Blush and bronzer help! Contouring.
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Apr 17, 2014
Jordan P.
I'm am new to the whole contouring thing and just need some advice! I'm looking for good products to use for contouring. I'm looking for something that has NO GLITTER. And colors that are more natural, not something like bright hot pink
Just a little about my skin... I have dry skin. I'm pretty pale with hazel eyes and light brown/dirty blonde hair
Thanks in advance!!
Apr 17, 2014
Kat A.
Well contouring doesn't use glitter products. you don't use bronzer to contour.
Apr 17, 2014
Melanie T.
If you want to wait a little I'd try the anastasia Contour kit. sleek makeup also has a Contour palette. coastal scents has a beautiful 10 blush palette as well for a really nice price.
Apr 17, 2014
Kat A.
I know Jacqueline, a moderator, recommends the make up forever sculpting kit & kevyn aucoin sculpting powder. I think nyx has contouring powders for cheap.
Apr 17, 2014
Hannah K.
Bronzer is the wrong product for several reasons:
It is often shimmery, which is not what you want when trying to create a shadow.
It is also often orange in tone, and though not all bronzers are, bronzers are warm toned and therefore unsuited to the task of contouring, which entails making a darker, almost grey toned shadow. Shadows are not orange.
If, somehow, you found a bronzer that was a matte, cool, grey toned brown, bronzers are also often sheer and therefore require a more heavy handed application. That's why, when people contour with bronzer, it can often end up looking dirty or muddy, because they have to apply and blend a thick layer of product.
In short, what you're trying to do with contouring is create the illusion of shadows, which are cool and grey toned in nature. Bronzers are specifically designed to give a bronzed glow to your face, so you should apply it on the high points of your face, where the sun would hit. Bronzers are simply not the correct product for contouring. They will never give the desired effect, though of course if you have nothing else they can be used.
I'd ask Jacqueline H what she recommends, as I myself don't contour or have experience with contour products. I do know that she highly recommends the Kevyn Aucoin Sculpting Powder. If nothing else, a concealer or foundation two shades darker will work in a pinch. Hope this clarified it for you! :)