A friend recently advised me to start using blush! I could not believe it - my cheeks were always so red that using blush was only an option AFTER using a concealer of some kind. With my sensitive skin that was never very appealing. But should I really start using blush?

It's the result of using Eucerin Redness Relief to good effect for almost a year now.

That friend saw me with the day foundation on, which is green, so it conceals the redness partially. Since then I've started using the foundation (they call it a daily perfection lotion) more specifically: covering up the places where I want to be less red, and leaving part of my cheeks untreated. That way the natural redness is seen only where I would have put blush.

I've had rosacea for as long as I can remember. I had just gotten resigned to red cheeks, red chin and even redness on my ears when this product came on the Dutch market.

Now I have to get used to having a face that is clear enoug to start thinking about mascara and eye shadow. Used to be that the most important thing I thought about doing (never did - because I have sensitive skin) was covering up that redness. But recently I went to a wedding with eye shadow and mascara on - it felt great! I've not followed up yet on that friend's suggestion to start using blush, but maybe in future I will... on special occasions perhaps.

Any change in how we look has a psychological impact. Whether it's losing weight, getting rid of pimples or like me: getting rid of red cheeks.

Most people who have rosacea, like me, also have sensitive skin. As I said: this has prevented me from using makeup for most of my life.

One of the reasons I am recommending the Eucerin line here is because my skin didn't respond to it at all - in fact it got better from me using it.