Blush Placement for Your Face Shape

Higher to lift, further back to sculpt, on the apples to brighten. Most of it comes down to knowing your own skin, and being patient with it.

Take it all off

However late it is, remove your make-up before bed. A cleansing balm or micellar water takes thirty seconds and saves a week of dull skin.

Patch-test anything new

A dab behind the ear or on the inner arm, left for a day, tells you whether a new product agrees with you before it goes anywhere near your face.

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