My Contour/Highlighting Routine

Well hello there!

I figured it was about time I shared how I contour and highlight my face. I will warn you, the way I do it for this blog post is very extreme. I had to do it that way in order for the camera to pick up the colors.


The contour color I am using today is from the ELF Cosmetics Studio Contouring Blush & Bronzing Powder in St. Lucia (here!). I am also using the realTechniques Setting Brush (here!)

First I take the bronzer and chisel out my cheekbones. You want to find the hollow area just below your actual cheekbone. Then, draw a line from your ear to about halfway towards your mouth:

 The result should look like this:

 Next, I create a shadow on my forehead and contour my chin. Once again, this is much more extreme than I normally do:

 Next, I contour the sides of my nose to make it appear narrower:

 Once my contour map is all laid out, I buff everything in with my Sigma F80 Brush:

 And here is the result of the contouring!

 Now it's time for highlighting! I am using the Physician's Formula Mineral Glow Pearls and my realTechniques Expert Face Brush

 First, I highlight my actual cheekbones:

 Then I run the highlight down the center of my nose:

 And I also highlight the center of my forehead:

And voila! All done!

Now the contour and highlight I do is using powder products, and I do this AFTER foundation and concealer. If you want to contour under foundation, you will need to use cream products. I have yet to try out a cream contour, but once I do I will show you how it turns out!


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xoxo, Ang