Eleanor Pendleton’s a-beauty edit
Gritty Pretty's Editor-in-Chief shares her favourite Australian products
If you’re new to the world of contouring, this is the simple shading in specific areas you want to minimise (with darker colours), while brightening areas you want to emphasise.
Whether you’re interested in making your eyes pop, highlighting the cheekbones, or bringing your chin to a sharper point, shadowing can be done simply and easy with the right tools. First things first:
Areas you may want to shadow (shape or minimise) could include the underside of the jaw – especially on either side of the chin, the sides of the nose, underside of the cheekbones and along the hairline at the top of your forehead. Feel free to suck in your cheeks to find the right hollow space beneath your cheekbones – everyone’s different.
Regardless of whether you’re applying a brightening or shading cosmetics, always remember to blend. The best efforts at shaping will go awry if there is a harsh, noticeable line left behind where you applied product. To minimise the risk of sharp lines, blend away then look at your face front on and from both sides in the mirror before you leave the house.
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