Cheek Challenge Fall 2024: Fall Flushing Forward

[danielledanielle]

HELLLLLOOOO HELLO 👋🏽 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 ‌🥉‌ ‌😎‌ 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)

Spoiler

Yet, another  old/new thing IMO. Placement of blush matters. The idea is to get that snatched face - it still looks like you've been in the sun but less - you're applying product to apples of cheeks, temples and nose bridge like before, however use bronzer or a blush that warms you up.  Again, for myself, I go upward and towards my eyes to avoid looking heavy and out of preference skip the nose bridge unless I'm using an actual matte bronzer. I love NARS Laguna Talc-Free Bronzer Powder , the predecessor with Ami Colé Desert Date Cream Blush & Lip Multistick Dune for this

BOYFRIEND BLUSH
Tomboy Blush (Sep 29-Oct 5th)

Spoiler

Shout out to Patrick  Ta's first NYFW, where he penned this.  I think this is another tik tok thing that is only a thing on tik tok 🤷🏽‍♀️, but it's on par with current gen z styles: glowy skin, little to no eyes makeup and a simple lip.  Much like boyfriend blush, but the idea is to achieve a healthy flush, so the blush is the main focus once your complexion is applied.  Patrick uses the creme over powder method for that extra dewy look.  So of course, PATRICK TA Major Headlines Double-Take Crème & Powder Blush Duo highly recommended.  A lash curler also makes an appearance as well as his PATRICK TA Major Glow Balm , but I am going to sub in Ami Colé Light-Catching Highlighter Balm Glaze or PAT McGRATH LABS Skin Fetish Highlighter & Balm Duo for that

Tools suggested: PATRICK TA Dual Ended Blush Brush , PATRICK TA Precision Dual Ended Sculpting Brush , Beautyblender ORIGINAL Beautyblender Makeup Sponge Original 

 Glazed Cheeks AKA Blushlights (Oct 6-12th)

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This is mixing a liquid blush and liquid highlight for dewy glow. If you have a pearlescent product, your essentially creating a blushlight. Rare Beauty's liquid blush, highlighter and blush brush are PERFECT for this.

Vibrant or Tried and Through, Take 2- one and done (October 13-19th)

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With the onslaught of dewy blushes, ‌‌🙌🏽‌‌‌‌🙌🏽‌‌, a bold color is both a statement on its own and evokes feelings of summer. Use fingers to tap, or go in with a brush of choice. Half Magic's Baby Paw Blush blush or something similar (angled, dense not not tightly packed) recommended.

OR, that blush not  blushing right with you?  Try using that blush in a new way.  Powder lipstick ? Color corrector? Eyeshadow/eyeliner?  Make the unworkable werkkkkkkk

(If using on the eye, make sure it's eye safe)

Fenty's Powder blushes didn't do it for me initially, but some setting it for glazed cheek applications and as eyeshadow for a 90s vibe, YESSSSS

Fall Foliage Face AKA Sunset Blush for the season (Oct 20-26th)

Spoiler

This is what I call layering blush and highlight, or what Wayne Goss called the cloud burst look. What's old is new again 🤷🏽‍‌♀️‌. Using colors of sunset ( this time go for orange, brown, red and gold) create an ombre effect that mimics t the e change of seasons (in applicable areas). You want the highlighter as the outmost color and your horizon as the deep/pop color. I think fan brushes are super helpful here, they can layer the highlight and help with the blends.  This is a rework of previous year's Fierce Foliage.

Blontour**, the cooler the better (Oct 27-Nov 3rd)

Spoiler

This is inspo from Dior with their Fall makeover refresh class in August.  They used DIOR Rosy Glow Blush 020 Mahogany  for this look, but any blush that you can build up can do, but I would stick with a cool one.  NARS Talc-Free Powder Blush Dolce Vita – 888  works well for me for this, but I would say stick with matte vs shimmer.  The blush placement is definitely dependent on your face shape, I suggest tilting your head to see where your shadows fall and use a small blush to help shape your face until you feel snatched.  Posted/posting a walkthrough with screenshots from Dior in 🏫🎓BIC University 🎓🏫 

**Side quest:

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for both blonzer and blontour.. Use the blush or bronzer for a contoured eye look, too.  It's one and done, "but make it blush"

Hottie Toddies! November 4-10th

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This is my fave from last year's challenge,   Warm me up with a smoky look, brown\based blushes, smoky eyes and monochrome welcomed!  Add some shimmer for the upcoming holidays.

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

Spoiler

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 ‌🤔‌

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 ‌🌟‌‌🌌‌🌟‌

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

Photo cred STABILO, GIPHY

[lmaster]

So so pretty! @PDXXXX 

[sister13]

Lovely!! @PDXXXX 

[danielledanielle]

@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.

[PDXXXX]

@danielledanielle thank you, thank you 🙂 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.

[danielledanielle]

@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) ✔️

Star filter alone ✔️, dry season only

Star filter+ tinted sunscreen ✔️ (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. ✔️😑  Works way better in fall without setting powder for me.  Stick foundations: Ami Colé 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 😑, gets diluted for me too easily

Star filter+ PATRICK TA Patrick Ta x Barbie™ Blush Duo and Lip Plumper Set and other duos ..😑, 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 , ✔️, 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

[PDXXXX]

@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!

[danielledanielle]

@PDXXXX, that's very kind of you to say! 🫶🏽 I'm glad that these challenges are fun and educational.  My main thing is that people learn from each other and have fun experimenting. 

[CynthieLu]

It turned out beautifully @PDXXXX. It sounds like this was a fun blush experiment 🧐 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. 💖

Lol so true, less is more almost always. But we learn from trying. 😀

[PDXXXX]

@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.

[Titian06]

You look great, @PDXXXX ! 😍  I love the various challenges for the learning opportunities they provide (even if I learn something isn't for me 😄 ).  Love your t-shirt too! ☠

[PDXXXX]

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.

[danielledanielle]

Tomboy Blush

PATRICK TA Major Headlines Double-Take Crème & Powder Blush Duo She's So LA 

Ami Colé Light-Catching Highlighter Balm Glaze 

CLINIQUE Pop Plush™ Creamy Lip Gloss Black Honey Pop 

DIOR Forever Skin Perfect 24H Multi-Use Foundation Stick 4 N Neutral 

[lmaster]

This is great @danielledanielle 

[danielledanielle]

Thanks cheekettes

[sister13]

Adorable!! @danielledanielle 

[CynthieLu]

Nailed it! @danielledanielle The blush and the vibe 👌🧢

[heartsmyface]

@danielledanielle  ‘Hmmmm boyfriend blush… imitates the flush of a flustered man….  For scientific accuracy I must go fluster a man.  

[danielledanielle]

Please post the findings 🤣 @heartsmyface 

[PDXXXX]

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!

[lmaster]

@PDXXXX this is a great look, love the shades you picked

[CookieGirl1]

@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.