![]() ![]() Of course, your final product and makeup layer can be a powder, but don’t switch between the two textures when layering makeup and use, say, a cream highlight over the top of a powder contour. Whichever way you go, stay consistent with the textures of your base products ( foundation, contour, highlighter, blush) and use either all cream or all powder formulas to avoid any caking. Contouring powders definitely require a brush for application and blending, and for this you can use a medium fluffy or fan brush, or a dedicated angled contouring brush - try the Morphe M310 Large Soft Fan Brush or the Morphe V108 Dense Blending Contour Brush. If you prefer tools, however, you can try a foundation brush or sponge. But be careful: you don't want to add much more colour with these contouring powders, so a light dusting will do.Ī good application tool for contouring novices using cream contour is your fingers, as they will help warm up the makeup so it melts and blends into the skin seamlessly. If you want to extend the longevity of your handiwork, you can always go over the top of your cream contour with a powder contouring product, which will act almost like a setting powder to lock everything in. These blend very easily to help you achieve a natural and streak-free finish, and you can buff and build up colour until you're happy with the shade. Their primers and foundations are some of my favourites and their eyeshadows and mascaras are also amazing.You'll need a matte contour product, and as a beginner, a cream formula is a good place to start. However, not to say I’m bashing the brand. But nothing about this product makes me want to use it all the time, and so it’s not one I would tell you to all run out and pick up. Whether that’s because my cream contour skills suck, or because it doesn’t give the desired effect I’m looking for, or because the contour shades are just too warm, I really don’t know. To be honest, as harsh as it sounds, this product is a miss for me. ![]() However, I did find the more I built it up, to look more intense and give my face the same effect it does with the Collection Contour stick or any of my contour powders, the more you gradually looked muddy and less natural. It takes a good while to really build up and make look as effective as a powdered contour. The colours come out initially very pigmented, but blend out really easily possibly to easily… so that you’ve blended it out almost into nothing-ness. This is actually a relatively easy contour kit to use. There’s a yellow colour, to go under the eye and brighten, a colour (that on me) would work as a concealer, a very peachy shade (which I’m not entirely sure of it’s use), and then 5 pans that gradually get darker… and warmer. ![]() There are eight different tones of contour/highlight that would cater every skin tone, but do edge a little on the warm side for the most part. The packaging is sleek, elegant and simple and the pan sizes are good. So, so far, I had high hopes that this would be the product for me. The pans don’t have those weird greasy marks like a lot of cheaper cream products do, and they felt nice under my finger tips when I had a quick swatch. So, when I saw that Max Factor had come out with a new contour kit, I thought I might as well pick it up, give it a go, and see whether I could – once and for all – master the skill that’s been escaping my grasp.Ĭalled their Miracle Contouring Palette, it comes with 8 shades perfect for chiselling out those cheeks to the best of your ability. Other than that, I’m a powdered contour user all the way. I use my Collection Contour Stick (a cream stick contour which I love), but that’s pretty much the only one I’ve been able to get along with. It’s a skill I’ve never really been able to master and one I’ve always hoped to be able to say I could do. OK, I have to admit first and foremost, I’m terrible at cream contouring. ![]()
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