How To Finally Master Contouring In 4 Easy Steps

The Kit: Your existing foundation plus two stick foundations: one that's two shades deeper than your overall color, and one that's two shades lighter.

Step 1: Map your face

With the darker of the two stick foundations, trace the temples. If you have a larger forehead, carry straight into the hairline to minimize it. To bring out your cheekbones, find the hollow part by placing your fingers on the sides of your face, and where you feel it dip underneath the bones, just above is where you place your pigment. With the nose, you can go a little bit narrower at the tip or you can carry it into the brow if you have a shorter nose to add length or width.

Step 2: Blend it

Take a damp beauty blender and tap over the area of the contour color, merging it into your base foundation. Tap in small circular motions using the bigger, rounded end of the beauty blender because it has more space. But for details like the sides of the nose, flatten it and squeeze it into your hands.

Step 3: Get lit

Concentrate the lighter foundation stick underneath your eyes. If you want to go crazy you can do a little bit in the center of the forehead and on the chin, and the bridge of the nose. Blend any excess product with a damp beauty blender.

Step 4: Dust it

With a fluffy brush, dust the entire face with loose powder. Translucent is best for securing a cream foundation.

See! Very subtle. Try it and let me know how it goes.

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Source: Elle