Technical make-up lesson 3 notes - contouring

Products to use:

- Kryolan foundation palette

- Kryolan blush palette

- Illamasqua loose powder

Brushes:

- Foundation brush

- Kabuki buffing brush

- Larger blush brushes (for blending, and for blusher)

- Small rounded brushes (for contour and highlighter)
- Powder puff
- Soft stippling brush (for brushing away excess powder)

Health and Safety:

- Don't double dip

- Keep workspace organised and neat

 

Grease on grease!

1. Prep the skin - cleanse tone and moisturise
2. Apply base

1. Map out skin with highlighter:

• Above cheekbones, up to side of eyes
• Down nose
• Chin
• Brow bones
• Centre of forehead

2. Contour (Blend into hairline)

• Just below cheekbones
• Shade sides of nose to thin
• Sides of forehead/temples to thin forehead
• Below jaw and on neck to reduce any look of double chin

3. Pat with powder puff to remove stickiness - don’t drag! (Will move make-up)

4. Can layer powder shades on top to enhance and set products. 

5. Blusher - blend edges with puff.

6. Layer up heavier colours if wanted.

Before: 

After: 

I am pleased with my finished outcome, considering the demonstration seemed confusing, making me worried about what do to. My partner had done a very good job on my face as she has had lots of practice before, so this made me a bit nervous. Usually, I use different techniques and products for contouring. Initially it was difficult finding the right shades for my partner's skin tone, however, once I had got started, I got the hang of it. I thinned and highlighted her nose slightly, defined her cheekbones and highlighted the tops of them and around the sides of her eyes. I shaded her jaw line and sides of her forehead slightly too, creating definition and depth. I applied a subtle pink blush, which I think really complimented the skin tone. I am happy with the result, although I feel I need to practice, to gain confidence in this area.