How to know what kind of blush to wear.

CREAM AND POWDER BLUSH

KNOWING THE VARIOUS TYPES OF BLUSH THERE ARE, WILL HELP YOU IN GETTING THE DESIRED LOOK YOU WANT TO ACHIEVE. HOWEVER,THE DETERMINING FACTOR IN THE TYPE YOU SELECT WILL DEPEND HIGHLY ON WHAT SKIN TYPE YOU MAY HAVE.

RAGGEDY ANN DAYS ARE OVER!

Remember when we were little girls and we would watch our mom and mom's mom
"put on their faces" so they said. They always ended up having these cute little circles of color (usually red)on their cheeks(the apple). They reminded me of Raggedy Ann. Who taught them this technique? Probably noone. It was what was known as a trend. Well, how the trends have changed!! Well even so, today's woman still falls short of really knowing what complements her face. It really is more the fact of knowing the correct products and how to place it. So let's start with types of blush and what exactly is the purpose of using them.

MINERAL MATTE BLUSH

THERE ARE 4 MAIN TYPES OF BLUSH; ALSO CALLED ROUGE OR BLUSHER.

1.POWDER- THIS TYPE IS COMPRESSED POWDER WITH COLOR, IT IS BEST APPLIED TO THE FACE WITH A BLUSHER BRUSH.

CREAMWEAR BLUSH

2. CREAM BLUSH- A COMBINATION OF PIGMENTS(COLOR)IN AN OIL OR FAT BASE. CREAM BLUSH CONTAINS A BLEND OF WAXES AND OIL LIQUIDS AND MOISTURIZERS TO CREATE A WATER-RESISTANT PRODUCT. IT IS BEST APPLIED WITH A COSMETIC SPONGE.

3. GELS- RESEMBLES A CREAM FOUNDATION. THEY PROVIDE A SHEER GLOW. THEY ARE BEST APPLIED WITH A COSMETIC SPONGE.

LOOSE MINERAL BLUSH
4. LOOSE POWDER BLUSH- A LOOSE POWDER WITH PIGMENT IN A CONTAINER. THEY ARE BEST APPLIED WITH A BLUSHER BRUSH.

OIL CONTROL POWDER
CONTROLS OIL BREAKTHROUGH HOW DO YOU SELECT THE CORRECT BLUSH? THIS WILL DEPEND ON THE TYPE OF SKIN YOU HAVE.

DRY SKIN- ANY TYPE OF BLUSH WILL WORK WELL ON THIS TYPE OF SKIN. A COMBINATION OF CREAM AND POWDER TOGETHER CAN CREATE AN A NICE EFFECT.
IF YOU ARE GOING TO USE BOTH TYPES, ALWAYS APPLY THE CREAM FIRST AND SET IT WITH THE POWDER.

HINT: IF YOU USE BOTH AT ONCE, ALWAYS REMAIN IN THE SAME COLOR CATEGORY.

HINT: DRY SKIN USUALLY HAS SMALLER PORES.

MATURE SKIN: ANY BLUSH WILL WORK WELL WITH THIS SKIN TYPE. IT IS MUCH LIKE DRY SKIN. CREAM AND POWDER WORK WELL TOGETHER.CREAM BLUSH WILL GIVE THE SKIN A SOFT FINISH WITH OR WITHOUT FOUNDATION. I NEVER RECOMMEND ANYONE GO WITHOUT FOUNDATION BECAUSE OF THE PROTECTION FACTOR.

HINT: MATURE SKIN GENERALLY IS ON THE DRY SIDE AND TENDS TO HAVE A FEW MORE FINE LINES (WRINKLES)

HINT: APPLY CREAM FIRST AND SET IT WITH THE POWDER.


OILY SKIN: CHARACTERIZED BY THE PRESECENCE OF LARGER PORES AND TENDS TO BE ON THE SHINEY SIDE. SOME TIMES BLEMISHES ARE PRESENT.
BECAUSE OF THE LARGER PORES IT IS NOT RECOMMENDED THAT A CREAM OR LIQUID BLUSH BE USED. THE CREAM BLUSH TENDS TO SIT INTO THE PORES AND MAKES THEM MUCH MORE NOTICEABLE.
SO IT IS BEST THAT OILY SKIN STAY WITH THE LOOSE OR COMPRESSED (DRY)BLUSH.

HINT: OILY SKIN SUCH USE OIL FREE FOUNDATION AND AN OIL CONTROL POWDER.


COMBINATION SKIN: MOST GENERALLY COMBINATION SKIN IS FOUND TO BE OILY IN THE T-ZONE(FOREHEAD,NOSE AND CHIN), AND DRY IN THE CHEEK AREA.
LOOSE OR PRESSED POWDER IS BEST TO USE. IT WILL ALSO HELP WITH THE OIL FACTOR.

HINT: USE OIL FREE FOUNDATION AND OIL CONTROL POWDER.

• FOUNDATION ON THE SKIN PROVIDES FOR A SMOOTH APPLICATION OF BLUSH OR POWDERS. SOMEWHAT LIKE A ARTIST CANVAS,IT'S PRIMED BEFORE HE PAINTS ON IT.
• HELP KEEP YOU CREAM OR POWDER BLUSH FREE FROM BACTERIA, NEVER USE YOUR FINGERS TO DIP OUT THE PRODUCT. USE A COSMETIC SPATULA OR A COSMETIC SPONGE.
• USING A SPONGE FOR APPLYING ANY TYPE OF CREAM IS MUCH BETTER FOR BLENDING THAN YOUR FINGERTIPS.

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