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Makeup Tips: Contouring

19 Comments | Makeup

I saw this tutorial on how to contour your face on Pinterest, and figured I should share it with you. I’ve picked up a few tips on contouring here and there, and that’s by far the thing I spend most time on while doing my makeup now. It can make all the difference in the world!  And what better time to share it than right now when a lot of you are probably doing your makeup to go out? I don’t do it as extreme as the tutorial shows, but I always do my cheekbones and around my face to frame it. I hope our days of just splashing bronzing powder all over our faces are over, because this is how you should use it :)

I thought I’d share some of my fave products in my contouring routine as well, so here goes..

1 – Bronzing powder from Bobbi Brown in the color 4, deep. I use this one for contouring, it’s the perfect dark color and I like that it’s matte.

2 – A good foundation underneath is important. I always go back to this one from Dior.

3 – A light concealer which I sometimes also use as a highlighter. Perfect for under the eyes. It’s called ‘Clinique All About The Eyes Concealer’, I have the color 01 Fair.

4 – An angled brush is the most important tool when contouring! This one is from Bare Minerals but most makeup brands have a brush like this.

5 – This highlighter from DuWop is my favorite, I have the color ‘champagne’. It’s not too glittery, and I like the smooth finish that it gives.

6 – A good blending brush is also very important when contouring, to even out everything.

Have a great evening sweet readers, go crazy!!♥♥

Comments

  4. Det mørke er solpudder, og det hvite er highlighter, bare i en veldig overdreven variant :) Jeg bruker ikke så mye highlighter som er på bildet, men den viser veldig godt hvor solpudderet skal i ansiktet så man ser mest mulig ut :) Det mørke rundt nesen er for å “slanke” nesen, gjøre den mer markant, men jeg pleier ikke gjøre det.. Men kan være gøy å prøve :)

  5. Love this! So useful. When I first started using foundation, I had no idea about contouring, so I hated foundation – it just made me look so flat!! Now that I know how to contour, awww yeah. Picture perfect!!

    Thanks for this! Also, there are some great video tutorials on this on youtube, like this guy:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pa-O0H45BxE&list=PLC84072C8CEBF81EB&index=25&feature=plpp_video

    The before and after is just amazing, and it looks super natural! So impressive :)

  8. bra innlegg, takk! :-) Men når du bruker den vinklede børsten, i hvilken vinkel bruker du den? er det de lengste “hårene” øverst eller hvordan? håper du skjønner hva jeg mener da, hvis ikke er det sikkert bare å prøve seg fram :)

    Hilsen Kristin

  15. I don’t have the url, I saw it several days ago and saved it on my computer. I follow too many people to be able to look for it now, hundreds of new pins every day.

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