Why should one use a Cream Rouge? Because the creamy texture glides over the skin smoothly and easily…it goes exactly where you want it to go - evenly. Cream rouge can be used over foundation, a moisturizer or directly on the skin.

It gives a soft, even glow and it’s easy to taper, or blend the edges of the rouge to make it appear very natural looking.  Never use rouge with glitter or sparkles. If you are “over 20,” it will make your skin appear older and, if I may say so, a bit tacky. Only natural looking colors should be worn…no odd colors.

How to apply Cream Rouge: Pat one finger in rouge pan…then pat finger on the edge of the palm of the other hand. Smudge around slightly on the hand so that the rouge is thinned out on your finger. (You need very little.) Lightly tap cream rouge on cheeks from temples to nose, putting less rouge toward the temples and nose and more toward the center of the cheeks. Lightly blend the rouge up and over the cheekbones as well as down and under the cheekbones.

Now blend out smoothly toward the temples and nose still leaving a little more color toward the center of the cheek. Make sure there are no “lines” of demarcation …blend carefully so you cannot see where the rouge stops.

Model’s trick: Lightly, put a touch of rouge on the tip of your chin, the center of your neck and a few dots on your forehead along the hairline. Blend these areas so you see only a hint of color, smoothing the forehead rouge into the hairline. Spread the neck dots around on the neck and smooth out the chin dots on the bottom edge of the chin….gives the face a softer, more natural look. Rouge should never be worn to “change the shape or contour of the face.”

Don’t forget to “powder down” not only in order to set the makeup so it stays on longer, but also to prevent a shiny face. Shine on the face plays up even small wrinkles. If you should need more rouge later for the evening, add a little powder rouge very lightly with a blusher brush in the same areas.