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When used together, blush and lipstick brighten up your appearance and create a look of flushed, just-got-out-of-the-gym healthy beauty. That said, trying to match and coordinate the colour of your blush to your lipstick can be quite a challenge. But, here is a fun tip: Your new go-to blush might just be hiding in your favourite lipstick. When you use your lipstick as a blush, you are not only creating a monochromatic makeup look that is super flattering, you are also saving and maximising space in your makeup pouch.
The number one thing to bear in mind when you use your lipstick as a blush is to choose a consistency that goes on smooth and creamy so you can blend it out with your fingers. Anything too glossy could look greasy and unnatural on the skin, and anything too matte could look patchy and chalky. Also, as a rule of thumb, avoid super dark or bright lipsticks that could look too harsh on your cheeks.
As for where the blush should go? You can apply the colour low on the cheek, almost like where a little child would blush, otherwise you can also pop that colour on the apples of your cheeks and smudge the colour out with your fingertips.
Now that you have the 411 on how to wear your lipstick as blush, here are our favourite lippies that double up to as lovely blushers.
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Clinique Chubby Stick Moisturising Lip Colour Balm ($28)
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This mango and shea butter infused lip tint has the perfect sheer and not too matte consistency that adds a nice subtle wash of colour to the cheeks. Swipe a few lines across your cheeks and blend the colour with your fingertips.
Mac Cosmetics Amplified Creme Lipstick ($33)
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A little goes a long way with this ultra-creamy lipstick formula. Great for those with oily skin, this lipstick has a semi-matte finish that wouldn’t slip and slide off your face. If the colour is too pigmented for your liking, mix it with some moisturiser or foundation to soften the hue.
Kat Von D Everlasting Liquid Lipstick ($31)
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Liquid lipsticks, especially matte ones like this one by Kat Von D are long-wearing formulas that would hold up well on the cheeks. For your cheek colour to last all day, mix your lippy with a primer and blend the colour with a sponge or a beauty blender before setting the look with a translucent powder.
Maybelline Colour Jolt Intense Lip Paint ($9.90)
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Don’t knock it for the price point – this drugstore hero does the work of a long lasting lip tint and a blendable cheek stain that doesn’t dry too quickly or leave the skin feeling cakey.
YSL Beauty Rouge Pur Couture Vernis A Levres ($52)
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The formula of this Saint Laurent lip tint is a hybrid of a gloss and stain but it goes on like a creamy lipstick. Its long lasting wear makes it ideal for those desk-to-date days when you want to look extra dolled up without the regular touch-ups.
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