How To Control Blushing

I was asked recently by Belle About Town how we can control blushing. Blushing can affect us all at one time or another. It can embarrass us, stress us out and ultimately feels like we can’t control it…but…

Here are some helpful tips I use as a self confessed blusher!

Step 1 – Get the attention off you for a second. The quickest way to do that is to ask a question – it’s fine to ask a question back to a question if you do it confidently, and then the eyes turn away from you for a moment. Phew, you can breathe. 

Step 2 – Consciously relax your face – particularly the muscles around your eyes and jaw –  they send a message of tension to your brain. If you relax your face the blush is more likely to die down. 

Step 3 – If you have some water drink it. Take a moment to be in your senses, come back to the moment. Slow down your nervous system, tell it you’re safe. It takes seconds. 

Step 4 –  Then most importantly of all get your own attention off your heated face, and focus it out on the room. Blushing gets worse when we are locked into the “thinking what they’re thinking” cycle, you may have noticed how it deepens your colour from pink to puce. 

Will you try these steps?

Have a great weekend!

Caroline x