I always use a brush for powder products. The type of product you are using should dictate the tools you choose. If you’re someone whose skin color changes throughout the year, this is a great way to use your “winter” foundation during the summer. Then a lighter foundation with the same undertone in the same formulation would be used on the areas you want to highlight (but use concealer–not foundation–under the eyes). For this technique, you’d use your regular foundation around the edges of your face and on any areas you would want to contour. You can also highlight and contour using foundation. I prefer ones with a thinner consistency for this. For a matte cream highlight, you can really use any concealer that’s lighter than your skin. The highlight powders from the Make Up For Ever Sculpting Kits are great if you prefer a powder formulation. If you want to highlight those areas, use a matte highlight. You for sure want to avoid placing shimmery highlight on skin with fine lines or visible pores. I apply it with a very light hand, as a little goes a long way. Yes, Wonderglow is meant to be a primer, but I think it works beautifully as a highlighter when applied under foundation on the areas you want to highlight.įor powder highlight, I typically reach for the highlight powder from the Charlotte Tilbury Filmstar Bronze & Glow Duo. You can believe me, or you can regret it when your Facebook memory selfies come up in five years.įor cream and liquid highlighters with some shimmer, I like Benefit Watts Up (cream highlighter in stick form) and Charlotte Tilbury Wonderglow Skincare Primer (liquid). Subtle highlight, whether shimmer or matte, is infinitely more flattering. If I can see your cheekbones, Cupid’s Bow and tip of nose (remember–don’t do that!) glowing from across the room, then sweetheart, you’ve done too much. Highlight–particularly of the shimmer variety–is crazy hyped up right now. To shape your face, you’d apply highlight on the areas you want to bring out and the contrast of the natural skin color against the highlight will create a sculpting effect. The kind of face sculpting I do isn’t as aggressive as current day contouring, so using something slightly warm-toned on medium to deep skin (it would be too obvious on light skin) works as long as it’s blended well.įor very deep skin–like the gorgeous blue black skin that some people have–you can skip the contour. The shades I use tend to be a little more warm than I’d normally go for, but there’s a reason the rule can be bent. I know it’s not technically a cream contour, but it’s a stick concealer and works just as well. Jen, one of the AB Beauty makeup artists, uses this and swears by it.įor medium to deep skin, I use MAC Matchmaster Concealer. It’s taupe with gray undertones, so it doesn’t look obvious on fair skin. If you like cream products (typically good for normal to dry skin) and have light skin, check out Illamasqua Cream Pigment in Hollow. This bad boy has been my go-to for years. It includes a matte contour and a matte highlight and comes in different shades for different skin colors. So, what should you use? For powder contour, I swear by Make Up For Ever Sculpting Kit. Using a shimmery bronzer to contour can also make your skin look muddy, aka streaky, aka dirty, aka not a good look. Shimmer brings light to an area, which will make it look larger–the opposite of what contouring is supposed to do. And definitely stay away from any contour products with shimmer, as that defeats the purpose. Bronzers are for bronzing, which is different than contouring. Anything too warm–think orange-y bronzers–will look off. Because actual shadows are gray and cool-toned, you want to make sure your contour product(s) are also on the cool side. As previously discussed, contouring makes areas recede, sometimes giving the illusion of a shadow. You can use whatever best suits your skin type or layer them (but use restraint, please). Obvious contour and highlight are about as flattering as harem pants.Ĭontouring products come in powder, cream and liquid formulations. Now it’s essential that you choose the correct products and tools so no one knows what you’ve been up to. So you’ve identified your face shape, know where to sculpt if desired and have learned how to minimize features you don’t love.
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