Contouring makeup- magic on the tip of the brush
How to make contouring as natural and unobtrusive as possible in order to avoid the ambiguous glory of Kardashian and at the same time take advantage of her work, we'll talk in this article. In order for the contouring of the person to succeed and not be conspicuous by others, it is necessary to choose the right textures and very carefully shade the shadows and the “backlight”, avoiding spots and stripes. It is then that everyone will decide that the grace of the lines of your face and its charm are a gift of nature, and not the result of an hour and a half professional make-up at home.
Contouring makeup: the essence in a nutshell
As many have already learned, Kim Kardashian and her sisters founded a whole stream of blogs in order to popularize the professional secrets of stylists and makeup artists. Carrying contouring to the masses, these ladies pursued the goal of self-praise, but their advice turned out to be useful to millions of girls who did not want to lose themselves against the background of their more visible friends.
The idea is simple and unsophisticated: if you haven’t been given the perfect nose, lips, chin, face shape, you shouldn’t get upset and collect money for expensive and unsafe plastic. It is only necessary to go to the store and purchase a set for contouring, after which you can watch a popular video and boldly experiment.
Makeup contouring includes the following sub-items:
- Forehead correction;
- Contouring nose;
- Detailed drawing of the cheekbones;
- Makeup eyes and lips.
The contouring technique itself is based on three pillars:
- Blackout areas that need to be visually reduced and made invisible;
- Highlighting features that should come to the fore and appear more prominent;
- Careful feathering and uniformity of the overall tone, the alignment of complexion step by step.
Necessary and sufficient: set for contouring
Two or three years ago, in the beautician's beauty bag, there was only tone, powder and mascara, occasionally shadows to create an evening look, today many women have much more names in their arsenal. Even if you are a fan of natural beauty and are satisfied with the proportions that nature has given you, then a couple of means to give a face freshness and youthful radiance will definitely not hurt.
So, what is included in the list of “must-have” to make contouring makeup itself?
- The base is a fairly durable creamy cream that is applied to the entire face as a base for makeup. The purpose of its use is to soften irregularities, toned spots, bruises, reddening, so that other means can be laid down as needed. The basis can be a BB-cream or a tone, and the best tool for applying is cosmetic sponge, for example, a very popular lately beauty-blender;
- Concealer. This means for masking acne, scars and microscopic foci of inflammation on the skin. Used mainly point, can be applied under the base. Applied with an applicator;
- Bronzer is a remedy a couple of tones darker than the base, it is matched to the skin tone. The goal is to imitate a shadow, for example, contouring the nose involves applying a bronzer on its wings so that the nose looks more narrow and elegant;
- The highlighter is a lightening agent, mainly for the T-zone, cheekbones and chin. A tool to give areas of the face proper bulge, as well as for freshness and beautiful radiance of the skin.
The last two products can be either crumbly or cream. But for beginners in this technique it will be easier to master loose textures, the main thing is to choose good brushes. Liquid products are good for professional shooting - they are more visible on the face and very resistant.
For the convenience of customers, ready-made pallets and contour brushes have recently appeared in the kit. The palette may include opaque bodily tools for working around the areas around the eyes (3-4 shades), a sculptor and a bronzer, as well as blush and matting powder. All sets are presented in several versions for dark or pale skin, warm and cold shades and the price for every taste. The main difficulty is to make the right choice of colors on your own.
Technical manual: phased contouring of the face
Here is a general contouring scheme for a round or square face:
- We apply foundation, creating a "canvas" for the subsequent detailed drawing;
- We make dark strokes on the sides of the nose, on both sides of the forehead, under the cheekbone with the help of a bronzer, a narrow and wide brush, carefully blend;
- Now it is the turn of the brightening agent - a sculpturing powder of a lighter tone, for example. We apply it along the line of the cheekbones and a little higher, using a highlighter, highlight gradually the back of the nose, the middle of the forehead, the outer corners under the eyebrow. If there are “bruises” and dark “bags” under the eyes, then it is necessary to lighten the triangles well from eyes to nose;
- It is time to make the transitions from shining to dark smooth and as inconspicuous as possible. Here to help the whole set of brushes. Slowly, step by step and with natural light, we work on brush strokes, leveling the color transitions - only this way the contouring of makeup will be imperceptible, which means it's perfect.
The best contouring brushes are synthetic, because bacteria multiply on them less, they are easier to wash, and you can collect as much money as you need. The classic kabuki brush with a thick base is round and comfortable, ideal for powder and other loose products. Brushes with a beveled cut and flat tools are suitable for applying bronzer and highlighting of individual sections. A special brush will be needed for rouge.
Clown contouring: technique in color
Despite such a frivolous name, clown contouring is a more complex and perfect system for correcting the proportions and imperfections of the face.
The usual instruction says: to begin with, you need to determine whether your skin tone is cold or warm. If the veins that appear through the skin are bluish, the tone is cold. And if greenish or closer to brown - warm.
- Based on this, we select products that will allow contouring make-up in color. Reviews say that it is worth it: contouring the face with the use of a variety of shades of the corrector looks more vibrant and pleasing to the eye than the beige-brown version.
- The idea is to play on the contrast. So, redness well masks the green corrector. Dark eye bags will brighten yellow. But the unhealthy yellowness in skin tone will be won by the means of the purple color scheme. In addition to these basic use in particular cases, orange, pink and some other colors.
- It should be noted that the photo captured color contouring in the process, and indeed remind of theatrical clown makeup. But the result — vibrant, flawless, radiant skin — speaks for itself.
In order for the sculpture to be of high quality, it is worthwhile for a beginner to step by step through the basics of technology, video and photo master classes on the topic, thankfully, there are plenty of them on our website. The main task is to balance on the verge of naturalness and shocking, not bending the stick in his quest for perfect tone.