While rosy pink lipstick has been popular recently, especially at this year’s Emmy Awards, it was a pink blush that was the common makeup denominator at fashion’s biggest night of the year, The Met Gala in New York.
A soft wash of gently radiant blush was worn by a swathe of attendees, no matter their age, skin tone or outfit.
It’s not really surprising, given the harsh red carpet lights can sometimes make attendees look washed out, but it used to be bronzer or contour that makeup artists reached for.
Now, it’s that pink blush, a surprisingly flattering beauty product that delivers a youthful, fresh glow and helps you look more awake.
L-R: Rare Beauty Soft Pinch Luminous Powder Blush; MECCA MAX Off Duty Liquid Blush; Giorgio Armani Luminous Silk Glow Blush; Patrick Ta Major Headlines Double-Take Creme & Powder Blush
Worn high on the outer edges of cheeks and swept up beside the corner of the eyes, the placement gives the illusion that you have higher cheekbones and naturally lifted skin.
The pink blush was paired with a variety of different lip hues, from raspberry red to peachy-nude. Some chose a gently glimmering radiant blush texture to mimic the glossy or dewy finish to their lip colour while others went for a matte product to match their matte lipstick.
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Naomi Watts’ makeup artist Mary Wiles created a custom pink blush using Lisa Eldridge True Velvet Lip Colour in Velvet Blush Lightly mixed with the Lisa Eldridge Elevated Glow Highlighter in Pink Moon, giving a natural luminous flush to the skin.
Sarah Jessica Parker’s makeup artist Elaine Offers also mixed products to achieve the perfect flush, using a mixture of Charlotte Tilbury’s Pillow Talk Matte Beauty Blush Wands in Pillow Talk, Pillow Talk Dream Pop and Glowgasm Beauty Light Wand with Hollywood Blush & Glow Glide Palette to give additional color that lasts.
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