What Is Blush Topping?

Blush topping takes blush beyond the cheeks. After completing your eye look, you apply a sweep of blush across the eyelids, bridge of the nose, and sometimes the chin and forehead. This ties the face together with a unified color and creates the effect of a natural, all-over flush—like you have just come inside from cold air or finished laughing. The technique gained popularity through Korean and Japanese beauty where placing blush under and around the eyes has long been standard. Western beauty adopted it as part of the sunburn blush and igari blush trends. Cream and liquid blushes work best because they layer over other products without looking chalky.