Cheek Challenge Summer 2024: Choose Your Own Adventure

[danielledanielle]

Choose your own adventure!

This time, we're doing something a little different. Fresh off of prompt Re: Makeup Challenge of the Week 2021/2022 @ it's  a mixing mediums and techniques

Think of 5 products and choose new ways to apply.

"But danielledanielle I want inspo and not just options"

I got you. I have suggestions and descriptions below, but I encourage everyone to choose what they like, you don't even have to go in order. Want to be bronzy all summer in different ways? Be about the bronze 🥉 😎 and apply it in any and every method. 

Bronzed Glow (June 9-15)

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This is inspo from the Fenty Collection. I interpret it is a monochrome makeup look. The collection leans heavy into golds with coral, pink and copper hues. Product wise, obvs if you have the Fenty Collection use it, 🤣, but any similar hued product works with this. The Dior summer releases would be gorgeous 🥰

I woke up (sunburned) like this aka Doll Face Blush (June 16-22, Summer Solstice is 20th)

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This is another tiktok old/new thing IMO. Placement of blush matters. The idea is to get that rosy face - where you've been in the sun look - by applying product to apples of cheeks, temples and nose bridge. 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 a bronzer. I love DIOR Forever Glow Maximizer Longwear Liquid Highlighter 014 Rosy  orPAT McGRATH LABS Skin Fetish: Divine Powder Bronzer PAT McGRATH LABS Skin Fetish: Divine Powder Bronzer with SEPHORA COLLECTION PRO Bronzer Brush #80 for this

 Glazed Cheeks AKA Blushlights (June 23-30)

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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 - one and done (July 1-7)

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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.

Sunset Blush (July 8-14)

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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 ( think red and gold, pink and orange, purple and orange) create an ombre effect that mimics a sunset. 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.

ADDED 6-11: BOYFRIEND BLUSH (July 15-21)

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Shout out to Dior's upcoming Masterclass on this one, prior to this, I never heard of it, but it isn't anew thing either. IMO, it is less precise than doll blush, but along the same vein. This method is supposedly most flattering on long or oval faces, but I think even other shapes can benefit if it's placed a certain way. The idea is to achieve a healthy flush, so the blush is going lower on your face and is less structured.

Tools suggested: powder blush with tapered or fluffy brush OR creamy with beauty blender

From 6-13 Class

The artist used DIOR Rosy Glow Blush 012 Rosewood and Dior's powder brush

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Methods:
"Diffuse the doozy" aka blend with color 

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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.

Brush Army

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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

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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.

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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

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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 🌟🌌

The idea is to pick a style and a method, or even just a blush color and a method.  For example, I'm thinking of using multiple brushes (brush army) for my bronzed glow 🌟

[danielledanielle]

Calling all Nars Obsessed Cheek-quettes!!!

Nars Last Chance has nearly every blush 40% off .  Also two minis with code MINIS after $70 spend. Sin, dolce vita, Taj Mahal, liberté, all scream fall to me.

Not sure if this extends outside of the U.S...

Hope it does.

[danielledanielle]

Okay Cheek-quettes! (That's what I'm calling you all now, that or Cheeky Coquettes in full.)

I'm going to amend this post (or start a new one, I dunno) and tag everyone that's participated or seemed interested. 

Going to also add some references and tutorials, just because the vibe of this has always been peacock what you can do and also learn from each other.  I have pics I did for glazed cheeks and sunset Blush, plus a version of sunset Blush meets boyfriend blush.

I'm also posting this as a reference, I'm excited for the release of Fenty Beauty by Rihanna Cheeks Suede Waterproof Powder Blush and noticed this graphic for face maps which I find super helpful.

I was always told I'm oval, but when I look at this, I think it's diamond, because I feel that placement is flattering.  The placement on oval looks bruised on me, so food for thought

[caitbird]

@danielledanielle  this chart is very helpful! I never really know quite what my face shape is, I have a rather long, narrow face but that's not one of the specific options shown here so idk 😅 would definitely be interested in participating in the next challenge!

[Mellmars1185]

@danielledanielle Neat! I am definitely round

[happyskincare]

I believe i’m round @danielledanielle thanks for sharing this fun chart🩷 also whenever you create a new thread i’d love to be tagged and join along in the fun🩷

[Samtian]

@danielledanielle I think I'm square, I have no idea.

[danielledanielle]

I don't know either?  Gonna go stare at a picture 😂👀🖼️ @Samtian , BRB

I think you're heart shaped (?)

[Cissy63]

@danielledanielle  Thank you for the chart😃.  Cheek-Coquettes!  Love it 😊.  This peacock would love another challenge.  Learning new things about makeup is so rewarding! 

[peculiarzmakeup]

@danielledanielle  I love this! I’d love to do another round it was fun to start the week off with it or just do throughout the week 🙂 I love seeing everyone’s take and creativity! That is such a cool chart for the Fenty blush it helps visualize what works best I’m excited 😆 ☺️💕 

[CynthieLu]

I think you are a diamond @danielledanielle I'm not sure but maybe it's your cheek structure, you have very defined cheek bones and I think that's what sets diamond apart?

[danielledanielle]

Ahhh, that tracks @CynthieLu .  I was a chubby cheeked kid, the groundwork was in place allllll along 😂

[CynthieLu]

Lol, things definitely change as we grow 💞😉

[itsfi]

Cheek-quettes! I love that!!! 🥰 I keep sticking with glazed cheeks / blushlights when I do use blush and highlighter, since learning about it here. That reference guide is helpful. 👍🏼 Thank you @danielledanielle! 

I’m interested in the new Fenty powder blush. Will definitely be keeping an eye out for y’all’s thoughts on it. 

[sister13]

I’m so far behind but I think this is Sunset Blush plus sort of One and Done (one item if not one product), even though this has two shades. 

I hadn’t applied this with a single brush before but it worked! And I don’t think they still have this duo, maybe LE, but I could be wrong. I think it’s called Sangria Sunset. 🩷🧡🩷🧡

 

 

 

[danielledanielle]

No worries @sister13 , I think I'm like 3 weeks behind 👀🤣 and fab look as always

I love the idea of having both on your brush like that!  I usually use fans with this duo, or just one at a time, might have to give it a try

[sister13]

It worked out better than expected! I still swirled them all around together on the face, but it definitely initially laid down the orange and pink distinctly since this is so pigmented, then they blended together nicely to blur the line. @danielledanielle  

[danielledanielle]

@sister13, I would like to name this "Double Dip" & "Double Dip with a Swirl"

[sister13]

 I consent! @danielledanielle 

[Cissy63]

@sister13  This blush is gorgeous 🤩.  And it’s so pretty on you 🧡🩷

[sister13]

Thank you! @Cissy63