I'm 45 how should I be putting on blusher?

[ReluctantlyRedundant101]

Just that really. I'm not sure if it should go on your cheek bones (I'd have to find them first I've a face like the moon!) Or on the apples

On the apples. Don't get involved in contouring. It always looks terrible!

Yes that was my instinct! The reason I didn't wear blusher for years was because I had memories of the stripy blusher horrors of the 80s shudder so I'm quite confused now it seems to be back

Actually I put mine a little higher up on my cheekbones further away from my nose, incase it just highlights those marionette lines

Oh and sometimes sweep a little highlighter over the highest part of my cheekbones, hopefully cheating a youthful glow. Although sometimes people stare...

Oh my goodness I'm confused now! I feel like if I put blusher/ highlighter on my (hard to find) cheek bones i end up highlighting my crows feet

Don't put it on. You're beautiful just as you are!

It's more about face shape and the 'look' you're going for, than age.

'Apples' gives a more pretty/cutesy 'dolly' look.

Cheek contours gives a more sculpted look.

Thank you hattie

I used to do apples then realised that's well out of date so I youtubed it. So many tutorials on YouTube.

I lost the baby fat on my cheeks, and now have high cheekbones at last, hurrah. Do have some crow's feet unfortunately, just don't put anything there - just a narrow fully blended in strip just on the cheekbones. Loss of baby fat has meant I have naturally cheek contours, (so I tell myself, I probably look quite drawn.)

Highlighter is fab, really

I never knew what "apples" referred to. I stopped wearing it years ago as I just felt very 80's in it somehow.