Sorry I've been MIA again. Who decided to be a jeweller at Christmas? Jeezo. I've been rushed off my feet trying to get everything sorted before I finish college for the Christmas holidays so I'm sorry I (once again) haven't been able to post!
I'm back with another makeup tutorial today, this time for a highlight and contour.
Behold! My starting face! Now, because I use powder products to highlight and contour I always apply my primer, foundation, and concealer first, this allows for easy blending. If you want to use cream products then I would definitely advise contouring before powder.
I start off by applying a concealer just a shade or 2 lighter than my skin to the high points of my face (forehead, nose, chin, sometimes cupid's bow) and under my eyes and buff this in using a flat top brush. This will create the illusion of light on your face once your contour has been applied.
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| Sah pretty. |
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| Buffin' Buffin' Buffin' |
I then apply a dark brown to the hollows of my face which are under my cheekbones, under my jaw and the temples of my forehead. Now, I don't usually contour my temples as I have a really small forehead, I don't need to, but I've done it in this photo so you can see where this would be applied. Also, if you struggle to find your cheekbones, suck your cheeks in through your teeth to make a fishy face and draw a line towards the corners of your mouth and stop at least three fingers' width away. When you're satisfied with your placement, blend upwards. Think you've blended enough? You haven't. Keep going.
I use a nude coloured blush to contour as I'm so pale, but a good idea is to get a powder foundation a few shades darker than your skintone. I hate using bronzer to contour as it can look so orange but if that's what you like then you can use that too. I'd say bronzer works better if you have a darker skintone. Ghosts like me need not apply,
Then, if you like, take a shimmery highlighter and apply this to the very tops of your cheekbones just under your eyes to catch the light when you move your head.
To complete the look, apply your blush of choice just in between your highlight and contour and blend together.
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| MINION! |
Please let me know if you try this for yourself!
N x
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