One of the biggest ones I’ve found is that product settles into the fine lines in the eye area. There are a number of things that can cause creasing. I asked you guys to tell me what questions you have about contouring (as well as foundation, but there were so many good ones that I’ll make that into a separate post, so make sure you’re subscribed to the blog so you don’t miss it). (As an aside, some people-usually those with drier skin-may only need to set foundation just in the T-zone area). Unless the product says it doesn’t need to be set with powder, I personally always set with powder. I would say that any time you use a cream, you want to set it with powder to help avoid some transfer and breakdown of product.
It’s up to you and the desired look you’re going after. You can start with a cream and use a powder in a corresponding color to set it, or you can just use a powder. Just make sure that whatever you’re using is matte in finish-no shimmer, no shine, no glitter-those are all things that will take away from the contouring effect. You can even use some liquid foundations though some formulas are easier to use than others (some might not have a heavy enough finish or may be too “runny”). There are a myriad of makeup products out there you can use for highlighting and contouring: cream foundations, powder foundations, stick foundations, cream pencils in colors that suit your highlighting and contouring shades, etc. The difference are pretty slight, but here’s a neutral/slightly cool contour (N120) warmer contour vs something warmer (P125) Of course if you have cooler undertones in your skin, you can use a highlight with cooler undertones. It depends on the look you’re going for, but I personally steer clear of things that are cooler in undertone because it can look greyish on my skin. When it comes to the undertones of your highlight color, you can choose something that is the same undertone as your foundation, or what I do is use something slightly golden in undertone (my undertones are neutral). bronzer) are typically used to “warm” or “bronze” the face for a “I just got back from the Caribbean” look and doesn’t always create the shadows and contours that come with contouring. But it can get tricky on those with lighter complexions since products with warmer undertones (i.e. There are some who *could* use something with a warmer undertone, for instance I can get a nice contour look when I use Cover FX P125 (but it does look different than when I use the N120). Typically, your contour color is cooler in undertone to create the type of shadow you want for contouring.
#Before and after anastasia contour kit skin
For contouring, you want to use a product that is about 1-2 shades darker than your skin tone. To highlight, you want to use a product that is about 1-2 shades lighter than your skin tone. With this I get a foundation look that mimics the way my skin is naturally colored and gives me a more harmonious coloring vs messing up my clothes (and using extra product) by bringing my foundation all the way down to my neck to get a match.ĭon’t let a too light highlight or improperly placed contour happen to you! Highlighting and Contouring for Dark Skin Basics: For example, in my foundation routine, I use Cover FX Total Cover Cream in N110 as my base shade which is a pretty good color match that gives me color harmony between my neck, face, and chest, but I’m still lighter in the perimeter of my face so I use Bobbi Brown Creamy Concealer in Golden to highlight and then Cover FX Total Cover Cream in N120 (or sometimes P125 if I want a slightly warmer look) and Cover FX Mineral Powder Foundation in N120 (or P125 if I’m using the P125) to set it. This is where contouring can come into play. Sometimes when you use all one color, it hides that natural coloring we have and makes our foundation look like a mask. These were screnshoots from a video I filmed in 2016 back when I had the worst hyperpigmentation I’d had in a while. This post will cover some of the techniques and some reminders when it comes to contouring for dark skin.
This unique coloring can make it harder to find great foundation options, but of course it’s not impossible. Or we might be a totally different shade on our necks than our faces and vice versa. I’ve mentioned this numerous times on the blog and in videos on my Youtube, but as women of color we aren’t typically just one uniform shade all over: sometimes we’re darker around the perimeter of our faces and light in the center. Contouring for dark skin is not just about having cheekbones chiseled to the gawds (although, heyyyyy), but it’s also a helpful technique for the unique and natural coloring we have in our skin.
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