how to contour your face:

If you were blessed with naturally chiseled cheekbones and a structured jawline, then lucky you. But for those who need a little sculpting in that department, let this step-by-step map be your guide on contouring like a pro.
Makeup artist Lauren Cosenza shows and tells us how it's done.

1. Prep your face with two shades of base. "Dot on a foundation that's one shade lighter than your skin tone in the center of your face, and another that's one shade darker than your complexion around the perimeter," explains Cosenza.
2. Blend the two shades. "Using a blending brush with natural and syntheic bristles, blend the two shades on your face to create the subtle illusion of depth and dimension." The MAC Duo-Fibre #130 Brush was used above.
3. Map the contours and highlights of your face. "Mark the areas you want to contour — the hollows under your cheekbones, your temples, along your hairline, jawline, the sides of your nose, the tip of the nose, and the crease of your eyes — with a deeply-colored brow gel pencil," says Cosenza. Brow gel pencils are really concentrated, yet very smudgeable and it's easy to control the placement of their dark pigment, making it perfect for contouring, she adds. "Next, use an all-over cream highlighter on the tops of your cheekbones, on the center of your forehead, the bridge of your nose, the center of your chin, and on your cupids bow.
4. Blend the two for a flawless finish. "Create that sculpted airbrushed effect using a flat top dense brush to buff out the two shades to perfection," adds Cosenza.
Lastly, bump up the contours and highlights with MAC Sculpt and Shape Powders and consider yourself contoured!
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