
Every area you contour, you want to balance with a highlight. After receding the hollow of the cheek, counter that by making cheekbones stand out. To do that, brush on a frosted gloss or light shadow along the cheekbones, and blend out toward the temple.

Nose
This is a basic strategy to slim down the nose just a bit (which remember, may not work on every face). For the nose, use the same contour shade you used for cheeks. Start at inner corner of brow and apply down either side of the nose.
Next, apply your highlight down the bridge of the nose. For the nose, always use matte product, even for highlighting. “Generally speaking, people don’t want the nose or T-zone to look shiny, so in those areas stay away from frost or shimmer. Finally, blend the two together using a brush.

EyesTo make the eyes pop in two simple steps, start with your contour shade. Apply into the crease of the lid and blend well.

Then, counter that with a highlight, brushed right along the browbone.

Jaw
Apply the contour along the jawline, right where the jaw meets the neck. Then blend down into the neck using a clean brush, so you don’t have a line.

Then, highlight right on top of the jawline, and blend together. Be careful not to go all the way around to the chin here. You want to highlight on the sides, along the mandible. If you go all the way forward to the chin, it can make the chin look bigger, like it’s jutting forward.

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