JUST FOUNDATION ----------> BRONZER-------------------> BLUSHER-------------------> HIGHLIGHTER - DONE!
For a while now, I've been using this quick 3-step routine on my cheeks, pretty much every time I put my make up on and I thought I'd make a little post explaining why I like it! :) I guess you could say this is contouring- however, I'm no expert... and contouring can work absolute wonders so I think this is probably just a very basic type of face contouring! The main object of 'contouring' is something I think is pretty clever - from what I understand, it's a way of playing with light and shade to enhance features on the face. If you think about it, putting darker eye shadow through the crease of your eye helps to give the eyes more depth and make them stand out... so I guess contouring cheekbones follows pretty much the same principles :) By defining cheekbones/jawlines, I think it makes the face look a bit slimmer, with a lot more dimension rather than a wash of plain colour (foundation) ... So this post will take the form of a quick tutorial showing each of the three steps :)
The photo above shows the basic idea of what I do to enhance my almost-non-existent-cheekbones :) Not everybody does it like this so I'm sure there are tones more better ways but this is just what works for me and I find it super quick which is good for early mornings haha :D
Start with just foundation (and the rest of your daily face make up)...
1. Add bronzer (I used Mac's Matte Bronze) to just underneath the cheekbone using a powder brush - I usually just find the line between the top of my ear and the corner of my mouth and follow this about half away down towards the mouth, but not all the way...
2. Add blusher (I used Mac Dolly Mix) ...
3. Add a little bit of highlighter to the tops of the cheekbone (over the top of the blusher) to attract light to this area making it appear that the cheekbone is much more prominent :) I used Mac's soft& gentle powder highlighter, but be careful not to use too much because in daylight it can look a little tin-man-esque!
Done! A little bit of shape to the cheekbones and face :) After taking these photos I realised the camera seems to have picked up quite an orange-y tone to the bronzer but don't worry... it isn't in real life (I hope haha)
I always find that this kind of make up shows up much better on photographs than in daylight, especially with a good old pout-pose! Bring on the selfies! haha :D
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