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 🌟

[CynthieLu]

This is beautifully done! 💖💖 @lmaster 

[lmaster]

Thank you so so much 💝 @CynthieLu 

[caitbird]

@lmaster  you look so beautiful and fresh! That is a lovely blush shade on you!

[lmaster]

Thank you thank you thank you 🙏 🙏 🙏 @caitbird 😊

[danielledanielle]

OKKKAYYY @lmaster 

One and done ✅ Natural flush 🤌🏽

Eye color and shirt coordination ✅✅

Let's also talk about those lashes! 👏🏽

[lmaster]

Thank you so much lovely @danielledanielle 💙💋

[peculiarzmakeup]

Beautiful! I love this shade on you! @lmaster 

[lmaster]

Thank you so so much 🤗 @peculiarzmakeup 

[caitbird]

@danielledanielle  love this challenge, and I love seeing everyone's different takes on it! It's definitely introducing me to new techniques and application methods. And with the "choose your own adventure" spin, there are so many different combinations of products/techniques/methods you can try, which I think is so fun! I hope to be able to participate starting this week. Thanks for running this challenge 💜

[danielledanielle]

Aww, yay! @caitbird 

I'm glad you're having fun with it!  (As am I .)

If anything, I can revisit this version in the fall, too, if anyone likes and doesn't mind a bit of a repeat.

[caitbird]

@danielledanielle  I definitely wouldn't mind revisiting in the fall, especially as I am late to the party so I kind of missed the first half of the themes 😅

[peculiarzmakeup]

Vibrant Blush

I had these photos ready from yesterday’s look. 

Danessa Myricks Beauty Infinite Chrome Flakes Multichrome Gel for Eyes & Face Monarch (Cupid) 

MERIT Flush Balm Cream Blush Stockholm 

Rare Beauty by Selena Gomez Soft Pinch Liquid Blush Happy 

MERIT Day Glow Dewy Highlighting Balm 

MERIT Bronze Balm Sheer Sculpting Bronzer Quince 

The chrome flakes were a first try and now a forever buy haha I really like the way it made the blush stand out.

love this challenge looking forward to seeing everyone’s unique takes and take aways. 💕

[lmaster]

This blush shade is everything on you!!! @peculiarzmakeup 

[peculiarzmakeup]

Aw! Thank you so much 😊 you are so sweet! @lmaster 

[caitbird]

@peculiarzmakeup  beautiful look! I love DM Infinite Chrome Flakes, they are perfect for when you want to take your look to the next level of sparkle and shine! How did you apply the two blushes (Merit & Rare Beauty) - did you apply one over the other, or in different placements?

[peculiarzmakeup]

Thank you so much @caitbird ! 💕 i love that question, I applied the rare beauty in 3 dots on upper cheek, blended and then applied merit balm I would say same placements one over the other I really enjoy mixing two things together at times. I appreciate it! And yes the sparkle is so lovely! I just purchased the Danessa Myricks Beauty Twin Flames Liquid Eyeshadow Sweetheart im really looking forward to trying it it kind of shines similarly 🙂

[itsfi]

"first try ... forever buy" ~ I love that @peculiarzmakeup. And, I love how your eye - cheek - lip colors all bring out the best in each other. 😍 Very pretty! 

[peculiarzmakeup]

Thank you! It’s definatley going in my capsule collection! I really appreciate that 💕🫶 @itsfi 

[danielledanielle]

Well done @peculiarzmakeup , and I really like the use of Cupid

[peculiarzmakeup]

Thank you! It was my first time using it I really adore the name and color and especially sparkles ✨ @danielledanielle 

[Mellmars1185]

@peculiarzmakeup Beautiful blush look! 💞💖