You Can Save Your Clownish Blush In Seconds — Here’s How

Selena Gomez’s MUA doesn’t believe in gate-keeping beauty — and that’s why returning to her page — one that displays a prolific collection of Gomez’ many looks — week after week has become a ritual. Melissa Murdick’s Instagram is a behemoth of hacks and expert-approved advice that restructures your approach to makeup via minute-long bytes. When the MUA isn’t endowing Selena’s skin with washes of colour, she’s attending to us. And, this, time, she is here to salvage your brighter-than-ever blush.

Look — many of us prefer the consistency and feel of a liquid-based blusher; but the product’s ability to disperse more colour across the cheeks is one that has us dabbing our skin with a tissue right after application. Not so convenient — especially when you’re working with a poppy pink or orange. But there’s something that might salvage that bottle of colour-packed blush…and it’s one of your beauty staples. Yup. It’s time to do a little mixing and matching. Ahead — the reveal.

Sometimes, Shining Bright Like A Diamond Ain’t It

There’s A Way Around The Clownish Cheeks

The only downside to using a liquid-based or cream-based blush is that a little product can deposit too much colour onto your cheeks. You might have been looking to add a little bit of warmth and colour to your cheeks, and you end up with a flush that looks intentional and blotchy.

Here’s What You Have To Do

Melissa drizzles a little bit of foundation on the back of her hand, and dots a pea-sized amount of blush right next to the formula. She uses more foundation than blush before blending the two formulas together with a blender. This sheers out the blush — making it light and wearable within seconds. The blush should look much lighter than normal once you’re done mixing. You can keep adjusting the amount on your hands before buffing the newly-formed pigment onto your cheeks. This is better than using the blush full-strength — it lends a visible flush to your cheeks without looking too strong, heavy, or intimidating. This hack works best with bright blushers — lighter ones don’t necessarily have to be sheered out. Once you’ve understood the ratio, you don’t have to pump out more product in the future.