How to apply contouring and highlighting makeup

Contouring helps to define the face and creates a sense of balance. Contouring with makeup is usually applied on the temple area, nose, eyes, and chin areas. Select shades that are only about one skin tone away from your natural one.

To begin you need to cleanse, moisturized, and primed the face by applying concealer and foundation.

Nose
To make you nose appear slimmer, apply contouring shade on each side of the nose, then use your fingers or sponge to blend. Next apply the highlighter down the center of your nose, the tip will be brightest this way and will play down the size of the bridge

Cheekbones
Start by sucking in your cheeks, then apply a darker shade to the hollows with a soft blush brush and highlighter to the top of the cheekbones. Use a sheer coral or berry shade and apply that to the apples of your cheeks. Don't over due it!

Forehead
If you have a wide forehead then create the illusion of a more rounded forehead by applying a light bronzer to each temple and blend.

Chin
If your chin is small apply highlighter to the center of the chin ( the place directly below the center of your lip)

If you have a double chin apply the bronzer along the jaw line and blend it downwards towards your neck. This will creates depth and helps to strengthen the jaw line.

Eyes
Using a soft eyeshadow brush, apply your contour shade in sweeping motions across your eye crease to contour your eyes. Next spply highlighter to your browbone and the inner corners of your eyes for a brightening effect.

Lips
If you want your lips to look more slimmer, then apply a deep shade of lip color to the entire lip.
To make your lips appear fuller you can apply a light lip color with shimmer or gloss. Then apply highlighter between the peaks of the upper lip and below the center of the lower lip. This makes thin lips look full and gives a pouty appearance


Tips
Round Face Shape
Contour: Sides of jaw, temples and neck
Highlight: Centre of nose, centre of cheeks, chin and forehead
Blush: Just under the cheekbones

Heart Face Shape
Contour: Temples and chin
Highlight: Lower cheeks on jawline
Blush: On the cheekbones

Long Face Shape
Contour: Forehead by hairline, lower cheeks, chin
Highlight: Above cheekbones and temples
Blush: On the cheekbones

Oblong Face Shape
Contour: Sides of jaw and temples
Highlight: chin, temples and above cheekbones
Blush:On the cheekbone

Pear Face Shape
Contour: Sides of jaw and neck
Highlight: Centre of nose, centre of cheeks, temples
Blush: At the very side of the cheekbones

Square Face Shape
Contour: Sides of jaw and temples
Highlight: Centre of nose, centre of cheeks and chin
Blush: On the sides of cheekbones