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The base is the most important part of any make-up: here it is how to do a perfect contouring effortlessly.
How to do a perfect contouring
Contouring is extraordinary corrective make-up technique. Kim Kardashian took care of it through photos and videos, who revealed to the general public the secret already used for years in cinema and fashion.
Nothing new, therefore, but now, contouring is one of the most used makeup techniques by beauty addicts. At the base, there must always be good skincare.
No magical secrets behind contouring, just the power of chiaroscuro, with the aim of emphasizing certain facial features and camouflaging others. In fact, it literally means “Mark the outline” and serves to give three-dimensionality to the face, generally after applying the foundation.
But what are the contours to follow and mark? Face oval at the bottom, nose, forehead line is cheekbones. To mark them you need to do it through shadows, that is with the use of dark products.
The steps to follow
Once you have identified the contours to follow on your face, it is essential to find the colors suitable for your complexion for recreate the shadows.
If you have a cold complexion, then the browns to choose are those tending to gray, if on the contrary your face is warm, the browns to choose are the more orange ones.
After applying the dark products, it’s time to move on to areas to highlight with Light colors. Generally these are thecupid’s bow, the chin, the infra-eyebrow area and the upper part of the cheekbone.
There face shape is another element to take into great consideration while contouring. THE round faces, in fact, they will prefer techniques that optically lengthen it: the shadows must therefore be done above all at the level of the cheekbones, following a sort of verticality. On the contrary, i long faces they will use contouring to optically shorten the length and for this reason it is useful to insist on the lower oval of the face. THE oval faces they have no particular needs and you can experiment more with chiaroscuro.
The products to use
For a good result, it is essential to use the right products for your skin type. The dry skins they will prefer cream products, on the contrary, the greasy and oily ones they prefer powdered formulas.
There are many make-up products dedicated to contouring on the market and knowing how to choose a few but good ones is not always an easy task.
Among the essentials there are certainly: a good one foundation to make the base uniform, a product to define the shadows which can be both powder and cream, a illuminating concealer to delineate the lighter areas, a pink blush for the cheeks and one face powder to set everything up.
Finally, the secret, especially if you are a beginner is to don’t overdo the amount of make-up worn and to wear makeup in natural light.
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