A contour can transform the plainest of faces into one that rivals
Kim Kardashian’s glamour. After she
brought it to the masses, it has become an everyday part of a lot of girls
makeup routines… In any event if your desire is to have defined cheekbones and
have your nose appear smaller without surgery, this is for you. Makeup is every
girls closest companion! Its time to learn how to contour face with makeup;
contour muscles and bones for a perfect sculpted look. Hide an unwanted double
chin and make your face look slimmer and more balanced.
1. Start
off by maintaining your complexion Prep your face by cleansing and
applying your usual foundation (exact colour of your skin) and concealer.
2. What you need for the contouring is — a bronzer (or a
foundation 1-2 shades darker than your skin tone), blush, highlight powder (or
a foundation 1-2 shades lighter than your skin tone), and eye shadow, eyeliner
and makeup brushes.
3. Be sure to use proper lighting, please use overhead
lighting which brightly illuminates your face. Use this as a guideline to see
where your shadows naturally fall and contour your face according to these
lines.
4. Alternatively, you may start by sucking your cheeks in and
locating your cheek bones and the hollows under it. The hollow is where you
need to apply bronzer (or the darker foundation) in a sweeping movement from
the top of your forehead’s hairline. Extend the brush movement to the area
directly underneath the apples of your cheeks. Blend well.
5. If your face is small, you can just shade the hollows of
the cheeks starting from the temples. Shading on the forehead along your
hairline will make your face appear even smaller.
At the same time, those with a broad forehead can benefit from using bronzer to
shade around the hairline to minimize its apparent width. It is very important
to know what your face shape is and work with it accordingly.
6. If you have a wide face, use bronzer to shade the outer
edges of your jaw line to make it appear smaller. People with narrow thin faces
may skip this part.
Those with a double chin can sweep the brush under the jaw line to create a
shadow there.
7. The apples of your cheeks may be highlighted with highlight
powder and a blush in a colour of your choice.
8. Pick up a smaller brush. Apply your strokes from where your
eyebrow begins down along the sides of the bridge of the nose. Leave the bridge
untouched. Repeat on the other side, blending really well to avoid harsh lines.
When you get to the tip of your nose, examine its shape carefully.
If your nose has a wide tip, blend your bronzer inwards underneath the tip, to
create a v-shaped shadow facing inwards. Use highlight powder to make the tip
of the nose more prominent, and extend the highlight along the bridge.
If your nose has a naturally narrow tip, then flare outwards from the tip
forming an upside-down ‘v’. Soften the tip with a neutral shade of foundation.
This will balance a very sharp nosed face. Use highlighter or a neutral
foundation powder along the bridge to give it the desired shape.
Some noses may be shaped perfectly and will not need to be over defined. With
trial and error, you will know what looks most aesthetic.
9. Use highlighter to lighten your brow bone just
underneath your brows to lift the eye. Add a hint of highlight along the inner
corner of the eye for a more wide-awake look. Shade the crease with a dark
brown or any deeper shade of eye shadow. Apply the eye shadow as usual. Line
your eyes and apply mascara.
10. You may want to apply a slight touch of highlighter on the
Cupid’s bow to give definition to your lips. Line lips with a deeper shade than
your lipstick color and fill inside the outline with lipstick.
VOILA you have successfully contoured your already gorgeous face!
