Most of us shop for blush basically in some form of peach or pink with colors in either warm or cool tones. Between the two color families, shades in the peach range have a better chance of suiting more of us than pinks since peach has traces of orange that work with a broader base of beige skin tones from fair to dark skins. On the same note, pinks also can do just as much good for a face, depending if you know how to decipher the blush color lingo when making that shade selection that is best for your skin tone. Therefore, I have some useful blush shopping tips that can help narrow your choice so you come home with the right blush color for your complexion.
The First Rule When Deciphering Blush Color Lingo is Knowing the Right Depth of Color for Your Skin
Before you devote too much time to staring at lots of different blushes, you can simplify shopping by first analyzing how light or dark your skin is. If you’re fair or light, then you want to stick with pale or light blushes than the darkest shades in that makeup company’s blush line before deciphering blush color lingo. The darker that your skin is, the deeper in color you can go without having it overpower your face. Darker skin can also have more freedom to wear brighter shades that on lighter skin tones could appear unnatural.
An important thing to remember is the color in the pan of that compact is not any true indicator of what the blush will be like on your face. The blush is concentrated and bolder looking when in its pan until taking your brush or fingers to it that softens the effect from the change and amount of color particles. Of course, some blushes have more pigmented formulas than others, which you can usually test before buying.
Deciphering Blush Color Lingo Solves What to Expect From Shades in Poorly Lit Stores
When you see colors labeled baby pink or petal pink, it is safe to assume this shade is the softest milky hue of pink like a baby blanket. Redheads with fair, white complexions are perfect candidates for such a gentle pink.
On the other hand, if you notice a blush that is labeled natural pink, this is a warm-toned pink that has brown. I wouldn’t consider it overly brown, but having just enough to tame the pink. Anyone with light or medium skin can never go wrong with natural pink.
A compact that has peachy pink associated with it is a brighter balance of pink and peach that can perk up all degrees of complexions for what it can do to wake up the skin.
A shade such as rose, when deciphering blush color lingo for the most part has some warmth to it like a natural pink blush color. However, some makeup companies tend to add some peach and pink and label it rose. Regardless, rose is another universal shade that most skin tones can easily wear beautifully.
One labeled peach has the colors of orange, pink and yellow like that of a ripe skin of a peach.
Mauve is another pink color that can be confusing when examining it in the compact. This shade is cool with some blue to it that is great for light-medium, medium or dark complexions. If you have some warmth to your skin, you may be pleasantly surprised at what mauve can do.
Hot pink is a brighter, wilder take on pink. Use with caution if you want to be trendy or a light hand if you have lighter skin because this color is obvious. Darker complexions are the ones that can do this blush color shade justice.
Berry is a blush color that typically is a reddish-pink. Most that usually wear this blush shade best are medium to darker complexions.
Coral is a shade with pink and orange tones, but often heavier on the orange color. Depending on its depth of color, this is pretty much a shade all skin tones can wear.
Another color quite near coral is apricot. Instead of just pink and orange tones, this shade is more peach and pink.
Watermelon is another pink blush that is brighter and blue-toned.
Another fruit-inspired color is strawberry that is warmer than watermelon with some red added to the pink. However, strawberry has less red than a typical berry shade.
Mocha is another pink range blush that possesses a cool brown undertone to it.
Plum is a close cousin to mocha in the pink range, only with more purple tones to it.
Lilac also has purple, but is cooler than a plum.
Brick red is in the peach family. This shade has more warmth and orange to give it that burnished red color.
Deciphering blush color lingo will not only save you time, trouble and frustration shopping, but it also will allow you to return home with the best blush that’s right for you.
I like to wear blushes in the warm peachy coral range.