4 Secret Tips About Contour and its Types

Makeup Artists (MUA) on YouTube, Instagram, or reality, advises that contouring is always a big YES! All celebrity MUAs have been super open about the makeup methods they employ on your favorite celebs. And contouring the face is a significant step in this process that requires you to be vigilant. 

Read on till the very end for some life-altering contouring hacks. 

What Is Contouring?

What Is Contouring?
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For those living under a rock, contouring means providing some essential definitions to the face or a body part. A popular misconception is that it’s just for the face. This is not the case. Contouring can be done anywhere on the body. 

Also, women are not the only ones to use it. Most actors, to show off those carved-in abs, use contouring for enhancement. It is contouring that makes those pesky pecs pop! 

Contour For Dummies

Contour For Dummies

Any definition will be visible only if there is a balanced interplay of dark and light tones. Hence, it is better not to get too much into the intricacies of it. Contouring is done with a darker color than your complexion. 

Obviously not too dark to give off the impression of a messy job. The idea is to make it as subtle and effortless as possible. 

Two Types Of Contouring Products

Contouring kits or any makeup available in the market, and nowadays, they are broadly divided into two, i.e. Cream Products and Powder Products. As it is understandable by the name, cream products have a creamy base, and powder products have a powder one. You can try out both for yourself and see what floats your boat. 

Choosing The Right Contouring Product

Every day new and different makeup floods the market, from drugstores to elite brands, all pitch in their best products for us to try. But this creates some unwanted confusion. Take a deep breath and try out what you feel is good for you and your pocket. Buy the products that are good for your skin.

Give That Face Some Contour!
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After going through our list of contour products to try out, you might have found the perfect one to proceed further. So let’s look at these contouring tips.

4 Secret Tips About Contouring

For the perfect chin and jawline

Using a powder or cream contour product, dust lightly or blend perfectly into your natural jawline. MUAs use the inverted triangle technique below the chin to cover up that double chin. 

For the perfect nose

Create two contour lines on either side of the nose bridge. Be sure to blend it into your eye sockets and now create a V at the lower tip of your nose. Blend away for that Natalie Portman signature nose style. 

For those perfect cheekbones

Make a fish face and suck those cheeks in. This way, you could find your cheekbones if they are not prominent. Dust contour lightly there and take it back to the ears, and voila, there are those perfect cheekbones to flaunt.

For that slick forehead

For the forehead, apply contour close to your hairline, and blend it in. It will give the impression of a smaller forehead. 

What contouring does is that it makes your face slick, gives it dimension, and makes it more snatched. Although, overdoing it may look like you have been playing with mud on your face. Makeup should blend in perfectly. No garish or harsh lines should be visible. The key is BLEND, BLEND, and BLEND!

Conclusion

In the end, your contour map might look slightly different depending on your face shape, since not everyone wants definition in the same spots. Make sure you don’t shy away from contouring! A sculpted appearance isn’t too difficult once you learn the basics.

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Avneet Oberoi
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