Contouring

To always look young and beautiful, the fair sex make any sacrifice. Every woman wants to be in the center of attention at any event, especially if a large number of guests are expected there.

After all, beauty, captured on photographs, will remain for a long memory. In such a situation contouring helps the face. This technique has long been adopted by the most fashionable and famous personalities.

Contouring is a type of make-up, having recourse to it, you can visually correct the shape of the face by adding expressiveness to it. To use this wonderful technique, you need to know some of the nuances.

To make the contours of your face ideal, you do not need to rush from one extreme to another and resort to risky steps, such as plastic surgery. You can get very affordable and simple tools that can be purchased at any cosmetic store: a set of brushes and tonal foundations of various tones. In addition, you need to know how face contouring is done. By modeling the contour of your face, you can achieve a stunning effect.

The first people to sculpt the oval face were celebrities. Photos began to appear on the pages of fashion magazines, where the images of the most famous personalities were complemented by impeccable make-up, made using dark and light shades, thus creating a clear outline. Such modeling is based on a combination of light and shade, which helps to emphasize some areas of the skin, and others to hide, so that they are invisible.

Bright cosmetics and highlighters will help highlight the advantages. Such structuring of your appearance should begin with the procedure for smoothing the skin tone with a conventional tonal tool.

The procedure of visual alteration of the facial contour has been known since the beginning of cinema. So that the actors in the frame did not look “flat”, make-up artists began to use contouring techniques. Gradually, she firmly entered the life of modern stars.

Face contouring should be carried out, following some application rules:

• Not worth it use the means of red or orange tones, as they can give the skin color a painful tint.

• It does not follow acquire a highlighter with large sparkles, as they will make your face unnatural. You should give preference to the remedies that are lighter than your skin tone. These products will give the skin a soft glow.

• With contouring You can make your look more expressive. To do this, you just need to apply a dark tool on the area between the beginning of the eyebrow and the nose.

To emphasize all the virtues of your face, it is not enough just to know the contouring technique. It is also necessary to know, with the help of what means perform the procedure.

Makeup artists distinguish the following types of cosmetic procedures for modeling facial contours:

• Dry contouring. As you might guess from the name, this technique is performed by dry means: powders, shadows of various shades. This design can be used for everyday makeup.It can even be performed by beginners, since the products are easily applied and shaded, completely merging with the skin.
• Cream contouring. It is performed with the help of correctors, various tonal means, highlighters. Beginners and amateurs will not cope with this type, as non-professional application of cosmetics will create a mask effect. Therefore, it is worth entrusting cream contouring to masters with sufficient experience. The indisputable advantage of this type of "modeling" is that the skin is not only not overdried, but even moisturized. You should resort to this procedure if you are going to an evening event or photo session.

Whatever type you prefer, the main thing is not to overdo it with the cosmetic products used, because the result should be as natural as possible. To achieve this, turn your attention to the tools you intend to use. Among them, the following products must be mandatory:

1. The foundation for applying makeup.

2. Palette with dry or cream cosmetic products. Instead, you can use tonal creams and powders of different shades.

3. Stick for contouring. This is a kind of pencil of a certain shade, which is easy to apply to certain areas of the skin.

4. Set cosmetic brushes. Among them should be a special bevelled brush for applying blush and a few flat brushes.

5. Special powder to consolidate the effect. Many women do without it, but professional makeup artists insist on its use.

It is necessary to take into account many nuances in order not to purchase products that do not fit you.

Pay attention to the brand of the purchased funds. A palette from an unknown manufacturer may contain a strange reddish tint that will give the face an unnatural look. Means for any type and color of skin produce NYX, Anastasia Beverly Hills, Absolute New York.

The defining factor when buying should be a dark shade that is present in the palette. It is necessary that it be a maximum of two tones darker than the natural tone. It is better to give preference to warm undertones, since such means will look more natural. Owners of light skin tones can try products with a pink halftone.

For beginners in contouring, various powders are better suited, since it is much easier to work with them. When purchasing such products, you should give preference to Givenchy, Dior or Maybelline.

