A Bit of the Art of Makeup Illusion!
We've all seen images of women with beautifully sculpted features, in the visual media. With a bit of practice, and a few illusion tips, we too, may be able to achieve a more refined look, as to our makeup. Makeup artist tricks tailored to fit the average woman's needs, are not as difficult as you may think. Of course, it takes a bit of time, and as I stated, practice, to become skilled at these illusions. But, if there's one thing we mature women well know, once we apply ourselves, there's very little we can't master!
Contouring and Highlighting
Two of the tried and true tricks of the makeup artist is the practice of contouring and highlighting. This is the creation of balance, a matter of using light and dark to emphasize and nicely define the natural bone structure of your face. You can achieve a more refined, sculpted look to your forehead, eyes, cheekbones, lips, chin and jawline. Most of us have some idea as to how to do this, although, we may not realize, using our normal blush color is not the way to go! Your contour color should be close to your skin color when you have a nice tan. Yes, a brownish hue, ladies. I use a cover stick, as opposed to the oft mentioned powders, in a darker shade, one that is pretty close to my tan color, at the height of the summer season. I have learned to apply, and blend, blend, blend. You'd be amazed at the results of a mere touch of the brownish color applied carefully, blended carefully, used in combination with highlighter and blush.
Below you will find links to two sites that explain, simply, how to contour and highlight, to best advantage. The first site gives you the basic face shapes, and how to use contour, highlight, and blush, to define each shape. Good face diagrams help to show you exactly where these should be placed, on the face. The second site listed, is another good one, to help aid you in familiarizing yourself with these techniques. Remember, practice, practice, practice! And, blend, blend, blend! You're going for a very subtle effect.
A Quick Word on Contouring and Highlighting
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