How to Apply Make Up to Make a Nose Look Slimmer

Professional makeup application produces dramatic results by relying on color, shading and contouring tricks to literally reshape facial features. When a properly contoured face is exposed to light, the overall appearance can be astounding. Darker makeup colors cause areas of the face to recede, while lighter, brighter or shimmering shades cause areas to seem more pronounced or prominent. This is the basis for creating fuller-looking lips, higher cheekbones, a slimmer nose or "lifting" droopy eyelids. The following article offers tips to help you to

You can slim the appearance of a larger or more prominent nose just like the professionals do with techniques that yield immediate changes to your appearance.

Things You'll Need

• 3 or 4 sponge or brush makeup applicators
• Liquid or powder foundation to match your skin
• Liquid or powder foundation a shade or two darker
• Liquid or powder foundation a shade or two lighter
• Translucent powder

Instructions

1. Apply the foundation that matches your skin to your face as a base color.

2. Follow the base foundation with the darker foundation by lightly placing a modest amount of it along each side of your nose. Avoid placing the darker color onto the center of your nose.

3. Blend these shades well to eliminate any obvious lines of demarcation.

4. Place a small amount of the lightest color vertically on the center of your nose. Gently blend again with a sponge to soften the lines between the contrasting darker areas on each side of your nose.

5. Apply translucent powder all over your face, paying particular attention to your nose to "set" your makeup and help it to last. You may then apply other makeup as desired.

Tips & Warnings

• Use a different sponge or brush for each contrasting shade of makeup when contouring with cosmetics. This will ensure that the colors applied will be "true" on your skin. Use a separate applicator for the final sweep of translucent powder in Step 5. Practice these techniques before going out in public with contoured makeup for the first time.

• Failure to blend carefully while contouring your face with makeup will result in an obviously fake appearance. Scrutinize your face carefully and critically during makeup application to be sure that the changes are clearly visible, but still subtle.

Resources

• Find out how to use makeup to suit your face's shape.