we adopt the new blush contouring

Discover the trendy makeup technique that replaced contouring to sculpt your face and give yourself a healthy glow even under the mask!

What if we told you we know the secret to angelic and perfect-looking faces of Emily Ratajkowski, Lily-Rose Depp, Kendall Jenner and Bella Hadid? For some time now, stars have adopted a new way of applying makeup that refines and lifts their faces, and which is particularly popular with beauty fans. But they don't owe that signature beauty look that foxy eyes, their beauty of the complexion is also for something.
For at least ten years, when it comes to makeup, work on the complexion has indeed been at the heart of all concerns and celebrities do not fail to bow to various trends to attract all eyes. After having sculpted their faces with shadows and lights by adopting the technique of contouring popularized by Kim Kardashian, they gladly gave in to the illuminating power of strobing which gave them a radiant complexion with touches ofhighlighter well placed. Now, one can only notice their radiant faces which display a flush assumed as if pink had risen to their cheeks after a walk in the fresh air and their skin had been slightly warmed by the sun. A beautiful asset that even Meghan Markle plays at leisure and which has the serious advantage of showing off even behind the mask. Look no further, this resplendent mine, they owe it to blush draping.

What is the blush draping ?

To put it simply, the blush draping is kind of contouring with blush which invites us to wear blush high on the cheekbones but not only, to sculpt, enhance and illuminate the face with just a few brush strokes. Enough to look good under the mask, since in normal times, the touch of color that the blush brings is usually hidden by wearing the mask. The makeup technique – which comes at the right time, it must be admitted – therefore reinvents the way we wear this essential vanity product by “draping” the face in blush (to use the literal translation of the trend), rather than wearing the product by targeted touches on the cheeks. The result is a beauty that is fresher and less rigid than the "doll cheek" effect, which nevertheless retains thepinky effect that flatters the cheekbones we love so much, and that is able to give a “lifted” look to the face.
In short, a blush makeup that does not just focus on the cheekbones and that allows you to sculpt the face to measure like the contouring but which, unlike him, remains very fresh and does not harm the radiance of the complexion thanks to the use of blush instead of bronzer.
If beauty brands had indeed competed in ingenuity to offer makeup products for contouring suitable for all skin tones (including the lightest) and greatly facilitating its realization, it is clear that this technique requires a subtlety that all beauty addicts do not have when playing the brush. As a result, the technique for sculpting the face sometimes had a tendency to dull the radiance of the complexion, to overload it and to age when it was not seen being ridiculed with too sharp demarcations between the zones of shadows and lights created. . Good news, the blush technique draping is much easier to master and doesn't risk to put you in such an embarrassment with its flattering shade which gives a healthy glow without weighing down the complexion and offers a more natural makeup. It is therefore not surprising that she dethroned the contouring without difficulty.

How to choose your blush for a blush draping perfect ?

To make a blush draping, you have several options. You can either bet on a blush adapted to your skin tone that you will work to create several intensities of color quite simply, or invest in a harmony of blushes which offers three shades of blush that you can easily blend into each other. The latter should ideally include a shade that is perfect for your skin tone, a color that is slightly stronger than the former and a lighter one. It's up to you to see which product (s) you will be more comfortable with, the idea being to sculpt your face with delicacy thanks to the more or less bright colors of the blush. Otherwise, you can also favor blushes that offer two shades of blush in the same box to be able to adjust the color even more easily than with a single blush, but without juggling different products. It is even certainly the ideal compromise to save time in the morning while making a blush draping convincing.
On the texture side, the softer and more silky your blush, the easier it will be to create a harmonious gradient. blush draping with the color, and / or to blend the various shades of blush together on application. So avoid blushes whose eyeshadows are too dry at the risk of not being able to easily modulate the appearance on the skin.

Our selection of blushes to adopt the blush draping

Rouge Blush Golden Nights by Dior

Orgasm X Cheek Palette by Nars

Love Glow Cheek Palette by Natasha Denona

Cheek to chic by Charlotte Tilbury (Love is the drug shade)

Blush draping : the tutorial step by step

After correcting your complexion to hide signs of fatigue and small imperfections, you can try the blush technique draping.

  • Start by applying your blush (or your perfect shade of blush) to the top of your cheekbones, making sure to stretch the texture of the product all the way up the cheekbone, making a gesture that goes towards the temple.
  • Take a little blush again (or grab the most sustained shade of blush) and intensify the result by depositing the product in the hollows located under the most plump parts of the cheeks to subtly hollow out the face like you would naturally to create a contouring but with blush. This is precisely what will sculpt the face.
  • Then use the leftover blush on your brush (or take the lightest color of blush) to add a light veil of blush at the temple before lowering the brush towards the cheek and sweeping the brush. on the nose to finalize the draped effect you give to the blush. This creates a tanned effect similar to that of the caress of the sun on the face in summer.
  • You are then free to play the extensions with the blush in small touches on the chin to perfect the healthy glow effect or along the jawline to accentuate the “refining” and “lifting” aspect of the makeup, without forgetting to harmonize the whole while sweeping the residues of blush on each side of the neck.

This is how blush can “drape” and sculpt your face with its flattering undertones.

Small bonus if you are prone to some winter redness on the top of the cheeks, this blush makeup has the gift of making them go incognito by melting them discreetly into the makeup.

The draping blush: a not really new technique

This makeup result reminds us of the stars of the 70s and their special way of applying blush, which had already seen a revival in the 90s, by the way, when makeup flashy was on all skin, eyes and mouths. Today the blush draping returns to the front of the stage but with a less garish look and a much more natural makeup result. Further proof that in both makeup and fashion, trends come and go. And the blush draping is definitely no exception to the rule since the technique of contouring blush also made a noticeable comeback in 2016 under the leadership of the Marc Jacobs Beauty brand and its Global Make-up Artist Gilbert Soliz who began to popularize this way of applying blush by offering a tutorial on social networks on the occasion of the release of her last blush of the time.

A perfect complexion in two minutes flat: