How to Apply Contour Makeup | Makeup for Men - Part 2

In today's makeup tutorials we'll talk about Contouring for Men.

Contouring your face helps define your features, creating the appearance of higher cheekbones and a slimmer nose and chin. It's a technique that was popularized by celebrity makeup artists, but with the right products and equipment it's easy to do on your own. Once you've applied your contouring makeup, remember to blend well for a flawless, natural look.

Start with foundation the colour of your skin. Using a foundation the same colour as your skin evens your skin tone and provides a base you can build upon when you contour using lighter and darker shades. Contouring your face without first applying foundation is more difficult, since skin tends to be uneven in colour. Your face could end up looking patchy instead of smooth and contoured.

Use a foundation composed of the same material as the other products you'll be using; for example, use all cream products or all powder products, rather than mixing the two. Mixing textures can result in a caked-on look.
If you're having trouble figuring out what colour to get, try matching your foundation to the skin on your neck. Your neck skin tends to be a slightly paler than your face, and matching your foundation to your neck will ensure your face doesn't end up looking darker when you're finished doing your makeup.

Get foundation a few shades lighter than your skin. Facial contouring consists of highlighting places you want to stand out, and shading places you want to recede. For your highlighting product, you need foundation that's about two shades paler than your base foundation.

Don't go much lighter than two shades, or your makeup won't look natural.
You can use a lighter concealer or eye shadow in place of foundation. Just remember to make sure all your products are either cream or powder; don't mix the two.

Choose a foundation a few shades darker than your skin. The darker tone will be used to shade the parts of your face that you want to draw attention away from. You'll be creating strategic shadows that make your cheekbones appear sharper and your chin more narrow.

Don't go darker than two shades below your normal skin tone, or your makeup won't look natural.
Bronzer, darker eye shadow or darker concealer work as well as foundation. Just remember to make sure all your products are either cream or powder; don't mix the two.

Tips

Be careful to blend along the edges of your jaw, otherwise it'll look like you're wearing a mask.
Makeup isn't about rules––it’s about experimenting and having fun with a look that complements your features.
Just don't make yourself look radically different--the goal of makeup is to compliment your natural beauty, not give you a different face!

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