Did you know that the most appealing face-shape to look at is oval? Neither did I until I learned about contouring and highlighting. No wonder Carrie Underwood is so dang beautiful!
The shape of your face doesn't really matter, you're still beautiful! :)
To create the illusion of an oval-shaped face you can contour and highlight, which isn't as hard as you might think it is - I'll share the "how-to."
What you need to contour and highlight:
Contouring
Contouring makes your face look thinner by shading the outer areas of your face. Keep in mind that dark pushes in so to contour you should use a mineral powder that is a half shade darker than your foundation.
Remember I said that an oval-shaped face is the most appealing to look at? The best way to determine where to contour is to create an oval shape with your hands on your face.
My face-shape is more square and I have a very distinct jaw line, so I need to contour, or shade, the area of my face that are outside of the oval. This will be different for everyone so make sure to visualize the oval shape on your face.
Remember, dark pushes in, making your face look thinner. It's kind of like wearing black - it's a slimming color.
Contouring might not be an every-day thing, but maybe more of a special occasion thing!
Highlighting
Highlighting does the opposite of contouring. Highlighting helps to accentuate your features! The areas on your face you want to highlight are the top of your cheek bones and your brow bone.
The dots on her face represent the angle that you want to apply the highlighter to accentuate your brow bone and cheek bone.
Using the angled blush brush from the MK brush collection, sweep the mineral highlighting powder from your brow to the top of your cheek bone with a sharp v-shape.
The
MK highlighting powder in pink stardust is like magic - one of my absolute favorite products. It makes such an impact on your overall look by creating sharp features - I love it! You can also use it as a straight blush or use the white shimmer to brighten the inside corner of your eye.
Blush
Finally, let's talk blush! It wasn't until a couple of years ago that I started to wear blush regularly and now my make-up routine doesn't go without it. My go-to blush color is
Shy Blush.
To apply blush, start back by your ear. Your blush should be darkest here. (Remember dark pushes in?!)
Think of an imaginary line from your nose to your ear lobe, blush should not go below that line or it will pull your face down. Using your angled blush brush, draw a straight line to your cheek and then angle up in a v-shape to just below your cheek bone, just like the arrows show, and fill in your "v." The blush will magically lay underneath the mineral highlighter.
Here is how your blush should look. Darker by your ear, lighter on your cheeks. Since you created a blank canvas with foundation, blush is how you bring color back to your face. Ultimately blush should give you a lightly flushed look.
Here is a look at the contouring, highlighting, and blush all together. (Sorry for the blurry picture...)
This all sounds like a lot of work but its actually really simple and goes pretty quick once you get the hang of it.
Here's the list of products I used to contour, highlight and apply blush. All products are linked.
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Tomorrow: Eyebrows
