Contouring made easy. Cómo hacer un contorno rápido y fácil

Foundation and Concealer  I used: BareSkin from Bareminerals ( Bareminerals.com) and NYX HD concealer ( NYX cosmetics.com)





I used It cosmetics contouring palette ( Itcosmetics.com)





Lorac Spring Collection (ulta.com)





Hi Stylish moms!

The only disclaimer I'm going to mention is: I'm not a makeup artist  nor an expert, just a mommy trying to look good in the easiest and fastest way possible. I've been doing my homework and I learned that the whole point of contouring is to make shadows on the face in the correct areas to make them appear thinner, smaller, or lifted. The perfect face shape is an oval shape and with contouring, we can essentially make all face shapes appear to be an oval. Start off by applying your foundation and concealer as you normally would. Then for contouring you can get a contouring kit, but you’re ok with darker and lighter shades of foundation. It is very important to pick a single bronzer/highlighter/foundation texture and stick to it. In general, powders are easiest to blend, creams are highest coverage, and liquids have the best staying power. Next, decide what face shape you are. (see photo for reference). Pull your hair back and stare in the mirror. Look at your forehead, chin, and the width of your cheekbones. You may be between two face shapes. It’s okay. It happens to me as well. Hold a pen, a pencil or your index finger to your cheek and press it down to feel for the bone. Contour (the dark foundation or powder) in the hollow below the cheekbone. To me it’s a lot easier with a pen. Depends on your face shape you will decide what others areas of your face you want to make them appear thinner or smaller. Then highlight the other designated areas that you want to look bigger or prominent. Finally with a big, fluffy foundation brush blend it all out. (Kabuki brush is great). Be careful to not blend the lighter color with the dark one, it might look a little “muddy” and we don’t want that. Choose a blush that accentuates your skin tone. If you are a warmer skin tone, choose a shade like coral. If you are a cooler skin tone, try a more mauve or deeper pink color. Don’t get the blush too close to your nose. As mothers, we are always on the go and if you've only got 30 seconds, swiping a couple half-moon shapes from forehead to cheekbone and then cheek to jawline really does work. General guidelines are great, but at the end of the day you're the person who decides when your face looks its best. Play around, take a look at some YouTube videos and practice, practice, practice. (photos are mine) (contouring faces are from glamourdepartment .com)

XO,

Yohanna