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Thursday 19 January 2012

My Attempt at Contouring

So I used to be pretty skinny, and my face was skinny too. As I put on weight, my face kind of rounded out. I don't actually mind having a rounder face too much, but I have zero cheekbones (I know they're in there somewhere, they're just very shy) so I thought it might be a good idea to start contouring.

I have been using Benefit 10 for years. It's a staple in my 'going out' make up, it's quite shimmery and bronzy so it's too much for me during the day but so easy to use and effective for night time use. Here's a pic of me from ago ago wearing it:


So you can see there's highlighter just above my cheekbone and bronzer below. Not my best picture obv but it'll do to show you what Benefit 10 looks like on me!

I wanted something that I could use during the day, alongside my normal blusher (Nars Orgasm). After a bit of reading, Sleek seemed like the obvious choice. So I popped along to my local Superdrug and got the last one in 'light'.

Since I'm too shy to do videos, here's a picture step by step of how I poorly attempted contouring!

I apologise in advance for my face. Ugh.

Step One
Create base, but don't apply any blush etc.

Step Two
Pull a ridiculous fish face. Sweep the bronzer over the hollow that's created, I used my Sigma F40 contour brush.

Step 3
Blend it out a little bit. I used my Sigma F30 big powder brush.

Step 4
Use a blusher brush to add the highlighter along your brow bone and blend with your powder brush a wee bit so it's not just two stripes.

Finished Result!
Left - before and right - after
I know, it would have helped if I'd taken both photos at the same angle. But as you can see, this was quite a rushed effort - I still have my jacket on and no lipstick or anything. Ugh.

Overall, I'm not sure it actually makes a difference! Maybe it's something that needs a bit of practice? Or maybe I'm doing it wrong?
So what do you think? Should I just stick to Benefit 10? Have you tried contouring before?
Let me know!

~ Lauren

16 comments:

  1. I really like the Benefit 10 and the sleek contour kit. I'm just getting the hang of contouring and find if I use an angled brush and start right at the hair line I get the best results. x

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    1. Oh, do you go from the hairline down? I was going from my cheeks up.. maybe that's where I went wrong!

      ~ Lauren <3

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  2. It looks good. I'm always a bit afraid of bronzer though because I'm so pale I'm worried it'll look too dark for me and not blend in with my skin.

    I used a bit of highlighter and blusher to try and contour but I'm not sure if it's even noticable! Think I need more practice.

    http://www.daniellesdiscerningeye.blogspot.com

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    1. I need more practice too!! The bronzer actually seemed hardly noticeable to me and I LAYERED it on lol. Remember there's different shades for Sleek, I chose the lightest.

      ~ Lauren <3

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    1. Thank you, I'll check it out! ^_^

      ~ Lauren <3

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  4. When I contour, I run it right up to my hairline. You know how you started kind of just where your cheekbone starts? I run it right across, plus I like to put a touch on my temples, since if theres shading above the cheekbone at the temple as well as shading below, it really helps the cheekbone pop, especially with a bit of highlighter on. I think it looks great though, and I agree that sometimes its difficult to notice a difference yourself, but I feel like I always prefer the photos of myself from nights out etc when I've contoured as opposed to just putting some blush on xx

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    1. Oooh, thanks for the tips! I shall defo try this next time. ^_^

      ~ Lauren <3

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  5. I use my Sleek contour kit every single day otherwise I suffer with a bad case of "Football head"! Have a look on YouTube for countouring tutorials. I'd really recommend the most recent Marilyn Monroe tutorial by Lisa Eldrige. What she doesn't know about contouring isn't worth knowing! Lx

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    1. I shall check that out, thank you! ^_^

      ~ Lauren <3

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  6. Oooo I'd love to try using a contour kit, they look great and the finished result looks lovely. Excellent tutorial Lauren!

    Jen xx

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    1. Haha, thanks, I don't think I did a very good job but I'm glad I posted it as I've had some useful tips! =p

      ~ Lauren <3

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  7. I contour and highlight everyday and I think it makes a serious difference. I usually do the "C" along the cheek bones and up around the brow. Mally has an excellent video on contouring your nose http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r9KWFXVTreA

    I awarded you the Cute Blog Award! http://beautybyarielle.blogspot.com/2012/01/blog-awards.html

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  8. Oh excellent! I will check that out! And thank you so much. ^_^

    ~ Lauren <3

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  9. I need to contour properly too :D

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    Lucy
    x

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    1. It's harder than it looks ha, but I've got some good tips and tricks to try now! =p

      ~ Lauren <3

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