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HOW TO: HIGHLIGHT AND CONTOUR LIKE AN ARTIST

Aug 13, 2011 · 2.2M views

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DescriptionPlease watch: "WARNING. YOU'RE BEING LIED TO." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z1lovMzixm0 -~-~~-~~~-~~-~- How to contour and highlight your face for a beautiful glow without any drag like effects. This is simply the best way to contour. CHECK THIS OUT!!!! http://youtu.be/UAtJkOk7PKE Most of the tutorials on youtuMore
Please watch: "WARNING. YOU'RE BEING LIED TO." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z1lovMzixm0 -~-~~-~~~-~~-~- How to contour and highlight your face for a beautiful glow without any drag like effects. This is simply the best way to contour. CHECK THIS OUT!!!! http://youtu.be/UAtJkOk7PKE Most of the tutorials on youtube when it comes to contouring and highlighting use powders. The reason i don't - mainly - is because i feel with creams you are able to blend more. Plus, for me at least, the whole point of contouring and highlighting isn't really about CHANGING the face its about making the face more "dimensional". The face isn't a flat - so i want to make sure i have dimension to the skin. This also means as a nice byproduct i can carve out "sharper" cheek bones or "slim down a nose" without it looking like dirty muddy patches on the skin. It also gives a "glow" to the skin. I know from reading makeup book (and i've only ever seen this technique once before) its used to give J-Lo her glow. As far as i know this technique is rarely ever used. I'm not sure why. Maybe people don't know about it? But its one worth mastering. I think what separates a good makeup artist from a great makeup artist is contouring. Once the face is complete and lips applied - it doesn't even matter if no eye makeup is used. Just a coat of mascara and WOW. Knowing you can highlight your best features and play down the ones you're not happy with is a great tool to have. One thing to bare in min

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