Once married, Marie Antoinette wrote to her mother regularly. The final Queen of France was often homesick and would fuss about the performative nature of her aristocratic duties. In one letter complaining of tirelessly putting makeup on for the French royal court, she wrote : “I put on my rouge and wash my hands in front of the whole world.” Little did she know that 255 years later, that same rouge would influence the latest viral makeup trend: Marie Antoinette Blush.

This blush trend pays homage to the royal that many call the first influencer. It’s fun, vibrant, and for us Sofia Coppola stans, it gives us an excuse to cosplay one of our favorite films, imagining we're part of Kirsten Dunst's candy-colored entourage. But the fact that the beauty trend is becoming popular during a

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