It's amazing how dusting a little bit of bronzer on the face to contour and carve out features can make a big difference. But it can be a bummer that the face-chiseling results go away the second we ...

“Contour is a staple in the beauty world,” Fenty Beauty Global Makeup Artist Priscilla Ono tells ESSENCE. “It’s a technique that defines and sculpts the face by using light and dark shades to ...

If you've been on TikTok recently, you'll know that contouring is back in a big way. But while some people still stand by the classic cream contour palettes, for beginners–or people who love a quick, ...

The best part about makeup is that it can be completely experimental. Whether you want to go full glam, minimalistic, or even shave a few years off your face, how you appear to the world is completely ...

Makeup has the incredible power to enhance our features and bring out our natural beauty. One technique that has gained immense popularity in recent years is contouring. By strategically using shadows ...

Life & Style’s How To: Beauty Buzz will cover the latest in makeup trends while answering all of your beauty related questions — step by step! Stop by each week for the latest update! In our past ...

When you contour, do you occasionally end up with a muddy mess that looks like a toddler's finger-painting? Have you blended out the tiger stripes seemingly forever only to see them the second you ...

Ever since Kim K. started selfie-ing with a perfectly contoured face, I was hooked — I needed to know how long it took her to do it, how she achieved the look, and most importantly, how I could get ...

Contouring is dead—or so we’re told. Makeup artists say they’re over it, women are sick of looking like they have dirt streaks down their faces, and everyone has moved on to highlighting, strobing, ...

Thanks to the queen of contour Kim Kardashian, sculpting and highlighting areas of your face has becoming one of the biggest makeup trends in recent years. Contouring is said to make your face look ...