Powder Blush

What a powder blush is

Pressed colour for the cheeks, the most common form of blush.

How it is used. Tap off the excess and sweep from the apple back toward the ear.

The techniques

Sweep

Long, light strokes that deposit a veil of product.

Blend

Soften an edge until one colour passes into the next without a line.

Drape

Sweep colour from the cheek up across the temple in one continuous band.

Where we recommend it

• Cheeks · the productThe Renaissance ideal“In Orgasm, the soft peach-pink — tap the brush off before it touches the cheek.”In Renaissance Makeup: The Ideal Face and What It Cost →
• Cheeks · the productThe Tang face“In Exhibit A, the vivid red, built up in layers high on the cheek and toward the temple.”In Chinese Makeup: Safflower Red, White Lead and the Painted Brow →

What to apply it with

Also works with an angled blush brush.