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Checkbones

Jun 24, 2008 18:12

I have a very round face and I would like checkbones, plz. But I know naturally that can't happen, so I was wondering if there are any ways to use makeup as a way to make it appear that I have checkbones or slim down my face. My face frustrates me more than any part of my body, and it has gone slimmer since I've lost a few pounds. But I'd like ( Read more... )

makeup: blush, contouring, face

Comments 4

imaginatrix June 24 2008, 22:26:46 UTC

Oh, c'mon, of course you have cheekbones!

Try using a bit of darker than your usual foundation in the hollow of your cheek and a streak of highlighter on top to create the illusion of light bouncing off them. It's tricky, but it works. Always remember to BLEND, BLEND, BLEND, as streaks of contour/ shadow look yuk.

Stila Contour Trio russian_grl June 24 2008, 23:12:44 UTC

The best way to highlight and define facial features like cheekbones is with Stila Contour Trio. You can buy in sephora. It comes in 3 shades to highlight and lowlight different parts of the ace depending what you want to conceal or highlight. Also here is the link to a video showing exactly how to use contouring. (Although they recommend their own brushes you can certainly get away with the ones you already own.)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E8ClfKwGlV4

aka_sushi June 25 2008, 13:16:08 UTC

Oh I was going to post the same question yesterday but completely forgot! I want cheekbones too :s

xhollydayx June 25 2008, 23:14:01 UTC

I bet you have cheekbones! Contouring can be your friend, but you have to know what you're doing. It can look so natural, or you can go to 80s strips super fast. The stila trio that russian_grl posted about is nice. I like that it contains a few colors, and it's sheer enough that it's hard to make it look unnatural. Now, I'm a rebel and will just use eye shadow or bronzer to contour. The best two contour things that I use are a nice highlighter (I like stila's All Over Shimmer, Origins Halo Effect, and Bare Escentuals Radiance - Flawless Radiance is my favorite), and a darker color. I used to use a pressed powder or foundation that was two to three shades darker than me. I do the darker one under my cheeks (the hollow area), and sometimes I'll do around my nose area (to make it slimmer. I'm really obsessed with NOT hating my nose. I want a nose job like nothing else. this might sound super weird, but it's what helped me understand contouring - look at a human skull. Where there is no bone, or the bone recedes is where you want to fill in (this ( ... )