Blending

Dec 10, 2012

Kasandra S.

how do you blend makeup with your cheek bones??

Dec 10, 2012

Mavie M.

Hey Kasandra! I'd love to help but I'm a little confused. Do you mean how to blend things like matte bronzes to contour your cheekbones? Or are you asking literally-- how do you blend makeup with your cheekbones? 

Dec 11, 2012

Kasandra S.

Matte bronzes to cheekbones

Dec 11, 2012

Mavie M.

Okay, you want to make sure that you get a bronzer that is matte first of all, so it will blend nicely with your skin and not look cakey or too unnatural. Then you want to choose a shade that is pretty danggone close to your skin, but maybe 1 shade darker, seriously, don't go overboard. Then take a brush that is either dome shaped or a regular rounded brush, and make sure it's not too dense or too fluffy-- you want something in between these two extremes. Look straight at the mirror and take a good look at your face before you begin.
Move your face from side to side and up and down to see where shadows are cast underneath your cheekbones naturally. Once you have a pretty good idea, look straight at the mirror again and begin with a tiny dusting of bronzer and buff it into your skin--mimicking the natural shadows you see on your face. Move the brush in circular motions and make sure that you're only apply a little bit. You can always build up the color and the intensity, it's more difficult to take makeup off.
When you're finished, if you find that you look a bit too streaky, take your regular facial powder and help soften the bronzer.

These techniques should help to ensure that you get a natural, well blended sculpted face.

Good luck! 

Dec 11, 2012

Mavie M.

P.S. If you want an example of how the finished product should look, take a look at my profile picture. You'll notice that the right side of my face is nicely sculpted but doesn't look overdone. Also note how the contouring I did mimics the natural shadow on my face.