Extreme Contouring

Contouring is different for every model. You need to observe the face & bone structure to see when to apply the highlight, shading & where the light is going to hit the face, whether it's for strong lighting from a studio light or just a natural lighting. Things to consider when extreme contouring or just normal contouring are, the neck, the neckline & also the hands in comparison to the colour of the face to make sure that it's of an even colour and doesn't stand out to be different. 

How to create this look;

1. Apply a primer all over the face, we used Illamasqua Matt

2. You start by highlighing the face, we used Kryolan TV White. Highlight the cheeks, forehead, jaw & bridge of the nose

3. Blending is very important, you need to do it all over the face, including into the hairline, with a large rounded brush so there are no obvious lines

4. You need to remember to focus on the eyes, ears & neck as these are the places that hit the light. Use a smaller brush to get into the creases of the eyes & go over the ears to make sure that they are the same colour as the rest of the face, this also applies to the neck too

5. Press powder into the face over the highlighted area to make it set nicely, for this, we used Illamasqua Translucent

6. You don't have to have a contouring set to do to the contour part, you can use a matte eyeshadow or blusher. Contour is applied to the sunken parts of the face or where the shadows are, so this is under the cheekbones, in the temples, just slightly on the jaw line, around the nose, under the brows & slightly around the eyes

The main factor with contouring is that you can contour & highlight as much as you like to create which ever look you want, so it's important to start with little & build it up so you don't over do it because it's easier to add more than to take some off without ruining your complete look. 

This is the demonstration by Kat, step by step;

This is my own attempt on my face with extreme contouring;

I think my attempt of extreme contouring went well on myself, we only did half a face to show the difference with how it looks compared to the normal face. I like doing contouring of my face for everyday wear, so for me, this was rather easy & I do just love doing it!