Contouring and Highlighting your purdy face!

SCULPTING YOUR FACE

Many women with a full face, crooked nose, double chin (ouch!), would of course adore the opportunity to make all these things magically disappear!!  We of course are not magicians by trade, but we can effectively use sculpting methods to bring forth  the illusion of a slimmer face, straighter nose and a not so noticeable double chin!! Below I will give you tips on how to apply and what to use, no matter which products you choose to use, you should follow the same basic sculpting method.  You will need to choose three shades of foundation or powder in three different depth levels....

The picture/diagram above gives you a guideline on how to apply Highlight and Contour Colors.  

CONTOUR

Think of contouring this way......if we want our bodies to appear slimmer, what do we do?  We wear dark colors, usually black.  So, if you want to slenderize parts of your facial structure, you need to darken those areas ever so slightly......your temples, hairline, sides of the nose, under the cheekbone and chin line. ( I actually use either eyeshadow or blush colors for my highlighting techniques)

HIGHLIGHTING

If dark slenderizes, then we need to use a lighter shade to bring forth; that which you highlight will be what the eye will focus on first......your forehead, top of the cheekbones, the tip of your chin, cupids bow and the bridge of your nose.

~First apply your foundation color all over the face

~Then apply your second highlight product to the high points listed above

~Now contour with the darkest shade in the outer points listed above

If you have ivory or beige skin, you will probably want to contour more than highlight and if you have bronze or ebony skin, you will need to highlight your skin more than contour!  Be sure to have a soft hand and blend, blend, blend as to not leave noticeable color differences on the skin.

REMEMBER: when you see a picture in a magazine, or an edited photo of someone that is just flawless........10 times out of 10......it's all an illusion done with make-up, lighting and GREAT EDITING SOFTWARE!!!!  Do not let your heart be troubled thinking that you will never match up to someone shown in that manner, it's not the true them.  No one is THAT perfect ladies, beautiful, without a doubt yes.......perfect.......NOT ON YOUR LIFE!!!