If you have 30 seconds and a little blush, you have everything you need for Emily Ratajkowski’s look-alive, sun-kissed beauty hack. Get the just-in-the-sun glow without the skin damage, and pay homage to the 90s while you do it.
In a brief clip for Vogue, Ratajkowski admits she has a penchant for blush.
“I use a lot of blush,” she says, while lightly blending blush on the apples of her cheeks with her finger. “And even when other makeup artists do my makeup, I’m always like, ‘More blush! More blush!'”
The Method
Dabbing just a touch onto the bridge of her nose, she notes that this technique is an over 30-year-old beauty hack.
“I might go a little bit on the nose, which is like a ’90s trick to really make it look like you got sun,” Ratajkowski says. “That’s where the sun hits.”
Notably, Ratajkowski points out her blush application is slightly higher than where most would focus on. This more accurately mimics sun-exposure, which makes her overall glow look more natural.
“I also put my blush a little higher than most people because, again, I think it looks a little bit more natural,” she explains. “So, I almost bring it up to like the under eye.”
Ratajkowski finishes blending in less than 30 seconds, stepping back to reveal her light flush. “You can already see how much more alive I look, I would say,” she says.
Get The Look
The only way to mimic Ratajkowski’s glow is with a good blush. We’d recommend the 2023 NewBeauty Award winners for Best Cream Blush and Best Powder Blush. You can’t go wrong with either of these excellent choices.
