A ten second makeup trick that takes years off your face? What do you think when you see a headline like that? Well, this trick involves products most of us have in our make up bags, and although it probably takes more than 10 seconds, it should be pretty quick. The key here is your blush. I know right, not what you would have thought would be the most important product in your arsenal. As it turns out though, as we age, we lose some of our natural flush. So, blush it is…but, we want to avoid anything clown-like…so here’s the trick:
It’s actually a series of steps from Michelle Radow, a makeup artist based in Los Angeles via MSN Lifestyle
1: Lightly tap your brush onto your cream or powder blush, then suck in your cheeks a bit, so you can see their hollows. Your blush should be applied right above that area. “That’s your cheekbone, where you would naturally flush if you went for a jog or spent a day at the beach.”
Step 2: With light, quick strokes, brush the blush along your cheekbone, starting at the apple and blending it back toward your ear (the pigment should fade as you go, so it’s not a stripe).
Step 3: Take a damp makeup sponge with a bit of cream or liquid foundation on it, tapping and blending the product over your blush. “This will make your blush look natural, like the flush is coming from beneath your skin, and will soften shades that are super pigmented.”
There you have it, now look in the mirror and let us know if it delivers as promised!
