How to apply Blush and blend

First choose the color that resembles the natural glow of your cheeks after you exercise.

Put the blush on your brush, tapping off any excess or put a dab of gel on your fingers.

Clean blush brushes are very important to avoid bacteria transfer in skin and thus, one should clean them with non-soapy cleansers and baby wipes.

Cream blush can be blotted off using a tissue while applying translucent powder can dilute powder blush. However, gel and liquid blush have to be washed from face and the makeup has to be redone.

Cream blush can be used on lips for sheer and soft color and should be applied using the fingertip.

Dusky pink blush warms and freshens up the face, especially on the tendons below the ears, but blush on chin may not look good, if your neck is lighter than your face.

To make the face look longer, focus your blush on the outer area of the face and near your hairline. Suck in cheeks and use the darkest color in the hollow making a 'C' shape, no higher than eye on side of face. Use lighter shade on top of the cheekbones and below your darkest blush shade to help slim down the face. Apply lighter shade on apple of the cheeks and chin.

When applying foundation, use a finger rather than a brush so you can feel your progress. The key to even application is to use fingers to feather and smooth up and out so that you can barely feel the makeup. Blend and blend some more.

Take a fluffy powder brush and blend everything together, so that there are no visible lines or excess powders.