Does your makeup make you feel like a goddess? With proper highlighting and contouring, you can create an ethereal look to make you feel like a glowing goddess. Put an end to your inability to reach a sculpted face with expertly placed highlighting and contouring techniques. Everyone has an inner goddess – unlock her potential and enjoy a naturally sculpted look!
1. Unlock Your Inner Goddess: Master the Art of Highlighting and Contouring
It’s time to unlock your inner goddess and master the art of highlighting and contouring! The right combination of luminous highlighters and sculpting contours can do wonders to your appearance, and will allow you to explore and experiment with your look. Here’s our guide to getting it right:
Prep Your Skin
- Before attempting any daring contouring, you should prep your skin with a suitable cleanser and moisturizer for your skin type. This helps ensure that highlighter and contouring products glide on more smoothly.
- Apply a primer over your skin, which helps keep make up looking fresh for longer. If you’re using a cream highlighter or contour, blend it with your fingers. Otherwise, opt for a powder-based product and use a brush or beauty blender.
Creating Structure with Contouring
- Choose a shade of contouring that is two to three shades darker than your skin tone, but still matches your natural skin color. Draw two lines over the hollows of your cheeks, blend them lightly with a brush.
- To slim down your nose, use a thin angled brush to apply the darker color over your nasal bone, from your brow bone to the tip. Blend.
- If you want your chin to look more defined, extend the line from your contour from the beginning of your jaw to your ear lobe.
- Once you’ve done the basic contouring lines, go back and blend the product with your fingers or beauty blender for a more natural look.
Boosting Your Glow with Highlight
- Choose a shade of highlighter that is one to two shades lighter than your natural skin color, and has a slightly golden or pink hue.
- Dust the highlighter with a brush over your brow bone, the inner corner of your eyes, down the center of your nose, your cheeks, and your cupid’s bow.
- For dimensions, blend some of the highlighter over the high points of your face.
- If you’re using a cream highlighter, apply it using your fingers and blend lightly.
Now that you know the basics of highlight and contouring, you can get creative with your look! With practice, you should be able to achieve your desired look in no time.
2. Creating Your Sculpted Glam Look with the Right Makeup Products
If you want to achieve the perfect sculpted glam look, start with the right makeup products. There are a few key steps and products you should focus on, to ensure your look is flawlessly sculpted.
Foundation and Concealer
To begin, you’ll need a long-lasting, medium-to-full coverage foundation, as well as a full coverage concealer to help blur and hide any imperfections. Start by applying your foundation all over the face and follow up with concealer under the eyes and on any areas you’d like to blur. Don’t forget to set your look with a little pressed powder!
Contouring
Choose a matte contour powder in two to three shades darker than your skin tone. To ensure a natural looking glow, use a cream contour stick instead of a powder; this will help to give your skin an effortless blended look. Start at the hollows of your cheeks and blend outward, followed by your forehead, nose and jawline. Also, use a highlight shade to frame your face and give you an extra glow.
Eyes
To make your eyes pop, choose neutral-toned eyeshadows and dramatic eyeliner. Start with a base color on the lids as a background color. Follow up with darker shades in the crease of the eyes for a blended look. For liner, pick a black or brown liquid or gel liner for a precise line, and finish it off with a volumizing, lengthening mascara.
Lips
For that perfect glam look, choose a bold or neutral lip color. A lip liner will come in handy to define your lips and ensure long-wearing lip color. Finish your lip look with a creamy matte lipstick in a color of your choice. Remember, your lips shouldn’t be too overpowering; keep it subtle and chic.
3. Shine Bright Like a Diamond: Step-By-Step Guide to Achieve Your Radiant Glow
Having the perfect way to achieve your desired radiant glow can seem next to impossible, but with the right steps you’ll be on your way to looking like a diamond. Here are the basics to ensuring your skin stays healthy and perfectly luminous so you can shine bright!
1. Moisturize
We all know that hydrated skin is essential in looking and feeling your best, and there truly is no better way to instantly improve your complexion then to moisturize. Start your routine with a light, hydrating lotion or cream tailored to your specific skin type. Applying generous amounts of product twice daily will help lock in moisture and tighten your skin throughout the day.
2. Feed your Skin
The best way to keep up with glowing skin is thoroughly feeding it the nutrients and vitamins it needs from the inside-out. Start by ensuring that you are getting your full daily-recommended intake of vitamins, particularly Vitamin E. Additionally, try adding in lots of fruits and vegetables, which contain antioxidants — essential in protecting your skin from UV damage, wrinkles and other signs of aging. Eating the “right kind” of foods can work wonders on your skin!
3. Don’t Skimp on SPF
As much as you adore the sun, it can also do a lot of damage to your skin; even if you’re just running errands or driving to work. Make a habit of wearing sunscreen every day, even during rainy or cloudy weather. Make sure to choose an appropriate option for your skin type, and that you know the UVA/UVB rating to ensure you’re getting adequate protection at all times.
4. Treat Yourself!
- Give yourself face and body masks every couple of weeks to get rid of any deep-seated dirt and dead skin cells.
- Visit a professional and get a facial, peel or other recommended treatment to bring back your skin’s glow.
- Properly exfoliate your skin to help remove layers of dry, dead skin cells, leaving your skin softer and more radiant.
5. Remember: You’re Fabulous!
Your skincare regimen is about more than just the products you use — it’s also about the attitude you have towards yourself. Make sure to keep an appreciative attitude towards the skin you’re in, offering yourself love and kindness. Taking just a few minutes each day to relax and appreciate your own beauty will make sure your diamond shines brighter than ever before!
4. Tips to Make Sure Your Look Lasts All Day Long
Are you looking for ways to take your morning makeup look to the late night? If so, here are some simple tips you can use to make sure your makeup stays put all day. Whether you’re out and about or working from home, these fail-safe techniques will make your look last through whatever life throws your way.
- Start With the Right Primer: A primer is a must-have if you want to make sure your makeup stays put. A good primer creates a barrier between your skin and your makeup, so that it doesn’t sink into your pores or slip away. Plus, a good primer will help keep your makeup looking fresh and even-toned throughout the day.
- Set Your Makeup: Once you have applied your makeup, you should always set it with a translucent powder. This will give your makeup an extra boost of staying power and make sure it lasts all day long. It’s also a good idea to spritz your face with a facial mist throughout the day, as this will help keep your makeup looking fresh.
- Choose the Right Blush: Cream blushes tend to stay on your face longer than powder blushes. They are also buildable, so you can layer on more for a more dramatic look. For those with oily skin, powder blushes are the best choice, as they will absorb excess oil and help your makeup stay put.
- Invest in Good Brushes: Cheap brushes may seem tempting, but a good set of brushes makes all the difference when it comes to longevity. Invest in good quality brushes that won’t shed or give your face an uneven finish.
Following these simple tips will help make sure your look lasts all day, no matter what life throws your way. With the right preparation, your makeup will be sure to look as beautiful at 6 PM as it did at 6 AM.
With this glowing goddess look, you’re one step closer to achieving a perfect sculpted face. Whether you decide to do the look yourself or book a professional appointment, confidence is the ultimate beauty accessory. Now, let your inner goddess shine!