A Verrrrry Basic Guide To Contouring
by Audie Metcalf
Contouring is hard and most people can’t do it.
Trends that have rich lives on screens don’t always translate into the lives we live, you know, in actual real life. Sitting across from a real human being. Drinking iced tea. 3 feet away. In sunlight. In those conditions, the goal is for your skin to look impossibly beautiful and glowing, not caked in brown stripes.
But if you MUST try contouring, here’s a few products and techniques for the best possible results:
If you, like me, feel contouring is a semi-ridiculous trend which might be over by the time this article hits the press, you can alternatively wear an easy-to blend bronzer all over your face (like this, this, this, this, or this), sweeping across the nose in a horizontal motion, and pinching your brush or sponge slightly at the end of your application to press more firmly right under your cheekbone, toward your temple. This will give you an ever so slightly sculpted look without looking like you put your makeup on in the dark. DM me with Qs. Or just if you want to complain about contouring. I’m literally down to talk about that anytime.