Is Blusher the Same as Rouge?

Blusher and rouge are the same product. Rouge is just the French word for blusher. Both words mean a powder, which is rubbed onto the cheeks to highlight the cheekbones and give the skin in that area a healthy pink glow.

Who Invented Blusher?

As with so many make up products, we use today it is thought that the Egyptians first made and used blusher. How they made it is not really understood, but there is a lot of evidence that they wore it on a daily basis. Egyptians were found buried with blusher, which means they were using it as far back as 3000 BC.

In other parts of the world, blusher was also used thousands of years ago. For example, the Greeks made blusher using mulberries or strawberries and there is a lot of evidence that the Chinese used it too.

In Europe, there is little evidence that make up was used much before the 1600s. Even then, it was only the extremely wealthy that wore it. Blusher was one of the make ups used, but again how it was made is not really understood. To emphasise the blusher more the rest of the skin was whitened using chalk or another substance. During the early 1800s the use of blusher in Europe really took off at that time very rich men, as well as women wore it.

In 1910, powdered blusher was invented. By the early 1920s, it was being widely used across the globe. However, makeup was for most women a luxury. It was not until the 1940s and 50s that wearing makeup became something women could afford to do every day.

Modern Blusher

Modern blusher remains in powder form, although if you want to you can also buy it as a cream. It is still red in colour, but the range of shades you can buy is phenomenal. Safflor, which is made from the Safflower petals, is still the main colouring in most modern blushers, but it is mixed with other pigments to produce a better range of colours.

Save On Make Up, sell a great range of blusher and other cosmetics. All of the makeups they sell are all high quality branded products, but their prices are still low.