Contouring with Cream/ Liquid Products

I'm always envious of those blessed with naturally chiseled and defined features, those with killer cheekbones and slender noses...Unfortunately for me, I fall on the opposite side of the fence! I have quite a round face without much definition, so contouring is a handy skill to have in my  make-up arsenal. If you aren't born with it - fake it.


After watching Wayne Goss' interesting technique, I decided to give it a go myself! Like Mr. Goss, I favor contouring with cream products - they give a more natural, believable finish than powders and are far easier to blend.

I applied my highlight and contour shades as shown in the video. I didn't have any skin products in the right shades, so the highlight was a mix of my usual foundation and Sleek's white 'Pout Paint'. The contour shade was a darker foundation mixed with a deep red-brown Kryolan lipstick. I could have gone much darker with the contour, for a more dramatic result.

Then I buffed, buffed, buffed it all in with a light coat of my usual foundation on my Jemma Kidd stippling brush. I started where two shades met, blending them together, then moved on to the rest if the face. I was really surprised at how lovely the finish was! A healthy, glowy, dewy texture with soft shadows in all the right places.

I finished off with powder, neutral eyeshadow, mascara and a slick of Shu Uemura lipstick. No need for blush or bronzer! The slight red tone to the contour shade gave me a faintly bronzed, healthy complexion and the light really pinged off the highlight shade.

Overall, I'm impressed! I've used similar methods before, but usually working the opposite way (solid base, then contour and highlight). This method gives such a natural finish - you may want to sheer down your foundation shade before applying though, else it could end up looking a bit cakey.

How do you contour? Will you be giving this a go?