For those who decide to master the modeling using products with a creamy texture, chabi-sticks are best suited. With their help, you can quickly get good contouring face skills. It is worth giving your preference to Clinique sticks. Among them you can find both highlighters and dark contours.

When buying brushes should be preferred numbers 130-190, if we are talking about the application of corrective means. For shading it is better to choose brushes with a large bevel. The material from which the brushes are made also matters. For dry products, you can take a brush with synthetic fibers, as well as with natural, but for creams, you should take only a natural brush.

In order to properly perform the sculpture, you need to take into account which make-up you are going to make: everyday or evening. For any occasion, there are specific application features that you need to know if you want to look natural and natural. The first thing to consider is the lighting. Experts advise to carry out all manipulations with makeup in natural light or as close as possible to it.If the light is not enough, then there is a risk of getting a non-natural make-up that will be too conspicuous.

Basic face modeling steps:

1. Required Apply makeup base to the skin.

2. Should to level the resulting tone using a tonal tool or BB-cream.

3. With help wide flat brush required to apply cream concealer on the area under the eyes and wings of the nose.

4. Using dark corrector, should outline the nose, drawing a straight strip from the nose to the tip of the nose. This step will help to correct the shape of the nose, making it the way you want it.

5. In the next stage need to highlight the cheekbones. Since they play an important role in the whole technique of sculpture, they should be the main focus. To properly highlight the cheekbones, mentally you need to draw a line from the ear to the lips, and then draw in the cheeks. Under the resulting hole should be applied dark corrector in such a way that the ear tone was as dark as possible. Make a line to the auricle is not necessary, it is better to leave a small area.

6. Should adjust the frontal part of the face, especially if it is very large. To do this, simply hold a dark stripe from one temple to another, departing about a centimeter from the beginning of hair growth. The temples require more emphasis.

7. With help dark corrector must darken the upper eyelids. This action will help give expression to the look.

8. Further You need to take a bright highlighter and use your nose to highlight the center of the forehead, the corners of the eyes, the cheekbones, the area above the upper lip and the corners of the lips.

9. Should carefully shade all applied lines. Transitions should be performed as gently and discreetly as possible. It is necessary to begin the process of feathering from light areas, gradually mixing them with dark ones. These movements can be done with the fingers, but you can use brushes.

This technique is suitable for any kind of contouring.

Sculpting a face for different personalities cannot always be performed with the same movements and using the same products. There is no universal approach. Each girl is an individual personality, which has its own features of appearance. These features need to be considered when performing a contouring procedure. The main task of modeling is to achieve a flawless oval face, for this you need to visually reduce certain areas, and sometimes remove the second chin.

• Narrow round face can be due to the lightening of the central part of the face and darkening of the rest of the skin.

• Too wide the shape of the nose can be changed if the lateral parts of the nose are highlighted with darker means, and the back is bright. And visually remove the length of the nose can be a simple way - gently feathering a little dark corrector at the very tip.

• The owners of the narrow an elongated face should focus on the cheeks, so as not to make the oval face even longer. It should darken the chin and cheekbone line. When using blush, do not apply them too close to the temples.

• If everyday make-up created using dry products, you should first moisturize the skin, and then apply the foundation on the face under the makeup. Evening makeup with creams should be started with eyes and eyebrows to get a spectacular look.

• Mimic wrinkles Visually removed using a highlighter and moisturizer.

You should not think that contouring technique is applicable only to visually change the facial contours. With the help of cosmetics, you can adjust your figure, for example, to make the bust more expressive. To do this, follow these steps:

1. Apply a dark agent on the inner line of the breast near the hollow and properly shade.

2. It should be a little powder feather means to make it more invisible.

3. On the upper neckline need to apply with a brush a little dark bronzer.

4. To visually enlarge breast size is necessary to apply a dark agent on the line of the clavicles and shade.

5. For the rest of Decollete is required to apply a light corrector, shade and powder.

Adhering to these simple rules, you can easily emphasize the beauty of your chest.

