Monday, December 13, 2010

CONTOURING: chisel the face you wish you had

    Not only is contoured makeup highly fashionable right now it is also a great way to even out facial structure, create the illusion for strong cheekbones, thinner cheeks, smaller double chin and a slender nose.

   You'll need 3 shades of foundation or contouring powder. the middle shade should match your skintone exactly. The other two should eb 2 shades lighter and 2 shades darker than your natural skin color.

I found this picture online which i will use to help expplain how to use these colors.
The lightest shade should be placed in any area that light would hit if it was shining right at your face. the center of you face, bridge of your nose, middle of the forehead blending into the nose, brow bone,and chin.
. The darker shade goes under the cheekbones, under the chin and onto the neck, at the temples and in careful drawn lines on the sides of the nose. these should then be blended together. I like to finish that off with a hi-lighting cream or powder over the hi-lighted areas to give a nice glow and then use a setting powder like Makeup Forever's HD Microfinish Powder, available at Sephora..

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