Corrective contouring emerges as a viable and practical solution to get the perfect cheekbones that you need as opposed to corrective surgery and cheek implants. Put simply, corrective contouring is a kind of advanced makeup that works to highlight and bring forward the defining areas on your face, especially your cheekbones, while shadowing other areas that are unflattering. Such kind of contouring offers your face a flattering new shape and dimension.
Shades of brown powder work the best on most cheeks, especially the ones with grey undertones. Once you have chosen your shade of powder, you need to use a good quality angle powder brush and sweep it across your color palette. Next, angle your brush in such a way that it brushes against the highest part of your cheek where your finger was earlier positioned.
Keeping in mind the 45° angle you had made earlier, firstly move the brush upwards in a straight line. Ensure that the brush movements are smooth and the color simply glides on your cheeks. Continue doing this till you reach the area at the end of your eyebrow. Take the same brush and make circular movements over the line that you have drawn. This technique ensures that the darkest shade of the color is near your eyes and then gets lighter as you move downwards.
However, if you think that the color has become too dark, dust some translucent powder on it to lighten it. Another quick way to do this is to take your foundation sponge and gently “sweep” over the dark area. Remember to factor in the time of day when you are stepping out. This is crucial because day time contouring needs to be more subtle and detailed, as the natural light is bound to reflect off it. On the contrary, contouring your cheekbones for a night event is easier as dull and dim light always flatters contoured cheeks.
For most women, cheek contouring means sucking in your cheeks and applying a darker shade of the contouring powder to the hollows of your cheeks, and a highlighter on the top of the cheekbones. They dust some blush or powder on it to ensure their makeup stays in place. While there is nothing wrong in contouring cheeks this way, you must know that there are different kinds of cheekbones, and each kind requires a different corrective contouring technique.
People with round faces are generally known to have full (not always visible) cheeks, which lend them an air of looking younger for longer. A truly round face is known to have a rounded chin and a short fairly wide forehead. To make such a face appear slightly oval, you must draw attention and highlight your forehead and the area underneath your eyes that sits just on top of your cheekbones. This helps draw attention to the center of your face. Here, you can use shading on your cheeks and jaw line by using a bronze shade powder or cream foundation, which is likely to suit your skin tone.
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