Nasolabial folds can cause a lot of problems, for example, to issue a woman's age. This and other shortcomings can also be hidden with makeup. It should be done carefully and slowly in order to achieve the desired effect. Correction should be carried out according to the following scheme:

1. Cleansing and moisturizing the dermis. On the prepared skin is easier to apply cosmetics.

2. Applying base makeup and foundation cream. A darker tonal product is applied to the nasolabial area. Do not forget to shade carefully applied funds.

3. Nasolabial application plot area, ideal for skin tone, feathering the product.

4. Sculpting the rest of the face area depending on their preferences and characteristics.

5. Fastening applied means with the help of powder. It is important that it is not tinted, otherwise the desired result will not be achieved.

6. At the end make-up should make up lips bright lipstick.

The cheekbones are a very important area that must not be forgotten when performing contouring. Correctly underlined, they will give aristocracy and nobility to appearance, will correct the shape of the face. That is why it is necessary to emphasize them correctly. To highlight the cheekbones, you need dark and light correctors. A darker shade is applied to the area close to the temples, and lighter - near the lips. After a good shading the cheekbones will look as natural as possible. If you apply too much of the product, you can stretch the oval of the face too much, which is not always required.

Some nuances should be considered:

• Not worth it highlight cheekbones with rouge, as they will give an excessive color to the face instead of correcting its shape.

• Not worth it apply greyish unsaturated agents. It is better to give preference to warm undertones, since they look more natural.

• Better to study contouring on powdery means. It is easier to work with them with brushes and fingers. The main thing is to get smooth transitions of light and shadows on the face.

Deciding on an independent face modeling, you can not achieve the desired result. Often this is due not only to the wrong choice of means, but also to the wrong application on your face. To avoid possible mistakes, you need to know the nuances of each form.

1. Owners The oval face is lucky, as they do not need to put a lot of effort into creating makeup. It is enough to apply the contour to the side of the forehead, highlight the eyebrows and cheekbones, and then apply highlighter to the central part of the face. After feathering the procedure will be completed.

2. To girlsin which the shape of the face looks like a rectangle, you need to take care of modeling the lower jaw. To do this, apply the contour on its sides with large strokes, and then select the frontal zone. Highlight the area under the eyes and the middle of the chin. Gently shade.

3. Owners round face should pay more attention to the cheekbones. If you make them more expressive and narrow, you can visually bring your type of face to the oval. And then do the makeup of the first type.

4. Women with a triangular face should avoid chin accents.You need to focus on the area of ​​the forehead to get closer to the oval shape. You want to make the forehead visually narrow, and then adjust the cheekbones. To make the chin less sharp can be due to dark means. Lightening product should go under the eyes, the middle of the forehead and chin. The main thing is not to forget to shade everything properly.

The contouring technique was originally used by make-up artists at the dawn of cinematography. Gradually, it became widespread and won its audience. The first to try it on yourself were celebrities.

It was she who first decided to publish her photos after cosmetic modeling. After that, other stars and simple girls began to master contouring techniques in large quantities in order to look fashionable, stylish and natural. Absolutely everyone accepted the procedure, because the effect exceeds all expectations.

Using simple tricks, you can get a stunning effect that is immediately visible.. Makeup artists, who perfectly mastered this technique, become very popular specialists in their field.

Many women who have used this procedure at least once have been very pleased. With the help of simple actions you can lose more than a dozen years, visually get rid of many shortcomings, change the shape of the face and even out skin color.

For girls who suffer from the imperfections of the dermis, face sculpting was a real salvation. Skin flaws are easily eliminated, the look becomes more expressive, and the girls themselves look more confident in themselves.

Face modeling not only changes the shape of the face, but also makes its individual parts more spectacular, for example, lips can be made more plump and alluring. Girls who are not deprived of the beauty of nature, after the procedure of sculpture look stunning, like the most real models.

This was tried by many ladies who love to flaunt in dresses with a wide neckline.

Thanks to the correct use of cosmetics, you can create an expressive stylish image. Contouring will help create a modern casual makeup or expressive evening. Many girls spend enough time to look spectacular, going on a date or party. The main thing - to stay away from water, otherwise even the most resistant cosmetics can fail. If you want to impress with your appearance, but you do not want surgery, contouring is for you!

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