Enhance your features with some shading and highlighting trickery. We unveil a masterclass in facial contouring
Contouring is the quickest way to drop a few pounds from your face without going on a crash diet. The key is the placement of the product, so familiarise yourself with the natural contours of your face, around your cheekbones and jawline.
Blend powder softly down on to the neck to avoid a tideline. Creating natural looking shadow on areas that protrude will help them appear less obvious.
Apply contour under cheekbones to reduce the look of puffiness and gently shade around the sides of the nose to help it look slimmer. You can even apply contour powder through the eye sockets to set back over-hanging lids, using a small eyeshadow brush.
Balance the shading with highlighter to really make your features “pop”. Key areas include upper cheekbone, nose bridge, cupid’s bow, inner eye corner, middle eyelid and brow bone.
Contrast against the sculpting by applying a light dusting of highlighting powder above it – this will add a subtle “lift” to your features.
Don’t be tempted to over-highlight. Applying to the whole brow bone can create an ageing effect, for instance.
Achieve an instant facelift by applying a hint of highlighter to the tops of cheekbones. This should be visible when you turn side-on, but not from the front.