Feel like getting cheeky but not sure what color to use or where to put it? Blush tends to be an often-overlooked cosmetic, but it can add to your overall look and even multitask as other products. When it’s summer, bronzer does a great double duty as highlighter and cheek color. Simply take a large brush through the powder, then apply lightly to the areas where the sun hits your face – forehead, cheekbones and nose. Keep your lip and eye colors warm so as not to clash with your pretty, sunkissed skin. Try choosing a blush color based on your natural coloring. One way is to match your natural lip color to your blush color. You can also take a look at the color your cheeks take on after exercise or even being slapped! Try smacking your cheeks gently to achieve a flushed color and match blush accordingly.

Simply avoid wearing blush with warm tones – undertones of yellow and bronze – with cooler colors, like pinks and reds, on your lips and vice versa. To contour the unique shape of your face, it may help to invest in two blush colors, particularly if you want to minimize a wider face shape. Sweep a cool, neutral brownish pink across your forehead and under cheekbones. Follow with a complementary pink that’s warmer than the first, applied to the apples of your cheeks (the area that you see when you smile). For longer faces, less is best. Apply with a large, round brush to the apples of your cheeks, then sweep the color slightly inward toward your nose. When you’re putting on your face, be sure to add some color to those cheeks for a finished look.