contour & highlight

doing a little contouring and highlighting for my m_c betchezz!

i talk too much. ;D

Contours are "shadows" so you want to go darker than your actual skin tone.

I personally use the same shade on everyone to contour (NW55 Studio Stick Foundation), BUT it is all in the product control.
Less for a lighter skin tone, and a little more for darker skin tones.

But since that is kind of scary to some people to use something so dark especially you NC15's here are some of my other faves to use for contouring:
Studio Stick Foundation (go 2-3 shades darker than your skin tone)
Full Coverage Foundation (go 2-3 shades darker than your skin tone)
Harmony, Blunt, Taupe, & Emote Blushes
Sculpting Powders
Espresso, Brun, Cork, Carbon, Embark, & Wedge Eye Shadows

or any other various cream, powder, or liquid to create a shadow!!


For highlighting, i use different shades for different skin tones!! Some favorites:
Hyper Real, and Mineralized Satinfinish Foundations (1-2 Shades Lighter than your skin tone)
Cream Colour Bases, & Cream Blushes
Phloof!, Shroom, Rice Paper, Woodwinked, Brule, & Amber Lights Eye Shadows
Gloss Texture Cream
Golden Bronzer, Iridescent Powders, & Beauty Powders
Strobe Liquid & Cream

but again there are no rules, you can use anything!!


ALSO!!! for all my sistahs with a darker skin tone:
if your skin is darker than lets say an NW50, honestly you don't really need to contour!!
your skin can act as a natural contour and all you will have to do is highlight. so half the work for the same end result, so not fair!


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Category:

Howto & Style

Tags:

• petrilude
• makeup
• application
• tutorial
• contour
• highlight
• sculpt
• shape
• light
• shadow

[MayrasMakeup]

You were so much fun back then... Now is more like a job for you =(... I love ur videos don't get me wrong but I just wish you would be more like in this video

[ash23111]

i iwsh i could be friends with you! your so amazing!

[T3ddyB3rry]

Whennwa

[msjruffryder]

Hi Josh, I have been watching quite a few of your videos, I think your work is great. I am an inspiring make-artist and really just getting starting. I noticed this video was done in 2008, do you have any updates to contouring?

[catcaprese82]

OMG!! Why am I just finding your page. I am a make-up artist, but I am learning so many new techniques from your vids. I have to log off now I have been watching for over 2 hours. You are great...keep up the great work.

[CandyCuddler]

I want Your Natural Lip Colour !

[brwnsug82]

i've been watching makeup videos for a while now but i think this one video taught me so much in the shortest amount of time!! loved it!!!!

[desiccatedXcorpse]

craziness to go back and see how far people have come over the past couple years :p

[TheQueen1228]

Wonderful tutorial. Thank you!!!!

[Ssarahslook]

Hi!! Nice video! You are amazing!! What stick you use to contour the face?