creamy Lip Gloss Black Honey Pop
DIOR Forever Skin Perfect 24H Multi-Use Foundation Stick 4 N Neutral
This is great @danielledanielle
Thanks cheekettes
Adorable!! @danielledanielle
Nailed it! @danielledanielle The blush and the vibe ๐๐งข
@danielledanielle โHmmmm boyfriend blushโฆ imitates the flush of a flustered manโฆ. For scientific accuracy I must go fluster a man.
Please post the findings ๐คฃ @heartsmyface
I was really curious how the Boyfriend Blush trend would work for someone skin that is naturally, er, ruddy and red prone never mind past 40 so I decided to try (my best) at it...
I centered this around Westman Atelier Baby Cheeks Lip + Cheek Cream Blush Stick Petal applying it like a contour going from under my cheekbone and blending to my jaw after trying to neutralize my natural redness with Westman Atelier Vital Skin Full Coverage Multi-Use Foundation Stick Atelier 0 and then used Westman Atelier Lit Up Glow Highlighter Stick Lit a little higher and further outwards on my cheekbones than I usually would. Kept my eyes simple using only DIOR Diorshow Iconic Overcurl Mascara 090 Black and DIOR Diorshow Brow Styler Eyebrow Pencil 01 Blonde. And decided to do a bit of a bolder lip to balance out the eyes with a swipe of DIOR Dior Addict Lip Tint 491 Natural Rosewood followed by a bit of gloss to tone it down a bit.
I'm on the fence - anyone else with redness issues or more mature skin try this one? I think I may revisit this trend when my skin is done freaking out with redness and dryness after the transition from Summer to True Fall. Very fun challenge and way to make me rethink blush placement though!
@PDXXXX this is a great look, love the shades you picked
@PDXXXX you managed to make it work for you! I like how you used a couple of different blushes and really concentrated on how you placed them.