Like I mentioned in my last blog, there are several different ways and body parts to contour. As the most common and trending part of the face to contour is the cheekbones, the nose is also a popular body part to contour among makeup artists and beauty gurus. Nose contouring is very popular in order to make the nose slimmer and give it a different shape. Many celebrities get their noses contoured in order to make them look different. When contouring your nose, you take a shade of foundation or power that is a few shades darker than your skin tone in order to create a shadow effect where you want to contour. To begin the contour, you go down the bridge of your nose on both sides to slim the middle down. Then you round off the tip of your nose to give it a “button nose” effect. Using a light shade of concealer, you then place the down the middle of your nose in between the dark shades to highlight this area and brighten it up. This can slim down your nose and give your face a new structure.

The other very popular facial structure to contour is the lips. Many celebrities do this in order to make their lips bigger and more full. Many beauty gurus have began this trend after seeing Kylie Jenner’s lips. To contour your lips, you can either overline your natural lip line with a lip pencil, or you can use concealer and a dark lip pencil to make them look more full. In order to make them bigger with a lip pencil, you simply draw out a shape bigger than your actual lip line. You have to make sure to blend out where you overline or else it will be very easy to tell. That is something you always want to avoid. Using a concealer and dark lip pencil to contour your lips is usually more time consuming, but also more effective. You begin by outlining where you want it to go, then you have to shade the lips to give them depth and definition. You then apply a light shade of concealer to the middle of the lips and blend that out. After that, highlight the cupid’s bow and you’re finished! Contouring is a very popular trend that has been known for changing facial structures and making people look different. It may not always work for everyone, but it may work for you. You always need to make sure you blend everything out and do not overdo it.