Badassery Magazine Issue 3 August | Page 49

cheaper option Maybelline Dream Velvet Foundation. I also feel like the KEY to super flawless skin is the right concealer. I use Maybelline New York’s. And make sure to conceal under your eyes in an upside down V shape or Nike Swoosh and blend with your beauty blender. UNDERSTAND HIGHLIGHT AND CONTOUR To understand how to contour your face, you need to know why you’re contouring in the first place. To contour means to mold into a specific shape. So the point of contouring is to minimize the appearance of certain areas of your face or to make them appear more “chiseled”, and the point of highlighting is to bring out the features you want to accentuate. By using both highlight and contour your face becomes the best version of itself. PERSONALIZE YOUR CONTOUR To get the best contour for your face, you need to first understand that no one’s face is identical! You are one in a million, so how or where you contour will probably be different than how I do. So you’ll need to first take a good look at your pretty face in the mirror. Decide what areas you might want to make smaller or more “chiseled”. Then decide what areas you want to pop or accentuate. For the rest of this article, I will be using myself as the example. I have a large forehead. I really should call it a fivehead. And I don’t have the greatest cheekbones. So I am going to use highlight and contour to change my face shape up to one I am happier with!