![]() It has a matte finish and creamy formula for easy peasy blending with high pigmentation. ![]() This Stila Shape and Shade palette is a deep, warm option. Because everyone deserves to paint their face exactly the way they want brands have finally jumped on the band wagon and are bringing out shades of contour that work for deep and dark skin tones. It wasn’t that long ago that truly deep contouring options were few and far between. For Deep Skin Stila Shape & Shade Custom Contour Duo, $40 The world’s your contouring oyster, and this little palette has serious potential for chin contour action, too. This means you can choose your contour based on your skin tone (warm with warm, cool with cool) or opt to wear warmer colors in summer, cooler in winter. The upper two shades give cooler vibes and the lower are warm. This Cocoa Contour kit from Too Faced does just that for medium skin tones and it smells just like chocolate. We love to see warm and cool color options available in contour kits. For Medium Skin Too Faced Cocoa Contour Chiseled to Perfection, $42 There is even a mix of creams and powders so you can customize every aspect of your contour game. With mixes of pinks, champagnes, and both warm and cool toned browns you get every possible color you need. It’s why we love the Urban Decay Naked Skin Shapeshifter in Light for pale skin. We find that many contour kits are a little to warm toned (read: orangey) for those with very pale skin. It’s our best contour kit for leg contouring to get you through the summer, too.įor Pale Skin Urban Decay Naked Skin Shapeshifter, $45 We’re here for the under $16 price tag, too, because it means you’ll finally have a palette that won’t break the bank for non-facial contouring. It’s easy to use with a brush, sponge, or fingers and lets you easily customize your look based on skin tone, season, time of day, and mood. Sleek MakeUP is finally in the USA and offers a cream-based contour palette that delivers six rich shades in a light-concealer type texture. For budget-minded beauties Sleep MakeUP Cream Contour Kit, $15.99 Blend away with your beauty blender for flawless contour. Best part is each individual palette comes with six shades to get new looks and custom colors by mixing. ![]() ![]() It comes in four palettes (fair, light to medium, medium to tan, and deep pictured above) giving options for all ranges of skin tone. For those that need the extra slip you get from creams there is none other than the Anastasia Beverly Hills Cream Contour Kit. If you have particularly dry skin, blending powders can be an actual nightmare. More color options follow below!įor Dry Skin Anastasia Beverly Hills Cream Contour Kit, $40 The colors aren’t too light or too deep so this set may not work for your exact skin tone. The Smashbox Step-by-Step Contour Stick Trio gives you two contour colors and a highlight that you can draw straight onto your face. Powder and cream contour in a pan needs to be applied with a brush or sponge which can make placing the color difficult for true beginners. If you’ve never contoured a day in your life we highly suggest opting for making your life easier by using contour sticks. I also recommend taking a powder the shade of the cream and lightly setting it.We’ve boiled it all down to the best of the best for every skin type and tone below.įor Beginners Smashbox Step-by-Step Contour Stick Trio, $45 I find that light creams give you more control and are easier to blend. "I love using creams-something lightweight that blends easily. But Moore loves using one particular type for darker skin tones. Of course, it's everyone's own choice what kind of contour makeup they prefer-whether that's a cream, stick, powder, you name it. If you're going outside to the beach or to a festival, bronzing should be good enough, however, if you're going to a gala or out for drinks and it's nighttime lighting, you can bronze and contour." It's important to also know the lighting of the occasion you'll be attending. Your contour should come next and should be two to four shades deeper than your foundation shade (whatever you're comfortable with) and go into the shadow areas of your face, then blend. Use a slightly warmer and deeper shade to warm up the skin by bronzing. "These two work together but are different. "K now the difference between bronzing and contouring," he says. I found that I couldn't use the same contour makeup as those with lighter skin tones because it just didn't show up very well for me or didn't look right. Another thing I found frustrating when I first started learning to contour was the lack of information out there about contouring for darker skin tones.
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