You wouldn’t know it by looking at those taupe and beige shades in your makeuppalette,but they’re actually the secret to aperfectly defined face. The right neutral tones can bring out your eyes,sculpt your nose andchisel your cheekbones. “Contouring with dark and light colors creates the best version of yourself,” says makeup artist Linda Hay. Still, it takes some artistry to master the technique. Here, Hay gives us a lesson incontouring 101 for a gorgeous effect.
Step 1: Work some magic
“Contouring can be very technical but the basic theory is that you want to use dark, matte shades on areas you want to recede and absorb light, such as the sides of thenose and pockets of the cheeks, and light, shimmery shades on those you want tobring forward and reflect light, like the tops of the cheeks.”
