Highlighting facial features, accentuating certain angles or erasing others, this is the challenge of contouring. This method of make-up has been in fashion since Kim Kardashian made the apology for it. And it’s perfect for the camera.

If you want to show the best of yourself to your subscribers, always have a peachy complexion on the screen and catch the light like no one else, go for contouring. Here are 5 methods that can help you.

Contouring: but what is it?

Once reserved for professional make-up artists, contouring has long been the secret of models and other Hollywood celebrities. Contouring is a cosmetic technique that allows you to sculpt your face. Based on the natural contours of the face, the technique aims to redefine the points of light and shadow with a simple make-up application. Result: you can refine your nose, hollow out your cheeks, soften your angular contours, enlarge your eyes… Thanks to the play of shadows and lights, the possibilities are endless with contouring. We can also say that it is inspired by the make-up of drag queens who know how to totally transform their faces.

How to make a good contouring ?

First of all, you need two shades of colour. First base. You apply the lighter shade in large strokes first, then the darker shade on the parts you want finer. Finally, with a finger, a brush or a sponge, you unify the whole.

1 – Contouring for beginners

You want to sculpt the contours of your face but you’re not a makeup pro. Don’t panic. Tina Yong explains how to get started and how to highlight your face.

2 – Fast and easy contouring when you don’t have time

Sometimes a make-up can take time and the result is more or less natural. Easy Bush gives you a few tips to create an illusion in an instant and make your imperfections disappear effortlessly.

3 – Contouring according to the shape of your face

Each technique adapts to your face. There is no one and the same way to apply it since our profiles are all different. So here are the tips for enhancing elongated, triangular, square, rectangular or round faces.

4 – The contouring of Kim Kardashian

It was impossible to tell you about it without showing you a video of his famous technique. She’s a pro and it shows. A great source of inspiration for little tricks.

Bonus: Kiki in action!

Now all you have to do is choose the right light and the right camera to get started.