Anyone who is interested in makeup has certainly heard a lot about the makeup contouring technique, right?
Although many women don’t even imagine it, the fact is that this technique can be of great help when it comes to reducing a few kilos… and, let’s face it, what woman doesn’t like to look thinner?
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So, through the use of the brown tone in makeup, it is possible to slim your face, and this is thanks to the good use of shadow and light. Want to know how?
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For those who don’t know, the technique of makeup contour he manages to do wonders, and all because he uses and abuses the right use of shadow and light, which serve to give depth and highlight volumes.
It’s worth a little culture at this time, as many people don’t even dream about it, but this trendy contour emerged in the underground scene, that is, with the baphonic drag queens, ending up becoming a real ace in the sleeve of professional makeup artists. However, as nowadays, with the internet everywhere and social networks and tutorials popping up aplenty, secrets no longer exist, or even survive for a long time, this would not be an exception, and ended up becoming popular.
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Makeup Contour Technique
Want to learn how to rock the technique? So, paper and pen in hand, write down these tips:
Suitable texture
It is essential to know how to choose the product according to your skin type, so, those with a drier face should opt for creamy formulas, and on the other hand, those with oily skin, the best option are powder products. And it’s worth combining both types of textures, using a creamy formula beforehand and reinforcing it with a powdery one afterwards.
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Specific products
Many makeup blogs recommend using foundation to contour, however, it’s worth warning, the ideal is to recreate the shadow on the face.
Foundations usually have a skin undertone, which ends up interfering and frustrating this effect, therefore, the safest thing is to use a product made especially to contour the face, with a cooler undertone.
Another mistake is using bronzer to contour, in fact, it can be too golden and not give the desired final effect.
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The secret of the 3 Colors
The tip, to achieve a great result, is to use 3 colors when lighting and contouring. One, darker, another lighter and the third, in an intermediate tone to achieve a gradient on the skin and the finish to be natural.
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Right parts of the face
The most correct way to slim the face is to sculpt the apples, that is, to gently darken a line that goes from the middle of the ears to about two and a half fingers from the corners of the mouth.
But, if you think this drawing looks a bit artificial, in this case, the tip is to draw the contour towards the corners of the nose, instead of going towards the lips. Then, just apply the dark color around the jaw and on the sides of the nose. When highlighting, use the light color on the temples, above the eyebrows, on the top of the nose and on the tip of the chin. And it blends very well.
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This is the great secret of the technique: blending well so as not to run the risk of any markings appearing, managing to imitate the play of light and shadow. On the other hand, the failure of the technique is precisely to go out there without blending the right contour.
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Okay, now that you know the big secret of the Divas on magazine covers, just use this technique and…smoke!
