Step 1: Begin by contouring (using your dark powder, cream, or foundation) the sides of the forehead in a triangular shape. Use the shape of your face to inform the shape and placement of your contour. For example, if you have a square face, you’ll want to contour larger, deeper triangles on your forehead to give more of a thin oval shape to your face. Step 2: Contour the hollow of the cheek in a triangle shape, with the widest part of the triangle at the apple of the cheek and tapering off towards the hairline. If you are having trouble finding the hollow of your cheek, suck in your cheeks and make a “fishy-face”. The “sucked-in” spaces below your cheekbones are where you want to contour. Step 3: Contour the underside of the jaw with the widest part of the triangle just below the ear fading out towards the chin. Step 4: Contours can be used on the sides of the nose either in stripes or triangles to make the nose appear smaller or thinner. Step 5: Begin using your highlighting cream, powder, or foundation. A highlight always follows the contour and vice versa. Start with a highlight above the brow, then a triangle with the widest part at the hairline and the point just above the center of the brow. Step 6: A thin line of highlight directly down the center of the nose will help to make the nose look thinner or smaller Step 7: Add a C- or J-shaped highlight from just below the eyes, curving over the apples of the cheeks and up and away towards the hairline. This should be just above the contours in the hollows of your cheeks. Step 8: Place a dot of highlight above the Cupid’s bow of the lip, then draw a small triangle of highlighter on the chin with the base of the triangle just below the bottom lip. Step 9: The most important part of highlighting and contouring is to blend. Use a cosmetic sponge, a brush with blended bristles, or a large powder brush in a circular, stippling motion until the harsh lines have been blended away and you have a beautifully sculpted and defined face.
Posted on: Thu, 17 Jul 2014 08:34:34 +0000
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