#CONTOUR FACE HOW TO#
If you’re looking to hit refresh on your hairstyle after a year spent indoors, here’s how to find the right one for your face shape. The technique of hair contouring is finding favour with hairstylists around the world as a way to define facial contours with strategically placed highlights and colouring techniques. By calling upon the nifty interplay of light and shadow, face contours became sharper and more defined than ever before. For really pale skin, try a very light grey shade or taupe eyeshadow.It has been close to a decade since pop icon Kim Kardashian posted before-and-after photos of her contouring trick-the stage makeup technique that would go on to ensure our lives and makeup palettes were never the same again. If bronzer doesn’t look natural, opt for a foundation one to two shades darker than your skintone.
To play it safe, opt for the lightest matte bronzer you can find to avoid looking grubby.
#CONTOUR FACE SKIN#
The worst-case scenario for those with fair skin tones is that your areas of ‘shadow’ look streaky or too orange. “Darker skin is much easier to contour as shading is not so obvious. This part is notoriously tricky for the Snow Whites among us, as Lou admits: Now for the clever bit - creating light and shade. You’re aiming to mimic a natural shadow, not change the architecture of your face.” Your bones curve naturally - follow this and don’t just draw on straight lines. Not working with the natural framework of your face is where most people go wrong when attempting to contour. “It’s the best way to bring out your natural bone structure. It’s an oldie but a goodie Lou insists there’s something to be said for the suck-your-cheeks-in adage: Lou recommends using cream products to contour if you’re a face-shaping newbie as they’re easy to blend, but if you don’t feel dressed without a dusting of powder try mixing it with moisturiser to create a custom tinted base.
This was just the beginning of Mission Product Repurposing - tailor making your perfect contour is rarely paint by numbers, as I was to discover. Stubborn blemishes were put back in their box thanks to Kjaer Weis Cream Foundation in Like Porcelain, £49, used as concealer. This light reflective liquid foundation created a dewy yet not oil slick-y complexion that looked fresh and convincingly real. Lou prepped my skin with Pai Chamomile & Rosehip Calming Day Cream, £32, before applying Vapour Atmosphere Soft Focus Foundation in 100, £41, with fingers. Step back and ensure you’re in good light before you go back for feature sculpting seconds. According to Lou, the golden rule of the contour is that “you can always go back for more”. If skin looks naturally healthy, products will look more believable - just ensure that you pick the right shades and formulations to suit your skin and that you’re not too heavy handed when it comes to application. Step One: Ace the baseĪs always, supple, hydrated skin is key when it comes to mastering a convincing contour. For outstanding cheekbones and eco-credentials, just follow Lou’s lead. I trotted on down for a masterclass at Content Beauty & Wellbeing with some trepidation, but I needn’t have worried there wasn’t a power suit in sight.
I enlisted the help of makeup artist Lou Dartford, who also happens to be a passionate advocate of clean, green beauty products. Contouring doesn’t get much more au naturel than this. And while I’m at it, if I’m doing this minor face-lifting thing the natural way, let's go there with natural, organic products. Nevertheless, in the spirit of cosmetic endeavour I decided to experiment on my own mug to find out if it really is possible to make contouring look less geography field map, more “maybe she’s born with it”. Scary stripy face is not on anyone’s wish list, especially those trying to keep it real for daytime, and the very idea of contouring is particularly unnerving for anyone of pale to transparent skin tone such as yours truly.
Images of badgers, power-dressing 80s businesswomen and Kardashian sisters spring to mind. Just whispering the word ‘contour’ can strike fear into the hearts of even the most fanatical of makeup maniacs. Contouring and ‘the natural look’ are not easy bedfellows.
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