Excellent beauty techinque to emphasize the beauty but also brilliant in hiding, has launched an avalanche of innovations in the beauty industry. There are compact powders, gels, powders or more recently sticks for contouring.
These new heroes of modern makeup world are compact, easy to carry and apply, creamy and melt under your fingers, easier to blend, with a lot of positive aspects. Of course, you still need to know how to choose the shade, how to apply and use stick.
How to apply and use stick for contouring?
Creamy formula generally are applied easily than compact powder. It’s easy to remove them if you are too far with applying. Rather always start with small, lightweight and add more for more intense effect. They can be applied with your fingers and then transformed into a velvety texture that is easily manipulated. Remember that the creamy products are much better applied to the creamy base. So combine your favorite liquid foundation with a creamy sticks.
The shade you need to choose should mimic the shadows of your face so bright girls and women avoid too much orange and red tones sticks. Turn slightly to toupee undertone. Avoid tinsel in the sticks for contouring, as they will only be attracted to the light and thus will not make a shadow.
When you apply sticks for contouring, make sure that they get very well with the skin and always check in the mirror that you have applied product evenly on both sides. Also watch out for the symmetry of the face and check if your contours look natural on daylight.
Check these sticks for contouring.
Clinique Chubby Stick Sculpting Contour Highlight
Illamasqua Gelsculpt Silhouette
Lancome Le Duo Contour and Highlight Stick
NYX Wonder Stick
Smashbox Step-by-Step Contour Stick Trio
Tarte The Sculptor Contouring Face Slenderizer