Question about contouring...
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Sep 28, 2016
Sophia G.
And ignore the little snapchat words 😂😂
Sep 28, 2016
Sophia G.
And I use the Benefit Hoola bronzer btw.
Sep 28, 2016
Sophia G.
Sep 27, 2016
Hannah K.
Sep 27, 2016
Danica P.
It's safe to say that contouring should always be placed in the "contours" of "your" face it's harder to achieve a good look when placing I. the exact same spot as someone else because your face contours are going to be different.it takes a lot of practice Marleen B. and Aurora obviously have mastered it yall ladies are drop dead gorgeous!
Sep 27, 2016
Marleen B.
Wow! This is great as far as sharing personal issues in detail like this for others to realize they may have to identify their own individual issues and adjust their technique for their own face, rather than follow some paint by numbers tutorials on YouTube or instagram.
Sep 27, 2016
Aurora S.
I mean, they're super obvious when they're growing out but still within the skin. kind of look like bad blackheads or something.*
I usually have to color correct as well as use a full coverage concealer and it usually covers up well before I can tweeze them or wax
Sep 27, 2016
Aurora S.
Marleen, my own problem is I actually get facial hair on my cheeks and they're quite dark especially since tretinoin made my skin thinner and lighter on my face so it's super obvious when I have they're growing like.. Within the surface of my skin?
I remember using a light foundation with concealer and someone just thought I had accidentally got mascara on my cheeks but no... It was facial hair smh lol
Usually, contouring ends up rubbing off the concealer but even when I wear fuller coverage the shadow is still there for the most part so a light dusting of contour powder seems to work well for me most days
Sep 27, 2016
Dana E.
Thank you! That helped, I understood you no worries :)
Sep 27, 2016
Marleen B.
Aurora, I also have a little of that natural shadow too. But my problem is that I have melasma patches on the lower sides of my cheeks where it appears that I applied contour. I can't cover it up 100% to where it looks natural , so I have to fill in my contour line at the top near the hairline, to connect to the melasma patches, If I didn't do this, my contour line (melasma patches) would be smack in the middle of my cheeks. In doing this, my contour can look a little more obvious that I'd like. But it's either that or covering my melasma with more foundation and concealer to blank out my face, but I don't want to do that.
Sep 27, 2016
Kat S.
Thank you all!
Sep 27, 2016
Aurora S.
Sep 27, 2016
Aurora S.
Sep 27, 2016
Aurora S.
Sometimes it can look like a line if someone applied it too harsh but I personally have naturally wide cheekbones and without makeup, in most lighting it looks like I have that line/shadow underneath my cheekbones.
Essentially, that's what you're mimicking when you're contouring so it's not that bad when you can sort of see the contour but
It'll look artificial and obvious if you use a bronzer or a shade too warm and aren't blending correctly.
Sep 27, 2016
Marleen B.
Sep 27, 2016
Marleen B.
1. Mini Smashbox Fan brush which I've modified a little by snipping off the hairs on the sides. I use this for the lighter transition shade.
2. Contour brush, I use this just to stamp the darker shade on.
3. Bare Minerals fan brush, I use this to blend.
Sep 27, 2016
Marleen B.
Well, I've been using Nars Contouring Blush Duo in Talia which I've posted here before. It has a lighter highlighter shade (matte) and a regular dark shade. First I apply the lighter shade right under my cheekbone from the hairline (about 1 1/2 inches from hairline towards my the bottom of my nose (I use this as a transitional color), now because of my face shape, my line of contour is not a diagonal line towards the corner of the mouth , it's closer to a horizontal line, but not perfectly horizontal. I don't drag it to my lip corner. Then I stamp the darker shade an inch or so from above my ear and I apply it slightly higher on the cheekbone to prevent the product from blending too far down. I use a really skinny brush to start off with a sharp line, then use my blending brush (a smaller stiffer fan brush to blend the contour up. My brush is always moving up, either along contour line, brushing towards the hairline and I place the fan brush into the hollow and sweep the brush horizontally (more or less) and gently sweep the brush up on its side. It's kind of hard to explain. I will also use a complimentary light bronzer to further blur out the bottom of the contour line and a complimentary blush along the top of the contour line. The bronzer is unnoticeable but it does have an effect. I'll post my products and brushes.
Sep 27, 2016
Dana E.
Marleen how do you apply and blend your contour?! That is beautiful!
Sep 27, 2016
Marleen B.
Sep 27, 2016
Lainee I.
If you blend it and use the right products(like things that aren't patchy or streaky) then I don't think it will look patchy or like a harsh line. But I think to an extent and depending on the extremity of the contour, it will still look like you have makeup on😊hope it helped.
Sep 27, 2016
Sophia G.
I tried to send more picture but it wouldn't let me sorry.
Sep 27, 2016
Sophia G.
Sep 27, 2016
Sophia G.
Sep 26, 2016
Kat S.
This might sound super dumb but you know in makeup tutorials and pictures they're always from the front? Well I don't even know what contouring looks like from the side... wouldn't it look really weird like a line/patch on your face? Idk but please help me understand, pictures would be really helpful.