Beauty Basics Contour 101

JoEllen — Thu, 23 Nov 2017 15:00:13 +0000

Beauty Basics Contour 101

Welcome to Beauty Basics Contour 101! This is my favorite step in my makeup process! The purpose of contour is to give areas on your face definition. It allows your face to have dimension and it gives it a 3-D effect. We were born with beautiful features and we should embrace them! And that’s what contour does for your face. It brings out that beauty!

Why Contour

Why do we need contour? Our faces have natural shapes and shadows. When we apply one color all over our face, we take away those natural features and we look flat and lifeless. Nobody wants that! Contour gives your face life and it makes you look feminine.

Where to Apply Contour

Everyone’s face is different, but in general, you should focus your contour on these areas:

Cheekbones
Jawline
Forehead along your hairline
Along the bridge of your nose

How to Apply Contour

Cheekbones: This part can be tricky, but you can master it because I’m going to give you some tips! Take your fingers and try to locate the bone above your cheeks. It is below your eye area and runs parallel to your jawline. Now once you’ve found your cheekbone, you want to focus your contour color right below that bone. There is a hollow part that your brush can easily fall into. You want to take your contour, start at your hairline, and draw a line with your brush just below your cheekbone, all the way to your cheek. The best and most flattering way is to end it like the curve of a “J”, cupping your apples of your cheeks. This will help lift your cheeks. Be careful not to add contour to your laugh lines because this could make it appear dirty and it loses the effect of slimming that area down.

Jawline: By shadowing your jawline, you are making that area pop instead of letting it melt into a double chin. You simply take your contour color and brush it along your jawline…that’s it! And then you can blend it and it will give you a nice shadowed affect.

Forehead: When you look at a ball, it is naturally shaded at the top and bottom. And so it is with your forehead. We want to give that shadow back to your forehead by applying contour just below your hairline. Depending on how long your forehead is will depend on how much contour you apply. Start with a small line and you can always add more. Once it is blended your face has more dimension.

Nose: Not everybody likes a contoured nose. But if you do, then it’s pretty simple! The bridge of your nose is right down the middle. You want to take your contour and add color right along the sides of your bridge. Not a lot, just a thin line. This will make your nose appear slimmer. If you have a larger end to your nose, you can also add contour color around the area to make it look smaller.

Contour is such a fun and easy step to add to your beauty routine! Gone are the days of the flat face look! Let’s embrace our beauty and bring it out! Contour is a beauty basic that you don’t want to miss!

Want to learn another lesson in the Beauty Basics Series? Click here!

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All About Contour

JoEllen — Mon, 28 Aug 2017 14:00:29 +0000

All About Contour

Have you heard the word contour before and just have no idea what it is?! Maskcara makeup is famous for the HAC method (meaning highlight and contour) and it is a game changer on a woman’s face! I’m gonna teach you all about contour and why you need to add it to your beauty routine!

What is Contour?

We’ve discussed highlight before, but let’s now chat about contour. Contouring is basically putting shadows on your face to define your features and enhance your facial structure. Putting just one color on your face makes it look flat and lifeless. But when you use highlight and contour on your face, it creates a 3D affect and brings out those natural beautiful features you were born with!

Not Just For Runway Models

Back in the day, ok ok just a few years ago, contouring was reserved for runway models and actresses alone. Movie stars would enhance their beauty and look picture perfect for the screen. Those days are long gone! Now highlighting and contouring is available to the masses and can easily be achieved in your own home! Maskcara has a great selection of contour shades for women of all different skin types and colors.

Where Do you Apply Contour?

The purpose behind contour is to bring out those beautiful features. So, the places to properly apply contour are:

on your cheekbones to make them pop!
along your hairline to create a shadow effect on your forehead
on your jawline to define your bone structure and minimize that double chin you may have creeping up on you!
along the sides of the top of your nose to slim it up

Which Contour Color is Best For You?

Maskcara currently has a selection of 6 contour shades: Walnut, Stone, Ash, Shadow, Olive, and Indigo. Walnut & Stone are warmer contours. Ash & Shadow are cooler contours. Olive & Indigo are neutral contours. Depending on your skin tone, there may be a contour color that will look better on you. Take our free color matching quiz here to determine which skin tone you are!

Do you see how placing contour on your cheekbone makes them pop and brings definition to your face? You can easily get this look too! Click here to see how to apply highlight and contour. So what do you say? Are you ready to jump on the contour bandwagon?!

Interested in purchasing a contour color for your beauty routine? Click here to purchase!

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Beauty Basics Contour 101

Beauty Basics Contour 101

Why Contour

Where to Apply Contour

How to Apply Contour

All About Contour

All About Contour

What is Contour?

Not Just For Runway Models

Where Do you Apply Contour?

Which Contour Color is Best For You?