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Mar 14, 2014

Isabella K.

Make sure to get a countouring brush with the kit.

Mar 14, 2014

Zoah O.

I can't really help but I think you should get foundation and it look better with the contouring but that's just my opinion.

Mar 14, 2014

Zoah O.

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Mar 14, 2014

Hannah K.

The Elf contouring kit is simply a bronzer and highlighter duo. Bronzer is the wrong product for several reasons:

It is often shimmery, which is not what you want when trying to create a shadow.

It is also often orange in tone, and though not all bronzers are, bronzers are warm toned and therefore unsuited to the task of contouring, which entails making a darker, almost grey toned shadow. Shadows are not orange.

If, somehow, you found a bronzer that was a matte, cool, grey toned brown, bronzers are also often sheer and therefore require a more heavy handed application. That's why, when people contour with bronzer, it can often end up looking dirty or muddy, because they have to apply and blend a thick layer of product.

In short, what you're trying to do with contouring is create the illusion of shadows, which are cool and grey toned in nature. Bronzers are specifically designed to give a bronzed glow to your face, so you should apply it on the high points of your face, where the sun would hit. Bronzers are simply not the correct product for contouring. They will never give the desired effect, though of course if you have nothing else they can be used.

I'd ask Jacqueline H what she recommends, as I myself don't contour or have experience with contour products. I do know that she highly recommends the Kevyn Aucoin Sculpting Powder. If nothing else, a concealer or foundation two shades darker will work in a pinch. All that said, it's possible, but tricky, to get natural looking contouring without foundation. I suggest using a shade darker than your skin tone and leaving your bare skin where you would want to highlight. It gives a more natural finish.

Mar 14, 2014

Kyraa D.

I agree with Hannah.
if you don't use face products then I would maybe use a cool toned, darker powder where you'd like to contour & then leave your skin bare where you'd want to highlight. if you used an actual highlighter, it would probably make you look oddly pale in those areas.