Makeup Contour Tips

Series Summary

Makeup and fashionable cosmetics have been used by women for centuries and are primarily used to enhance the beauty of the human body. Makeup can also be used to hide blemishes and add a dramatic effect to the face. Properly applying the right type and amount of makeup is imperative to the look that is achieved with makeup. The key to makeup is to put on just enough eye shadow, blush, eye liner, etc. to beautify a woman without looking too made up or clownish. In this free cosmetics video series, a professional makeup artist gives tips on contouring the face with makeup. Learn how to apply cream and powder makeup for blush highlights, contouring the nose, eyes, jaw, cheeks and lips. Get advice on cleaning makeup brushes and choosing the right supplies.

Video Transcript

"Hi! I'm Meagan Milano and today I'm going to teach you how to contour the face. I'm going to show you how to highlight using lighter colors, and I'm going to show you how to shade by using a little bit darker colors. You're going to want to highlight like the tops of your cheekbones, the area through your forehead and your nose, the top of your chin, and you're going to want to shade underneath your jawbone and your cheekbones, and through your temples. And by highlighting and shading you're going to give a nice contrast to your face and a really nice dimension. Dark shades are going to make things recede like underneath your cheekbones and like the, the rim of your nose and it's going to give things a little more shape. Lighter colors are going to add, they're going to make things come forward, like the apples of the cheek and the forehead and the brim of the nose. It's going to help correct any imperfections that you may have in your face. So let's get started with shading and contouring the face."