


But, with big beauty trends come new beauty products. Or, if you're super confident, feel free to apply eye makeup after your face is done. When I first started contouring, I would use a powder foundation that was a few shades too dark for me and another that was a few shades lighter to highlight. I always do this to avoid any fallout however, you can also achieve this by applying your eye makeup while your powder highlight sets and any eyeshadow fallout will be brushed away with the excess powder. Side note: you'll notice that I'm applying my foundation and powder after I've applied my eye makeup. You can also apply around the mouth area if you'd like. Apply your highlight to: undereyes sweeping up to the temple, cheeks, bridge of the nose, the forehead above the eyebrows, and the chin. It will look super cakey at first- don't worry, we're going to dust off excess powder and blend later. I use a damp (DAMP NOT WET! like 1-2 spritzes of water from a small spray bottle!) cosmetic sponge to pick up the loose powder and stipple it on. If you're using a pressed powder you're going to apply using a flat blush brush and a patting motion instead of a sponge and a stippling motion. You can find these colors in pressed versions quite often as well- the Anastasia Contour/Highlight palette is my absolute favorite but many brands make excellent versions as well. You can also mix these powders together for a custom highlight- for example, I usually use a mix of Super White and Banana on myself and a mix of Banana and Topaz on all but the darkest skintones. For lighter skintones or a more prominent highlight, I use Ben Nye's Super White powder for medium to dark skintones I use Banana powder and for very dark skintones I use Topaz.
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After prepping and priming your skin and applying foundation, start by applying your highlight.
