A blush for the blush impaired, like me

I cannot apply blush to save my life. I can't figure out how much to put or where to put it--that whole "smile to find the apples of your cheeks" trick just makes me look like a Kewpie doll.

This is why I am so pleased with my latest purchase: Nars blush in Orgasm. It looks a little intimidating in the compact because it's so bright, and so sparkly gold, but it's actually very sheer and almost fool proof for us blush morons because whereever you put it just looks glowy, not colored in. (They claim it has "transparent pigments" but who knows what that means, and frankly I always think those terms sound gimmicky bullshit.) The sparkles just leave a subtle glow, and the color is pretty universal peachy pink. Love it love it love it.