Bold blush doesn't automatically scream 80s. Just look at all of the strong blush looks featured during Fashion Month Fall 2021. Enhanced cheeks appeared across runway shows, presentations and lookbooks.
If you want to experiment with these playful looks, any shade of blush will do. Pinks, reds, peaches and bronzed browns were all spotted and each one added a little something special. Application is key, however. Blush draping (using blush to contour), applying color all over cheeks or just on the tops of cheekbones proved popular for Fall 2021. Just remember to have fun with it, just like you do with shadows and lip colors. And now is the perfect time to play around.
Click through the gallery to see the best ways to rock bold blush.
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Strong Swipe
Contouring fans will probably adore the sharp stripe of brown across cheekbones at GCDS. Use bronzer or try a brown blush, like NARS Blush in Savage, $30.
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Pop of Pink
Don't default to powder. The pink cheeks at Bmuet(te) had that just-got-back-from-a-brisk-walk flush that can be achieved using a cream or gel blush.
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The Perfect Couple
Tom Pecheux married apricot blush and a lit highlighter for Del Core. Both products were freely applied high on cheekbones.
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Full Flush
At Fllumae makeup artist Joan Marie Cruz dusted cheerful pink blush in the famous "C" sweep on cheekbones. We suggest Clinique Cheek Pop Blush in Black Honey, $26, for a similar statement-making effect. (FYI: The shade appears a lot darker in the pot.)
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