How to Contour and Highlight your face?

Many of us still wonder what is the proper technique to contouring and highlighting, it is something that many women would like to learn about. Well ladies...the wait is over!

After reading this, you will finally be able to give yourself that finished look most celebrities have.

The technique is quite simple, yet it often gets over looked or forgotten about by most women when they apply their makeup.

• What is Contouring?
  

It is the the application of a bronzer on specific areas of the face in order to give it more definition and make your nose appear straighter, your cheeks slender, and your whole face slimmer! It also helps reduce the appearance of a double chin.
No matter the shape of your face (square, round, oval, heart), by applying this method correctly you can accentuate your facial shape creating super flattering effects.

Best Bronzers: 

Luxury Brands: Guerlain Terracotta,  Nars Casino or Laguna shade.

Drugstores Brands: L'Orèal Glam Bronzer Duo Sun, Rimmel London Natural Bronzer in Sun Dance.

  What is Highlighting?

Well Highlighting is basically the oppsition of contouring. It also helps to further define your face by giving a "glow" to certain areas to your face and make them appear more pronounced, especially those that light will hit and reflect off of.

Best Highlighting powders:
Luxury Brands: Mac's Mineralize skin finish in Soft and Gentle

Drugstore brands: Bourjois Lune d'Or

 

 

Instuctions:

1)- Start by applying your fondation and concealer as usual. Make sure the foudation "disappears" so that there are no visible lines especially around the hairline.




2)-Suck in your cheeks to locate your cheek bones. Brush a small amount of matte bronzing powder under the cheek bones. Add bronzer to the bridge of your nose and at the temples. Blend all areas  well.

3)-Use a lighter shade of powder to highlight your face. Brush highlighting powder on your nose, cheeks and chin.

4)-Blend all of the cosmetics well so that you can not tell where one color starts and another ends. Use a clean brush for the best blending results.

By following these simple steps the next time you apply your makeup, you will be able to give yourself a very polished and naturally finished look.

Hope you found these tips helpful :)

Xoxo