Showing posts with label powder contouring. Show all posts
Showing posts with label powder contouring. Show all posts

Thursday, August 27, 2015

Updated Basic Contouring Guide







I don't have chiseled cheeks, but what nature doesn't give you, you can often get with makeup. Within reason. I don't think you should walk around looking like you have 2 brown stripes on your face. So you need to use a very light hand. 



For me to achieve that look above on camera, under bright lights, requires about 20-50% more makeup/pigmentation than you do in real life. So bear that

Thursday, April 5, 2012

How to get Glowing, Contoured Cheeks (for Day)


Contouring vs Bronzing: I think there's a lot of confusion regarding bronzing, contouring and highlighting. Bronzing does not equate to contouring. When you bronze yourself, you give yourself something of a fake tan and a sun-kissed glow. It subtly changes your skin color but does not make your face skinnier or your bones more pronounced.
In reverse, highlighting and contouring subtly alters