Supplies:

Before you starting time to contour and highlight, yous'll demand the right makeup. Get together the following products:

  • Profile makeup – Utilise a product labeled for contouring or employ a cream, liquid or pulverization foundation or concealer that's one shade darker than your usual shade. Powders are easier to blend, but creams and liquids requite more dramatic results.
  • Bronzer – Bronzer can add together more than dimension to your face and fifty-fifty work as a combination contour and highlighting product. Some experts suggest using a darker bronzer versus a concealer or foundation for contouring.
  • Highlighter – Use a cream or powder based highlighter. If you exercise non have a highlighter handy, you lot can employ a concealer or foundation that's a shade lighter than your usual shade.
  • Concealer and foundation brushes – You can e'er use your fingers, simply we recommend these brushes for better application and blending.

The Basics

I elementary dominion to remember is highlighting tends to follow a C shape over your entire face, while contouring follows an East shape. E'er start by contouring and follow upwardly with highlighter. Use the following steps for a base await:

  1. Apply your usual foundation.
  2. Outline the hairline with contouring makeup using a makeup brush.
  3. Follow the line to just under the cheekbones. Suck in your cheeks and trace the underside of the cheekbones. Remember the Due east shape.
  4. Complete the E shape by going back to the edge of the jaw line near your ear and tracing the jaw line to the outer edge of your mentum.
  5. Apply highlighter in a C shape just inside the contouring line from hairline to just above the cheekbone.
  6. Blend both advisedly using a foundation brush.
  7. Trace both and the cheek area (for better blending) with pulverization bronzer.

Problem Areas

About people desire to profile and highlight to hide or accent sure features. Use the following techniques to tackle your problem areas:

  • Nose – Slim your nose by contouring along each side and highlighting the center. Blend very well.
  • Broad Forehead – Profile a piffling extra at the temples and blend well. This slims the forehead.
  • Cheekbones – Create sleek cheekbones by contouring the hollows of the cheek and highlight along the height of your cheekbones.
  • Chin – Go the perfect chin highlight the heart of the chin and the surface area between the lips and nose. Contour along the outer edges of the chin.

As the saying goes, "Practice makes perfect." Spend some time experimenting with different products, shades and brushes until you get the look yous want. Soon you'll be contouring and highlighting like a makeup pro!

Past Jen Mathews
DERMAdoctor Staff Writer

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