32 www.pgcitizen.ca | Thursday, March 31, 2011 fashion Nars Super Orgasm Blush will help your cheeks look rosy. AP photo More than just brides will be blushing this spring Samantha Critchell blush in ,the h0 Samantha Critchell The Associated Press NEW YORK — It was the eyes, then the lips. Now, the beauty world is honing in on the cheeks. “I think this look is a big drink of water,” says Benefit co-founder Jean Ford. After so many seasons of smoky eyes and bright lips, this is a refreshing change that really embraces a warm-weather spirit, she says. Colour is the spring buzzword, says Pati Dubroff, celebrity beauty artist for Clarins, so no more playing it safe on the cheeks. A little blush goes a long way, however, so makeup experts note that women might need a refresher course in application, colour choices and what to do with the rest of their face. “A pop of bright blush is totally doable and can look very pretty when done right,” says Dubroff. She applies that pop right on the apples of cheeks. Where is the apple? It’s the highest point of your cheek, which is easiest to find if you smile with a closed mouth, explains Laura Mercier global artistry director Matin Maulawizada. Concentrate the colour there. “Look at a baby’s face. You can see their apple very easily, mimic that,” Maulawizada says. “As you get older, you’ll have redness in places you don’t want, so don’t use that as a guideline.” On photo shoots, he’ll sometimes put blush in the hollow area below the apple, but that’s not for everyday life, Maulawiza- da says. Nars national makeup artist Francelle Daly found a spot between the apple and the hollow for the models walking in the spring Marc Jacobs show. She liked the result - “It looked like the models were blushing,” she says - but that took some trial and error. “As you experiment with colour on your cheeks, it becomes easier.” To choose a colour that works for your skin tone, work in the palette that you already use - maybe you prefer pinks, corals or peaches - and then choose a shade or two brighter for blush. Maulawizada suggests pushing your index finger against your thumb. “It’ll turn red, and that red is your red. It could be a warm or cool shade depending on your colouring. And you can go lighter or darker with the blush, but that’s your range to work with.” Other tips from the pros: • If using a powder blush, fill your brush with colour and then blow off any excess, says Benefit’s Ford. Apply it moving in gentle strokes upward outward toward the hairline. • Women who pull out their brushes and drag them back and forth under their cheekbones end up with a very ’80s look -too ’80s, says Maulawizada. (It’s a pet peeve of his, and, he notes, it tends to happen a lot while travelling, as soon as an airplane touches the ground.) Check out local events and music at TheSceneP 4 \ \ A 7 VJ* ^ : Featuring photos from Wikkid Gifts Presents the 2nd Annual This year’s day long Halloween in spring heavy metal mash featured Noordvall, followed by Vale of Hinnom, Born in Ruin, Deveined, Seraphic Nihilist, Primal Stance, Before the Burial and ended at around 11:30 with Aethyrean closing the show. The show was all ages with the youngest showgoer being 10 years old and the oldest in their 50’s, with over 200 people attending. Photos submitted by Daniel Shawn Mcleod POST.YOUR'MUSIC AND Post your music and events on hm j ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ha www.thescenepg.com | I and you could be in | | | g ^ next week’s thescenep9.c0m , , . ad .n «he citizen- Local events and music PETA protesters Heather (no last name given) Adina and Kate Steen bare it all with their I'd Rather Go Naked Than Wear Fur campaign, against the use of animal skins in fashion, at the Princes Gate at Exhibition Place during Toronto Fashion Week. CP photo PETA ‘barely’ makes its point The Canadian Press TORONTO — People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals bared almost all outside Toronto’s LG Fashion Week to protest the use of animal skins in fashion. Three women posed topless in their skivvies and high heels behind a banner that said “Bare Skin, Don’t Wear Skin” while fellow activists held signs reading “Animals are Not Ours to Wear” and “Trapped By Greed.” The group’s presence was part of their ongoing I’d Rather Go Naked Than Wear Fur campaign. Cars slowed to a crawl along Strachan Avenue just outside the gates, many honking at the protesters. Construction workers milling around pulled out camera phones to capture the action. A PETA video notes that several designers and retailers make their creations without using real fur, leather or animal-derived textiles. The organization notes that Suzy Shier, Calvin Klein, Ralph Lauren, and Stella McCartney refuse to use fur in their creations. at home every Saturday in the Citizen