Blushers help radiate youthfulness. But go overboard and it can have the opposite – and sometimes comic – effect. The key is to get your Q&As right. That is Quality and Application. Quality of skin makes all the difference: if it’s hydrated, your blusher sits better. A quality blusher is also essential – it’ll make your application easier (use fingers to blend into apples of cheeks, or a brush for precision). The blushers here are light textures that are well pigmented, but not overly so. Meaning, hopefully, even the cack-handed won’t inadvertently end up putting too much on. Never a good look.
1. Bobbi Brown Brightening Blush £39.50, bobbibrown.co.uk 2. Charlotte Tilbury Pillow Talk Matte Beauty Blush Wand £29, charlottetilbury.com 3. Suqqu Melting Powder Blush £39, selfridges.com 4. Too Faced Cloud Crush Blusher £28, toofaced.com 5. Vieve Sunset Blush Balm £21, vieve.co.uk
