How To Apply Blush To Different Face Shapes

Hey everyone!

Today, I would be telling as to how to apply blush to different face shapes.

Round Face Shape

For women having round face shape, the blush should be applied in such a way that some definition is added to their face. Blush should be applied to the apple of the cheeks, taking it a little forward but not too close to the nose. It should usually end under the iris of the eyes. If the blush is taken too close to the nose, not only it would result in a clown like result but the roundness would only emphasize your round face more. You can also sweep it lightly towards the temples. Make sure to not apply the blush in a round way as that would only emphasize the roundness of your face more. You can also apply blush starting from below the cheekbones and then extending it upwards vertically. This will give a slimmer look to round face shape.

Long face shape

Applying blush on a long face should result in creating an illusion of a width on the face. This is achieved by applying the blush on the apples of the cheeks and extending it towards the ears, and not extending it towards the temples. So, to balance the length of the face, the blush here is applied in a horizontal direction.

Oval face shape

An oval face shape can simply carry both of these techniques. One can apply the blush just on the apple of the cheeks or after applying the blush on the apple of the cheeks, extending it towards the temple.

Square face shape

A square face usually has hard edges and blush is applied in a way so that the edges look soft. The sides of the face are straight here. Blush is applied here on the apple of cheeks, extending it towards the temples. This is done so that face gets a lift. When the blush is swept across the temples, it gives the illusion of lifting the eyes.

Heart face shape/Inverted triangle face shape

To start with, heart shaped people already tend to have a good bone structure. Here, the jawline is the narrowest part of your face. So, the key is to soften the look here. The blush should be applied a little downwards on the apple of cheeks and sweeping it horizontally then.

Diamond face shape

If you have a diamond face shape, the cheekbones area is wider whereas the forehead as well as the chin are pointed. The cheekbones are very much defined here. So, to soften the overall look, the blush looks best when applied to the apple of the cheeks and softly blended then horizontally.

Please See: I’m no expert. I still have a long way to go in determining face shapes easily. All these tips have been given by me after studying the face shapes a lot and the tutorials based on them. Also, it’s very much possible that you fall into more than one face shape category. Kate Perry is a very famous example of that. I hope you found this useful.

Please do let me know if you have any queries 🙂

To know how to apply blush, you first have to know your face shape. Check out this TUTORIAL to determine your face shape.