Contouring with cream products

Hey everyone, sorry I haven't posted in a while. Today's post is about contouring with cream products! I'm sure many of you have seen the picture of Kim Kardashian and her famous make up routine!

Last week I bought the "crown" concealer palette so I tested it out last night! I love it! Its amazing for contouring as it has so many different colours! You can order these online on the crown website there approximately 20 euro! I totally recommend them!

So I gave the Kim Kardashian contouring a shot!

CONTOURING 

 Using the darkest colour I applied it on the areas of my face I want to look more structured and slimmer. So they are under the cheek bone - to find this you can feel your cheek and place the product in the more sucked in area. I put it on the top of my forehead on either side. I put it on the jaw line for a more structured look. Down the sides of my nose and up to the brow bone, this will make your nose appear slimmer. 

HIGHLIGHTING

Using the lightest colour I started to highlight, you cant see this as well in the pictures as I am quite pale anyway. I highlight beside where I contour to make the contouring stronger! I highlighted under the eye in an upside down triangle shape, I highlighted above the cheekbone, underneath the cheekbone contouring, down the centre of the nose and up to the forehead, the cupids bow - above lip, centre of chin and you can highlight the brow bone as well if you like, I didn't do that as sometimes I think it can be a bit too much! 

Now the most important part of the process is BLENDING! I cant stress how important this step is! You don't want to be walking out the door with big lines on your face looking like a zebra!! So using any foundation brush you have but if I was to recommend a brush I would say a stippling brush or a flat top kabuki brush but if you don't have these any foundation brush will do! First blend in the darker bits and then blend in the highlighted bits and then blend them together so they merge into each other naturally! Make sure you blend until it looks gorgeous and natural! The great thing about cream contouring is that it is a lot more natural than using powders! It is also great for someone with dry skin as it wont go patchy like powders might! 

If you want a stronger contour you can add more or else you can go over this with powder bronzer and highlighters! Make sure you powder your make up after doing this. Contouring is great as it gives your face structure and life. When you just put on foundation your face looks flat and it has no dimensions atall so contouring puts the structure back into it. You can also create structure on your face that you may not have like strong cheekbones which a lot of people love! 

I hope you found this post helpful and enjoyed reading it. I will be posting a lot more now as I have more time on my hands! 

have an amazing day 

Robyn 

xxxx