Contouring Cream & Powders
Contouring is also a part of reshaping your face adding shadows to certain features of your face. This step personally took me a long time to achieve because creams were hard for me to blend so I just use powders to contouring. Finally, after trying and buying products after products.
If you decide to go the powder route what you want to do is make sure that all the liquids applied to your face must be set with powder before going in with your contour color which should be 3 or 4 shades dark and that its matte with no shimmer. I usually apply this at the temples, hallows of my cheek bones, jawline, the sides of my nose, and under the lip. You then want to blend it out with a clean brush to not appear so harsh. Its easy to achieve with powders I feel like for beginners you have more control of how much goes on the face.
If you decide on the cream contour route you would need to apply your foundation and highlighter and then apply the cream contour still keeping it 3 or 4 shades darker on the temples, hallows of cheek bones, jawline, the sides of the nose, and under the lip. Some people take it down more and contour their collarbone. Once that’s done what I prefer to blend this out is a brush maybe a duo fiber one. Some people use the mini green beauty blender. Followed by setting it with translucent powder if you don’t set your make up will move around through the day or night. People who like the more natural look can stop at there for those who love the full glam look you then want to take a contour color in powder and go over all the cream color areas that you’ve blended and set. This step will really give it the drama but good drama.
Some of my favorite Contouring Powders
MAC in the color BLUNT $22
Smashbox bronze lights $34
Anastasia Beverly Hills Contour Kit $40
Favorite Cream Contour Products
Anastasia Beverly Hills Cream Contouring kit $40
Bobbi Brown foundation stick in Chestnut $44