If you feel like you’ve put too much product on, you can use some foundation powder on your brush and blend with that or take a dry cotton ball and buff the excess away. Once you have the right amount of color in place – blend, blend, blend! You really can’t blend too much.
If you’re getting ready for an evening look, you can use a little bit more. Then, blend in circular motions with a light hand and a small directional brush. The same goes with your contour color – start with a little (especially for daytime) and put the color where you want it first. Remember, you want it to look natural, so you shouldn’t have to apply a thick coat.
Start with a small amount because you can always add more.
#HIGHLIGHT AND CONTOUR POWDER SKIN#
If you have any questions about matching a shade to your skin tone, please reach out to me! ApplicationĪpply your highlighter once you’ve finished your foundation and concealer. Just try them out and you will be able to see which ones suit your skin tone best. Dark skin tones would need more of a rose gold or bronze tone. Whereas those with medium skin tones would benefit from a more warm golden tone. Highlighting products usually have many color options also, so if you’re fair-skinned, you might want to choose something with a whitish pearl tone or a pale pinkish pearl tone. You may have the most luck looking into pressed foundation powders that are a couple shades darker than what you usually use, or a matte eye shadow color. When I say neutral, I just mean don’t choose a warm shade that has too much orange, like many bronzers do. Staying with a matte, neutral shade that mimics the look of a shadow on your face is best. Choosing Your Contour ShadeĪ good rule of thumb when choosing a contour color is to stay within 2-3 shades of your natural skin tone. This is always a great option for anyone at any age. Also, when is comes to highlighters, you can find some great formulas that are like concealers but they’re very sheer and do more light reflecting, like illuminating from within. If you use a liquid foundation and want to use powder highlighter and contour, just powder your face first with some loose or pressed powder and you’re good to go!įor women with more mature skin, it is great to use a liquid or cream highlighter so it looks dewy and doesn’t sit on top of the skin or accentuate any fine lines and wrinkles. However, there is flexibility with choosing these products. Likewise, if you use mainly liquid foundation, choose a cream contour and highlight. If you use powder foundation, then choose a pressed powder contour and highlight.
Here are some good tips to help you choose the right contour and highlight products for you. It also accentuates that gorgeous bone structure (or lack of) and gives you much more shape and definition. Specifically, contouring helps large areas look smaller and long faces look shorter. Contouring can really make big difference, especially if you’re going to be photographed.
It’s like icing on a cake right? Everybody likes a little, but use too much and YUCK! Contouring IntroductionĮven if you decide not to contour every time you do your makeup, it’s still extremely nice to use the techniques for special occasions. Together, this dream team can take your everyday makeup look from average to very sophisticated and glamorous. That’s my version of highlight & contour! I’m talking about beautifully blended lines that add just a touch of shadow OR a touch of highlight to catch the light when you turn your head a certain way. I’m not talking about the new rage of contouring that has some women trying to drastically change the look of their face. Before you say contouring is too much work – hear me out! I know contouring seems a bit intimidating, but don’t freak out just yet.
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