Boyfriend blush is TikTok’s coolest make-up pattern

It appears 2024 is the yr our cheeks lastly get the consideration they deserve. Blush placement is the brand new lip combo and ‘boyfriend blush’ has simply stolen TikTok’s consideration.

Unsurprisingly, the ’90s has had an affect in one more main magnificence second blowing up, because the look channels the relaxed, grungy, androgynous really feel of the period. It was first flagged to us by make-up artist, Mallory Rosses, who admitted it is a cyclical pattern making a assured return. “The time period boyfriend blush will not be ‘new’… I did not simply make this up… I heard about this pattern years in the past…It is throughout high-fashion, runway, editorial sorts of appears to be like, however I’ve by no means actually heard about individuals speak about it like this.”

What’s boyfriend blush?

The aesthetic performs into a way more pure, flushed look, concentrating on the place flashes of pink would naturally happen. It replicates the outdoorsy impact of ruddy cheeks after a sport of rugby or polo, which is how its picked up its identify.

“If you consider ‘boyfriend blush,’ take into consideration [a young Prince William and Harry]. Do you see how Harry and William, they each have that flush right here [in the centre of cheeks] and it goes down [toward the jaw]. It simply appears to be like youthful, sporty. It appears to be like like boyfriend blush,” says Mallory.

The place to put on boyfriend blush?

Moderately than utilizing blush to sculpt, that is a lot much less exact and blooms additional throughout cheeks, in an almost-triangle form, ranging from the centre of the face and spreading up and out towards the highest of the ear, in addition to out and down towards the perimeter of the jaw.

What face form does boyfriend blush work on?

Boyfriend blush can work on all face shapes, however you’ll be able to tweak it to your individual bone construction and options to make the very best out of the pattern. Mallory identified that a lot of the mannequin pictures she’d seen had been on shorter or rounded faces, however one viewer shared within the feedback: “as somebody with an extended face, I believe blush decrease on the face makes my face look shorter and extra proportioned.”

Mallory additionally famous: “in case you have a heart-shape face, boyfriend blush may be for you. I believe that [’90s model] Devon Aoki is the epitome of boyfriend blush, she wears it so nicely, and I imagine she has a heart-shape face…She wears it in order that it covers the entire facet of her cheek.”

Methods to put on boyfriend blush?

Flush and freckles

Tonal boyfriend blush

Matching lips and boyfriend blush

Daring boyfriend blush

For extra from GLAMOUR’s Senior Magnificence Editor, Elle Turner, observe her on Instagram @elleturneruk

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