How to Highlight the Forehead with Makeup

When applying makeup, highlighting is an excellent way to contour and shape your face. In this article you'll learn highlighting the forehead step by step.

Things You'll Need

• Two shades of makeup, one lighter and one darker than your normal foundation
• Makeup sponge

Instructions

1. Apply your foundation as you normally would, evenly blending over the forehead area.

2. Apply the darker foundation at your temples. Use the makeup sponge to thoroughly blend the edges where you applied the darker makeup. This will create the illusion of shadows, giving greater contour to your forehead.

3. Using swift, light strokes with your makeup sponge, apply the lighter foundation to the front of the forehead. This will give your forehead a rounder, more contoured appearance, as though light were being cast on you face.

4. Smooth and blend any edges in the makeup so that the transition from dark to light appears natural. Finish with a dusting of face powder if you like.

Tips & Warnings

• Make sure you use foundation one shade darker and one shade lighter to contour and highlight; any darker or lighter will look too dramatic.

• Blend carefully.

• Put on less makeup than you think you need. You can always add more, but if you put on too much you have to start all over.

• Remember, highlighting is a subtle effect.