If you’re as obsessed with listening to the experts on anti-aging makeup tricks as I am, then you’ve heard them tell us many times, one sure way to look a bit younger is to apply blush.
Apparently, adding a little pink color to our cheeks creates an illusion of youth. Personally, blush was rarely in my arsenal when I applied my makeup (other than on special occasions when I used a previously mentioned favorite blush). I love a dramatic smoky eye and nude lips and simply couldn’t be bothered with one more step for my cheeks … That was until I started to repeatedly hear that blush is absolutely necessary for us to look younger.
Tarte makeup products had been on my radar for years and I remember seeing their cheek stain over and over in all of my favorite beauty magazines. This has become my go to for that desired youthful appearance we all crave.
Maureen Kelly, the founder and CEO, started Tarte out of her one bedroom apartment in 1999 wanting to marry eco-friendly, healthy ingredients with cute, attractive packaging — a girl after my own heart!
My favorite color is “Dollface”, a candy pink with a touch of shimmer. However, “Awakening” is a favorite among my girlfriends. It’s a “glowy” nude with pink undertones. You can’t go wrong with either one.
Here they are:
