Contouring For Different Face Shapes
The idea of contouring is to make each face shape appear as similar as possible. Those women who have an oval face do not need contouring.
Long Face Shape Contouring:
the objective is to make the longest portions appear shorter or wider. Shadowing helps soften the angles of your face and adds definition where you need it. Be generous with the blush on the apples of your cheeks, especially the bottom parts. This makes your face look rounder. Shading/contouring at the top of the cheekbones and around the jaw line( the chin) helps subdue the angles and gives your face a softer and more rounded shape. Apply a highlighting color just underneath your cheekbones. To contour, you can use foundation/powder, which is a shade of two darker than the skin tone, to soften the angles of your face. The chin and forehead are two areas where contouring will help give the appearance of a shorter face shape.
Round Face Shape Contouring:
the round face has the curves in the right places. The highlighting( using foundation/powder/eye shadow a shade of two lihter than your skin tone) goes on your chin and forehead while the contouring goes on the sides of the face. You need to add angles to this fac shape to make it similar to the oval shape. Go light with the blush on the apples of your cheeks. Try a 'V' shaped application on your cheeks and blend into the temples to give your face a more angular look. Use a bronzer to enhance the cheekbones keeping the stroke horizontal across the sides of your face. If you use a highlighter, add a touch under the brow bones and along the outer sides of your face to lenghten your facial shape.
Heart (Inverted Triangle) Face Shape Contouring:
the objective is to make the upper part of the face narrower and give it more rounded appearance. The facial shape is quite angular. The angles of the forehead need to be softened and so do the cheekbones. Contouring does this job very effectively. The chin should be contoured so that the broad forehead is balanced out perectly. Apply highlighter at the sides of your jaw line.
Diamond Face Shape Contouing:
the diamond shaped face needs to be softened and balanced out. Contour the uppermost and the lowermost parts of the face to subdue the harsh angles of this facial shape. This included the chin and forehead(middle) areas in particular. Highlights go on the sides of the forehead and also the jaw to mkae the face more oval in appearance. Be generous with the blush over the apples of your cheeks. Blend a darker color towards the outside of the cheek bones and up to the outer corner of the eye. This narrows down the widest part of your face( the middle part).
Pear( Trapezoid/Triangle) Face Shape Contouring:
For the Pear Face, the objective is to bring the widest areas into proportion with the rest of the face. The blush goes on the apples of your cheeks with focus on the bottom and center. This gives a more rounded look to your triangle shaped face. A light dusting of darker shadow along the jaw line and highlighter at the temples makes these areas more prominent and balnaces out the wider middle portion of your face. Enhancing the eye brows is also a good way to create more balance. In the eight facial shape, the hexagonal shape, the angles at the temples and jaw line differentiate this face from the ideal oval one. A softening of these harsher lines serves to enhance this facial shape's appearance. Contouring is effective only when the different shades you use to highlight and subdue the facial angles are blended in perfectly. Otherwise you could end up with patches over your faces that are visibly different shades.
Square Face Shape Contouring:
the objective is to make this facial shape appear more rounded. The upper zone and lower zone need to be rounded and narrowed down. The angles of the face need to be softened and also elongated(lengthened) to make it similar to the oval face. Hightlights on the chin and forehead combined with contours on the jaw and sides of the forehead achieve this effect. The use of bronzer to the temples and jaw line also has the effect of downplaying harsh angles with elongating the facial structure.
Long Face Shape Contouring:
the objective is to make the longest portions appear shorter or wider. Shadowing helps soften the angles of your face and adds definition where you need it. Be generous with the blush on the apples of your cheeks, especially the bottom parts. This makes your face look rounder. Shading/contouring at the top of the cheekbones and around the jaw line( the chin) helps subdue the angles and gives your face a softer and more rounded shape. Apply a highlighting color just underneath your cheekbones. To contour, you can use foundation/powder, which is a shade of two darker than the skin tone, to soften the angles of your face. The chin and forehead are two areas where contouring will help give the appearance of a shorter face shape.
Round Face Shape Contouring:
the round face has the curves in the right places. The highlighting( using foundation/powder/eye shadow a shade of two lihter than your skin tone) goes on your chin and forehead while the contouring goes on the sides of the face. You need to add angles to this fac shape to make it similar to the oval shape. Go light with the blush on the apples of your cheeks. Try a 'V' shaped application on your cheeks and blend into the temples to give your face a more angular look. Use a bronzer to enhance the cheekbones keeping the stroke horizontal across the sides of your face. If you use a highlighter, add a touch under the brow bones and along the outer sides of your face to lenghten your facial shape.
Heart (Inverted Triangle) Face Shape Contouring:
the objective is to make the upper part of the face narrower and give it more rounded appearance. The facial shape is quite angular. The angles of the forehead need to be softened and so do the cheekbones. Contouring does this job very effectively. The chin should be contoured so that the broad forehead is balanced out perectly. Apply highlighter at the sides of your jaw line.
Diamond Face Shape Contouing:
the diamond shaped face needs to be softened and balanced out. Contour the uppermost and the lowermost parts of the face to subdue the harsh angles of this facial shape. This included the chin and forehead(middle) areas in particular. Highlights go on the sides of the forehead and also the jaw to mkae the face more oval in appearance. Be generous with the blush over the apples of your cheeks. Blend a darker color towards the outside of the cheek bones and up to the outer corner of the eye. This narrows down the widest part of your face( the middle part).
Pear( Trapezoid/Triangle) Face Shape Contouring:
For the Pear Face, the objective is to bring the widest areas into proportion with the rest of the face. The blush goes on the apples of your cheeks with focus on the bottom and center. This gives a more rounded look to your triangle shaped face. A light dusting of darker shadow along the jaw line and highlighter at the temples makes these areas more prominent and balnaces out the wider middle portion of your face. Enhancing the eye brows is also a good way to create more balance. In the eight facial shape, the hexagonal shape, the angles at the temples and jaw line differentiate this face from the ideal oval one. A softening of these harsher lines serves to enhance this facial shape's appearance. Contouring is effective only when the different shades you use to highlight and subdue the facial angles are blended in perfectly. Otherwise you could end up with patches over your faces that are visibly different shades.
Square Face Shape Contouring:
the objective is to make this facial shape appear more rounded. The upper zone and lower zone need to be rounded and narrowed down. The angles of the face need to be softened and also elongated(lengthened) to make it similar to the oval face. Hightlights on the chin and forehead combined with contours on the jaw and sides of the forehead achieve this effect. The use of bronzer to the temples and jaw line also has the effect of downplaying harsh angles with elongating the facial structure.
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