Margot Robbie's performance in Wuthering Heights has us blushing in more ways than one. But for beauty fans, the most important way involves debunking how we normally rouge our cheeks.
‘Brontë blush’ is the new makeup trend going viral after Margot's hauntingly beautiful red carpet appearances promoting the film. Makeup artist Pati Dubroff, who crafted the actor's looks for the international premieres, took to Instagram to say “It's all about the blush” – and the movie stills flooding our socials this week for the film's nationwide release on 13 February only confirm that, too.
What is ‘Brontë blush’?
‘Brontë blush’ is a romantic, Victorian-coded version of boyfriend blush. “It's like the blush is radiating from within, making you look like you've been running outside in the cold,” says makeup artist Zoë Moore.
Placement is everything with this blush look. Traditionally, blush is buffed onto the apples of the cheeks, diffusing over the highest points of the cheekbones. ‘Brontë blush’ defies this rule and arguably looks even more natural and outdoorsy. “You want the blusher to sit lower on the cheeks and travel down towards your lips – almost as though it's mimicking the rosy flush that boys get when playing football,” says Zoe.
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In terms of blusher shades, Zoe favours a raspberry hue on light to medium skin and a pop of cherry for deep skin tones.
How to do ‘Brontë blush’:
- Apply cream blush
Cream blush is exceptionally easy to blend and meshes seamlessly with the skin for a natural flush. In her Instagram reel, Pati broken down the exact products she used to create Margot's blush look at the world premiere of Wuthering Heights in Los Angeles, and the first layer of blush came courtesy of two different shades of Chanel's No1 de Chanel Lip and Cheek Balm.
Her inspiration was a “windswept flush”, which she achieved by blending together Berry Boost and Red Camellia.
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2. Layer a powder blush over the top
Pati can then be seen dusting a little setting powder over the top, before using “short feathery strokes” to layer on the fourth blush colour in Chanel's new Rouge Noir Confidence Eyeshadow and Blush Palette.
3. Apply the blush low on the cheek
“Concentrate the blush on the apples of your cheeks with a slight blend downwards towards the corners of the mouth,” says Zoe, who likes to use the Merit Flush Balm in Le Bon Bon and Apres. “A good tip is not to blend the blush too close to the nose," she adds. "Imagine a two finger space from the sides of the nose to where the blush would stop.”
4. Soften any hard lines
To keep the look soft, Pati used a foundation brush to soften any hard edges from the cream blush, for a delicately diffused look.
The best blushers to recreate Margot Robbie's ‘Brontë blush’:
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