HIGH-PIGMENT BLUSH
Blush has been back for a while now, with more popular placements including a dusting over the bridge of the nose for a sun-flushed look or, for a lifting effect, beneath the parts of the face you’d normally apply highlighter. On the runways, however, blush was high-impact
– on the apples of the cheek and the sides of the face, and even up into the hairline.
Effective blush has some powerful connotations – it can highlight health and vitality. As the Vivienne Westwood ready-to-wear collection was inspired by François Boucher’s 18th-century painting
Daphnis and Chloe, beauty looks resembled old aristocracy, with models wearing coral and orange blush in the hollows of the cheek.
And at Molly Goddard, extravagant, almost haphazard blush gave models an ’80s feel – complete with big hair and big dresses – and a maximalist look that’s returning to trend post-covid. Make-up artist Miranda Joyce created high-impact beauty with intensely pigmented fuchsia blush on the sides of the face – from the cheeks up past the brow bone onto the temples – complemented with red shadow on the eyes and a berry red pout.