With the famous make-up technique “contouring and highlighting” you can do wonders with your face. Contouring is a make-up technique that allows you to highlight and emphasize advantageous areas of the face while concealing problem areas. The play of light and shadow used gives your face freshness and radiance. Below we have created step-by-step instructions for you on how to correctly contour and highlight your face.
How to contour and highlight correctly? – The necessary makeup products
With the help of our video make-up instructions and these few good products and make-up tools, you will be able to achieve a perfect look in just a few simple steps. See for yourself that a narrower nose, fuller lips and higher cheekbones can only be achieved with the right technique.
Concealer (2 or 3 shades lighter than your complexion)
Contour Stick
Make-up sponge
Blending brush/blender brush
The correct technique explained step-by-step
1. First, apply concealer under the eyes to brighten and cover dark circles.
2. Concealer in the middle of the forehead makes it look bigger.
3. To make the nose appear narrower, concealer is applied along the bridge of the nose and around the wings of the nose.
4. Apply the concealer to the cupid's bow too. This will make your upper lip appear fuller.
5. Concealer under the cheekbones emphasizes them.
6. Also highlight the chin to emphasize it.
7. Applying concealer highlights the highest points of the face.
8. Contouring around the bridge of the nose highlights the concealer.
9. Contouring uses shading to emphasize the bone structure of the face.
10. To emphasize the cheekbones, draw a line from the hairline above the ear towards the corner of the mouth. Follow the bone structure.
11. Apply to temples and forehead.
12. Define the jawline.
13. Gently blend the contours using dabbing movements.
14. Use a blending brush to be precise.
15. Blend the contour upwards on the cheekbones.
