My ‘makeup surgery’ methods will have your face looking snatched – the ‘skeleton’ contour will slim down your cheeks
A MAKEUP pro showed how to contour your face, depending on one’s structure, with “makeup surgery.”
She showed three different styles, using a cream blender and blend and buff brush.
Instagram makeup artist Christen Dominique (@christendominique) said her “three contour placements will have you [alien emoji] snatched.”
Contouring is when makeup is used to sculpt and define your features.
Christen uses “makeup surgery,” meaning there aren’t any nips or tucks, just some blending magic.
The cup, a semi-circle under the cheekbone, is perfect for longer face shapes.
“It gives a rounded, high and cute cheekbone,” she said.
The skeleton, a smaller semi-circle with a verticle line, is for round or full face shapes — and one of Christen’s favorites.
“It gives an elongated structure,” she added.
The straight angle, a curved line along the cheek, is good for those who want high cheekbones.
People loved the simplicity of Christen’s tips.
“I appreciate how simple this video is about contouring a lot of people think it’s way more complicated,” one person wrote.
“I get all my contour hacks from the Queen of Contour,” a second said.
“Thanks for all your tips beautiful really appreciate them,” a third posted.
Though it saw a surge in popularity in the 2010s, contouring has been used for centuries, according to L’Officiel.
It started with British actors contouring their faces on stage during the Elizabethan area, from the 16th century to the 19th century.
It then emerged in 1930s Hollywood, with actresses like Vivien Leigh highlighting her cheekbones in “Gone With the Wind.”
Contouring saw a resurgence once more in the 1980s and 1990s, with legendary drag queens like RuPaul and Pepper LaBeija using “makeup surgery.”
Though the Kardashians didn’t invent contouring, they made it more accessible when they released their makeup lines in the 2010s, which included contour kits.