Rosy-cheeked Mariah Carey is a blushing beauty

Mariah Carey had quite the rosy glow about her today as she ventured out into the crisp air of Aspen. But on closer inspection, it appeared the singer's winter chic was all thanks to some clever make-up application, rather than feeling the chill.

The 41-year-old mother-of-two had apparently dabbed on the blusher to complement her seasonal style as she stepped out trussed up in a stylish cape teamed with black leggings and her suede brown boots. Mariah was spotted paying a visit to her mother's jewellery store - and despite it being dark the diva still found the need for shades.

The singer and husband Nick Cannon usually go to Aspen for Christmas but didn't last year due to fears the high altitude may interfere with her pregnancy. She still went away because she has to be somewhere with snow at Christmas. "It's got to be snowy," she said at the time. "I was considering staying in LA because we love it, but it's not the most seasonal of places. I need snow."

Earlier in the week Mariah ventured out in peep-toe heels - but quickly changed into something warmer midway through a shopping trip at Prada ahead of her first Christmas with eight-month-old twins Monroe and Moroccan. She had started the spree with a black winter jacket that flapped open to reveal a bare chest. Mariah teamed this with black and red heels and oversize sunglasses. But later the starlet changed into more seasonable winter boots and a floppy hat. Mariah is in great shape after shedding more than 70lbs since the birth of her children.

Meanwhile, the star's latest music video has just been released. When Christmas Comes, featuring John Legend, sees the pair singing at a grand piano, playing in the snow with Snoopy and spending time with her twins and husband Nick.

She recently told The Sun how she is "amazed and humbled" that her 1991 smash hit song All I Want for Christmas is still a holiday classic. Mariah recently re-released the track in a collaboration with Justin Bieber. She told the newspaper: "Who'd have thought, all those years ago when I wrote it, that it would still be having an impact today?"

(Mail Online)