Face Contouring!!!!!!!!!!!

What is Contouring?
 
Contouring is the act of using dark or light colors to make features recede or become prominent, respectively. Contouring adds definition, structure, and dimension. Contouring can be used on the face, décolleté (neck and shoulder area), abdomen, or any part of the body that needs definition.
 
 
WHAT YOU CAN ACHIEVE WITH CONTOURING?
 

Thin down a rounded face,

Soften a square face

Define your cheek bones 

Narrow a large or wide shape nose

Define your jawline

Create fuller lips

Lift saggy eyes

Minimize a large forehead or receding hair line

Make your eyes look bigger

 
 
What products do you need to sculpt your face?

1. Your true foundation color that matches your skin exactly
2. Your contour color that should be 2 shades darker than your foundation and with the same undertone
3. Your highlighting color that should be 1 to 2 shades lighter than your foundation and with the same undertone

Shapes of faces and how to Contour & Highlight each shape!


 

  Oval Face



You do not need to contour as your face shape is already symmetrical
You can experiment as oval faces can support most make up trends
Just remember that light shades appear more prominent and darker shades decrease the size of the area

 

                                           Diamond Face



Contour at the cheeks to minimize width.
Highlight your forehead, under your eyes and your chin to draw attention to the center of your face.

 

Heart Face

Contour at the temples and cheeks to diminish the width of your upper face.
Highlight your forehead, under your eyes and your chin to draw attention to the center of your face.

 

Oblong Face

 Contour across the lower section of your chin to shorten your face length
Apply Blush to the apples of your cheek to widen your face.

 

Rectangle Face

 

Contour on the corners of either side of your forehead and across the hairline.
Contour on either side of your jaw blending up to the bottom of your ear.
Highlight your forehead, under your eyes and your chin to draw attention to the center of your face.

 

 

                                                                    Square Face

 

Contour on the corners of either side of your forehead

Contour on either side of your jaw blending up to the bottom of your ear
Highlight your forehead, under your eyes and your chin to draw attention to the center of your face.

 

 

                                                                    Round Face

 

Contour to your temples, cheeks and jawline to create the illusion of an oval.
Highlight your forehead, under your eyes and your chin to draw attention to the center of your face.

 

                                                                Triangle Face

 

Contour on the jawline and cheeks to minimize the width.
Highlight your forehead, under your eyes and your chin to draw attention to the center of your face.

 

 Pictures of Before & After for Contouring & Highlighting!

Hope you girls learned something new about the shape of your face and how to contour and highlight the right areas of your face so you can have a better sculpted face and look even more beautiful then you already are :) xoxo