How to contour?!

Jul 6, 2013

Elana S.

I feel so n00b asking this!! But I never really learnt or tried to contour ever really. Any tips?!

Jul 6, 2013

Anna S.

Well first you need a bronzer I recommend a matte bronzer. A great tip to countour your cheeks is to suck in your cheeks (make a fish face) and put the bronzer with a contouring or blush brush on the part that you suck in then blend out any harsh lines for your nose put the bronzer down the sides of your nose. Start almost were your eyebrow begins but not connected to your eyebrows. Hope this helped sorry it's soo long.

Jul 6, 2013

Anna S.

Also two good matte bronzers are benefit hoola and rimmel natural bronzer.

Jul 6, 2013

Hannah B.

Ok! I got ya! take a matte bronzer I'm a soft brown shade for your fair skin. You can use a small blush brush, a small stippling brush, or a contouring brush for the face. Take a small amount and find the hollows of your cheeks (the part just under your cheek bones) and darken this area up to your hair line, towards your ear. Do not go too far in! Stop under the arch of your eyebrow. For the forehead, start from the arch of your brow and work back, into the hairline stopping at eye level. For the jawline, start where yoyr ear ends and define the jaw there, bringing it down and just under the jaw! If you have gone too heavy, take a blush brush and buff it out! Hoped this helped! xoxo.

Jul 6, 2013

Gracy W.

Fist of all grab a light and put it above your head. look into a mirror and youll see the higher points on your face will be hitting the light as the darker points will be untouched. now use those spots to match up your bronzer and highlighter:) make sure there matte finnishes.

Jul 6, 2013

Emily P.

Contouring can be frustrating but keep practicing!! =]

My tips:
---BE PATIENT! Take your time!
---Try different things! Brushes, products, techniques. There are tons so you need to try many things to find what works best for you.
---Youtube tutorials are the bomb!!
---Do tons of research
---Matte products only for contouring beacause you're imitation a natural shadow.

My fave products for contouring:
---Benefit's Hoola
---Too Faced's Chocolate Soleil
--- Soleil Tan De Chanel
---NARS Multiple in Malibu
---NYX matte bronzers
---MAC Powder blushes in Harmony, and Blunt

My fave highlighters:
---Benefit's High Beam
---Tarte's Amazonian Clay Shimmering Powder
---Too Faced Candlelight powder
---MAC's pigment in Vanilla

My fave brushes:
---Real Techniques buffing brush
---Real Techniques Contour Brush
---Real Techniques multi tasking brush
---Real Techniques expert face brush
---MAC 168
---MAC 109
---MAC 224
---Sigma F05

Jul 6, 2013

Elana S.

Thanks guys you're all so helpful!