Beauty - Her Cheeks Were Like the Blush of Sunset on the Sea

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At this time of year when the sun starts to make more regular appearances I always get more experimental with blush products and love a really fresh, peachy pink look with lots of highlight.  I think it just looks really refreshed from the more bronzed looks I go for in the colder months.  Unfortunately I suffer with slightly oily skin so trying to keep the products in place all day can sometimes be an issue, I have come up with the perfect cocktail of cheek products to ensure that my go to summer look stays in place for as long as possible, so I thought I should share the secret.


After applying my base of primer, foundation and concealer I can get to work on my cheeks.  Starting with Benefit's Fine One One (£23.50*, Debenhams)  create a base of colour using my Real Techniques Stippling Brush.  I try to get an even amount of all the shades in Fine One One onto my brush and just apply where I would normally apply my powder blush.  I love the cream to powder texture of Fine One One as normal cream products tend not to last very long on my skin, thankfully this one lasts a good six hours when used alone but by using cream and powder as a dream team duo I add a few more hours to that longevity.

Beauty, Real Techniques Blush Brush, Sleek Blush Pomegranate, MUA Undress your Skin Highlighter, Benefit Coralista, Benefit Fine One One, Spring Blushes, Spring Make Up Look,

Beauty, Real Techniques Blush Brush, Sleek Blush Pomegranate, MUA Undress your Skin Highlighter, Benefit Coralista, Benefit Fine One One, Spring Blushes, Spring Make Up Look,

Beauty, Real Techniques Blush Brush, Sleek Blush Pomegranate, MUA Undress your Skin Highlighter, Benefit Coralista, Benefit Fine One One, Spring Blushes, Spring Make Up Look,

When I'm just doing my make up in the daytime for a relatively natural look I don't use bronzer to contour, instead using different shades of blush to create a really subtle sculpting.  Recently I have been using Sleek's Blush Pomegranate (£4.49, Superdrug) in the hollow of my cheeks.  This may sound crazy to some as this is a very shimmery blush but it happened by accident one day and I loved the way it looked.  Sleek Blushes are one of my favourite high street brands, they really are the most amazing quality and last for such a long time.

On the apples of my cheeks I go for a much fresher coral pink in the form of Benefit Coralista Blush (£23.50, Debenhams), this little mini one I had as part of a kit one Christmas has came in so handy!  I always use this at this time of year and with only a hint of shimmer it works really well with the Sleek, Pomegranate.  In my opinion this is the perfect peachy, coral blush!

I adore a good bit of highlighter at any time of year, there is nothing prettier than when the sun catches your cheekbones and a highlighter is made much more prominent, right?  When Make Up Academy released their Undress Your Skin Highlighting Powder (£3.00, Superdrug) I knew I had to add it to my collection.  It's such an affordable highlighting product, something we don't see a lot of in the likes of Superdrug.  I love the pink iridescent shimmer, it adds a really girly touch to any make up look, giving a radient, healthy, glowy finish.  This is such good value for money, I would go as far to say it is my favourite highlighter available on the highstreet.

Would you like to see a full face make up look including these products?

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