Happy Monday AMW Friends! I know I've talked a lot of times about contouring in my blog and you're probably wondering why I'm opening this topic up again!
Firstly, contouring will never get old! Secondly, this is a more "intense" contouring because we're talking about "photography makeup".
I remembered during my makeup artistry days, "Makeup For Photography" gets a full day's worth of attention! (Especially black and white photography! I'll get to that topic if you guys wanted that! Please let me know!) And I'm sure at least once in our lives, we need to prettify ourselves to face the camera! And we don't want the "I look so pale in those photos or why can't I see my makeup?"
Here's my version of how I would contour whenever I get to face the camera! (eye makeup not included because I want to focus on contour!)
The basic question is, what is the best contour powder? Sadly, you won't get an answer here because the shade of your contour powder will always depend on your skintone! I can only share you the basic "rules" to note for ---
- Contour powder should ALWAYS be matte.
- Steer clear from bronzers! They are not meant for contouring!
- Try to pick shades that lean on to a "grayish" tint rather than orange.
- If you don't want to think hard, choose your favorite powder foundation shade that is at least 2-3 shades darker (again, remember tip above, should not have orange tone)
- Always test on your skin, not at the back of your hand!
The thing is, most eyebrow powders have non-orange tint making it the perfect contour shade! My favorite contour shade is called "Beloved", it works for fair to medium skin.
