Highlight the browbones, center of the nose and tops of cheekbones, avoiding highlighting the temples, which will help draw the eye to the center of the face taking emphasis off the width and fullness of the face.Ĭharacteristics: Face is approximately 1.5 times long as it is wide, forehead, cheeks and jaw are all the same width, jawline can be rounded or angled.Ĭontouring/highlighting goal: Take emphasis away from a long chin or tall forehead, shortening the appearance of the face and softening angles of the jawline if needed while enhancing the width of the face when possible.Īpply contouring shade to hairline, around sides of forehead toward temples, to the point of and under chin, and onto jawline. Contouring right at the hairline can also be used for balance if needed. Sweep contouring shade onto temples and under cheekbones back toward the ears, down the sides of the face next to the ears, along jawline, and under chin.
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Invincible Anti Aging HD Foundation How to Contour for Your Face Shape:Ĭharacteristics: Full cheeks, equally wide and long, jaw and chin are rounded and lack angles.Ĭontouring/highlighting goal: Slenderize the sides of the face and jawline to create the illusion of length and add a more angular appearance to face while drawing eye inward to distract from a full face. *Pro tip: Additionally, try to choose a matte shade rather than a bronzer or foundation with shimmer because it will absorb more light, creating the shadow effect wanted when contouring the face.
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When choosing a cosmetic shade for contouring the face, try to use a bronzer, foundation or concealer that is one shade darker than your skin tone. The act of “blending” the contoured and highlighted areas yields a beautiful, more natural finish.
Highlighting is a brightening of the skin in an effort to draw attention to in contrast to contoured areas of the face. Contouring is a deepening of the skin to create a shadow and bring out what is next to it (generally highlighted areas). Before discussing the steps to mastering the perfect contour for your face shape, it is beneficial to know the difference between contouring and highlighting.
The art of contouring in cosmetics can often be scary to attempt, but as the techniques popularity has continued to grow due to social media, many makeup users are actively wanting to implement a contour into his/her makeup routine.
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