Cheek makeup is one of the ways to make your face look radiant and sculpted. However, not everyone knows how to apply cheek makeup in the summer to look beautiful and long-lasting. The following article will guide you on how to apply makeup to achieve a harmonious and radiant face!
What are the steps for summer cheek makeup?
Makeup always has basic steps, and here’s the detailed guide!
Part I: Choose a harmonious color tone for cheek makeup
Step 1: Cleanse your skin and cheeks.
Before starting makeup, make sure your skin is cleansed and moisturized properly. Use a suitable facial cleanser and toner for your skin type. Then apply moisturizer to keep your skin soft and makeup application easier!
Step 2: Apply sunscreen
When doing makeup in the summer, sunscreen is an important step that cannot be overlooked. Sunscreen will help protect your skin from the harmful effects of UV rays.
Choose a sunscreen with a high SPF and water-resistant properties. This type of sunscreen helps protect your skin from the sun’s harmful effects.
Step 3: Use a lightweight foundation
Use a lightweight foundation or BB/CC cream with light coverage to create a smooth base for cheek makeup. In hot weather, opt for a foundation infused with skincare components and boasting excellent longevity.
Step 4: Choose the color for your cheekbones
To choose a suitable color for your cheekbones, you can choose a slightly darker color palette than your skin tone. If you have warm-toned skin, you should choose a peach tone. For cool-toned skin, choose an earthy tone.
Next, use contour powder or cream to contour your cheekbones. Cream contour is easier to use than powder. However, avoid using powder contour as it may make your cheeks look patchy and uneven.
A tip for determining your skin tone is as follows: First, hold the underside of your wrist to a bright area. If your vein line is green, you have a warm skin tone. If your vein line is purple or blue, you have a cool skin tone. Blue means neutral skin tone.
Step 5: Apply bronzer to your cheekbones
To apply bronzer to your cheekbones, first pinch your cheeks together. When you pinch your cheeks together, you will see a hollow area or shadowed area.
Start by applying a small amount of contour powder according to the area above the corner of the mouth. This position is right under your cheekbone. Then continue to use a brush to sweep back and forth in a chisel-like shape until touching the hairline just above the ear.
It is best to choose a blush to ensure the best color control. In addition, to make summer cheek makeup more radiant, you can use a blush brush or clean brush. Cheek makeup brushes should not be used for other makeup positions.
Note that when using powder, you should tap the brush lightly to remove excess powder before applying it to your cheeks.
Step 6: Combine and adjust the color tone
To make summer cheek makeup perfect, adjusting the color tone is quite important. First, use your fingertips or a clean brush to blend the contour powder.
This step makes it difficult to see any lines or strokes. But do not blend the contour powder onto your cheekbones. If the color is still light, you can add another layer of contour powder.
Then, create an outline for the rest of your face. To highlight the prominent cheekbones, apply bronzer vertically along the outer edge of the temple. Then curve down along the jawline like the last fruit.
Part II: Cheek Makeup: Apply blush and highlighter
The next step is to apply blush gently. If you skip this step, your cheeks may look a bit old and sunken. You can choose the blush color you like and gently brush it onto your cheeks.
If your cheekbones are slightly rough, you can use a little blush directly on your cheekbones. Be careful not to apply too much blush as it may look unnatural.
If you don’t know which blush color to choose, gently pinch your cheeks and choose a blush color that matches this shade of pink.
A few blush makeup tips: If you have fair skin, choose pink or peach blush. If you have olive skin, you can choose a pinkish hue with a blue tone. Darker skin tones can mix between bright orange and pink.
Step 2
Choose a highlighter powder to make your makeup look brighter. Some tips are to choose a highlighter shade that is slightly lighter than your skin tone. Do not choose a highlighter with glitter.
For those with fair skin tones, selecting a yellow highlighter is advisable. If you have fair skin, you can choose a bright highlighter color like pearl.
Step 3
How to apply highlighter powder to make your makeup look brighter. Use a marking pen along the top of the cheekbone. Then extend this section to the bottom edge of the eye, touching near the outer corner.
Mix the highlighter powder by moving it in a circular motion. It’s best to use a powdered highlighter. You can use a liquid highlighter with a sponge. But for the best result, you should first put a few drops on the back of your hand and gently dab your fingers on your cheeks.
Then, gently dab a few spots of highlighter on the top of the cheekbone, under the eyebrow, or locked in the eye. The purpose is to increase the brightness of the face.
Step 4
Next, complete the final steps. You should blend all makeup layers to avoid different lines. If you use a liquid highlighter, you should use another light layer of powder.
If you can’t blend the makeup layer with your fingertips, you can gently use a clean, soft brush to smooth the cheeks in a circular motion. To blend, you should use a makeup sponge.
Part III: Some questions to make cheek makeup in summer easier
Is cream or powder better for contouring?
First, apply contour lines with cream products. Then apply powder on top to fix it.
How do you create lines when you’re just starting?
Apply the outline in the shape of a banana. Start from the ear and move down below the cheekbone. Evenly blend the upward outline to lift your cheekbones. Then paint a brighter outline once or twice the foundation of your line. Mix these two colors for a seamless blend.
How do you apply powder to the contour?
You can create a cream contour line with contour powder or just use contour powder. Then use translucent powder to mark and create space under your line.
Hope this guide on how to do long-lasting summer cheek makeup, and shine… will help you find more ways to be creative and have a radiant face!
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