I don’t know about you, but I can certainly say that when it comes to makeup today, it can be a little overwhelming. Gone are the days that we just apply foundation, a little blush, and some mascara. There are so many different techniques and application methods that we hear about and when feeling adventurous, give them a little try. One of the most popular tips at the moment is highlighting and contouring. But what is it, and how can we all add it into our lives no matter how experienced we are with makeup?
To highlight and contour the face is now a beautiful way to enhance natural features and sculpt the structure of the face. Highlighting helps to illuminate the high points of the face, such as the cheekbones and the bridge of the nose when the light hits the skin, sharpening these features. Contouring does the opposite and enhances the shadowed areas such as the jawline and forehead, giving more structure and definition. The good thing is, you can do as little or as much as you like depending on how subtle or dramatic you are wanting your finished look to be. Here are a few of my favourite, foolproof products and tools that will help you to achieve the results without it becoming difficult, or adding too much time to your makeup application.
To highlight your beautiful bone structure and draw even more attention to those cheekbones, apply your highlighter to the tops of your cheeks, brow bone and cupid’s bow. To give the skin even more of a glow, use your fingertips to gently pat some more highlighter up to the temples, further down onto the cheeks and down the centre of the nose. This will give your skin a really dewy, fresh appearance as the light hits it.
Jane Iredale Glow Time Blush Stick
A creamy, easily blended, Streak free, long-wearing blush/highlighter stick that illuminates the skin with a radiant glow. These multi-tasking highlighter sticks can be used on the face and body. Formulated with Jojoba Seed Oil for skin hydration and to smooth the appearance of fine lines. Mica delivers a beautiful gold shimmer and reflects light for boosted radiance.
Application
- Apply to high points of the face and blend lightly
- Multitasking highlighter stick for the face and body
- Cosmos: pearlescent pink, fair to medium-dark skin tones
- Eclipse: golden sheen, fair to deep skin tones
- Solstice: iridescent champagne, fair to dark skin tones
Osmosis Colour highlighting Quad
The perfect highlighting compact. Contains 4 different complementing shades including rose, pearl, bronze, and gold. Each shade is formulated with a hydrating, mineral formula that can be used on the cheekbones, temples, bridge of the nose, and eyes. Each shade can be used individually or mixed altogether.
Jane Iredale Greatshape contour kits
Easily blendable, pressed powder shades. Features three matte shades in each kit to sculpt and enhance all your best features.
• Contour shade gives a natural, shadow-effected, sculpted look.
• Highlight shade illuminates and enhances features.
• Blush shade adds a lit-from-within finishing touch.
Application
This kit comes with an easy-to-read, step by step guide on how to apply best for your face shape, making it super easy to use!
Jane Iredale Blending Contour Brush
A large, angled top, medium-density, vegan-friendly, synthetic brush ( pictured above ) that is luxuriously soft and perfect to use with cream, liquid or powder to contour and blend. Also doubles up perfectly as a blush brush!
Starting simple and letting your confidence grow will have you looking like a highlight queen in no time. Makeup is meant to be fun. If it's stressing you out, simplify it for that day and try again next time and just remember.... You are beautiful either way. x
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