HOW TO CONTOUR AND HIGHLIGHT

Once again, we’re delighted to share a basic makeup tutorial from Los Angeles based makeup artist, Amy Clarke. She has created this lovely tutorial along with one of our favorite photographers, Bryce Covey, to detail and demonstrate how to perfect the art of contouring and highlighting using makeup.

Take these tips from Amy to add to your ever-growing arsenal of makeup techniques. We know how difficult it is to get straight information when you’re looking through hundreds of turorials on how to perfect a makeup skill (to use bronzer or not to use bronzer?!) but as always, Amy has made it easier than ever for you to learn how to use your natural bone structure and just a few key pieces of makeup to contour and highlight your best features. Use this basic makeup tip to kick your daily beauty routine up a notch!
Contour & Highlight:1.+ 2.  Apply one layer of foundation or tinted moisturizer all over face. I used Tarte’s BB Cream in “Medium Light”. Using a foundation brush and a cream concealer (2 to 3 times lighter than your skin tone), apply concealer (the highlight) to the under eyes, down the sides of the nose, and brushed back and upward toward the hairline.
3. Using the same concealer, highlight the center of the forehead and down the bridge of the nose, upper lip, center of the chin and on your brow bone. Lastly, apply the concealer to the jawline, just under your cheekbones.
4. Once you’ve finished with all the highlighting, it’s time to apply the contour. Pick a cool-toned cream concealer or foundation thats 2 to 3 shades darker than your skin tone. Taking a smaller, stiff brush or foundation brush, apply the contour cream to the hallows of your cheeks, just below your cheekbone, all the way to your hairline.
5.+ 6. +7. Apply the same color to your forehead near your hairline, temples, jawline, the sides of your neck and to the sides of your nose.
8. Using a wet Beauty Blender or Duo Fiber Blending Brush, blend all the contour and highlighter together until there is no more distinction between the two colors.
9. Lastly, Apply a light dusting of blush, and set all the highlight with a loose powder using a small natural bristled brush. I used Tarte’s 12 Hour Amazonian Clay Blush in “Tipsy” and Make Up For Ever’s Super Matte Loose Powder in “Translucent Natural”.
Pro Tip: You can use cream or powders to contour or highlight, creams are easier to blend and tend to look more natural. Avoid using bronzer to contour. You are creating a “shadow” so think of a color that’s similar to an actual shadow, which tends to be a cooler tone.  Use Bronzer to warm up your skin and make it look sun-kissed!
Favorite Products: Make Up For Ever’s Foundation Brush “30N” & Senna Cosmetic Face Sculpting Cream “1.
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Super Basic Black and Brown Neutral Makeup Tutorials

Step by Step :

1. Start applying the make a creamy shade of high durability throughout eyelid and outer corner. Apply and longer give a light mist without much overcome dobrinha eye (if your eye is small can overcome, if medium / big no, ok?).
2. Following esfume the crease and outer corner with an opaque light brown shade.
3. Eye contour with brown pencil reinforcing it at the outer corner!
4. With a brush pontudinho mark the concave, the outer corner and the region close to the lower lashes with a chocolate brown shade.
5. Esfumó all cuddly with brush!
6. Now apply opaque black shadow to dobrinha eye very lightly, at the outer corner and close to the lower lashes.
7. Beige shadow in the corner to light.
Used Products :
O13 of Maria Margarida brushShadow Soft Brown MACBrown pencil Touch of NatureBrush 012 Maria MargaridaShadow of Alice Salazar Salazar.Sigma E20 brush.Vult brush.
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Orange and Torquoise Makeup Tutorials

Step by Step :

1. Start applying the make a creamy orange shade on the mobile eyelid. You can change this shadow for a good primer / fixer, ok?
2. Following apply a shimmering orange shade on top....
3. Smudge on the concave outer corner and an opaque brown shade.
4. Esfume the same shadow close to the lower eyelashes, the brush down in inverted C connecting the upper part and the lower part of the eye.
5. Outline the entire eye and waterline with black pencil.
6. Now cover the entire pencil with opaque black shade and in March the outer corner leaving a black "in" brown.
7. With a cuddly esfume brush that black inside when he meets with the orange becomes a beautiful golden-green. Also esfumó black for him to "mix" with brown outside and concave corner.
8. Close to the lower lashes apply a turquoise shade and pulled it out for making a "Egyptian outlined" soft.
9. I conclude with pearl luster in the inner corner and false eyelashes.
Used Products :
yellow brushShadow Fierce & Tangy MaybellineOrange shade with golden glow of the 96 color palette of JasmyneO13 of Maria Margarida brushTrio Pause shadows to Feminices of TractaPencil Black Touch of NatureBrush 166 MAC.Brush 217 MAC.Sigma E20 brush.Shadow Poolside Makeup GeekBrush E47 SigmaGlitter Dance of Bless Cosmetics.Eyelashes 014 Eyelashes Beauty of Klass Vough.
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How to : Apply False Eyelashes

Step by Step :

Have you ever spent hours in front of the mirror trying to apply fake eyelashes, only to end up with them sticking out at strange angles, or—worse—fall off completely after a few hours? Because falsies are tricky to master, we tapped Los Angeles–based makeup artist Gia Brascia to show us her tried-and-true application (and removal) tips.
For the tutorial, we used Kevyn Aucoin The Lash Collection in Starlett.
1: Before you do anything else, measure the length of the lash to make sure it fits your eye shape. If the strip needs to be cut to fit, snip the outer edge completely off with small nail scissors. This will avoid drooping at the corner (meaning: no more lashes poking your eyeball).
2: Take both edges of the lash and bend inward to create a “C” shape, and hold for a couple of seconds. That’s the best way to take out the straightness and ensure it molds to our curved eye shape and stays put without the corners lifting up. Just this alone will make the rest of the process effortless.
3: Apply a high-quality glue such as DUO Eyelash Adhesive for lasting results (Brascia suggests avoiding the glue that comes with your lashes). If you have a steady hand, you can squeeze straight from the tube onto the strip. Tend to get shaky? An easy trick: put glue on the reverse (handle) end of a tweezer and glide it across the strip, as pictured. Be generous at both the inner and outer corners so the glue won’t unstick when you blink.
4: Wait ten seconds or so for the glue to become more tactile and sticky (you can also blow on the glue or wave it gently in the air) before placing the lash. This is the best way to keep the strip from slipping around while you’re trying to line it up properly.
5: Aim for the base of your natural lash line, right on top of your real lashes, not touching the eyelid at all. The glue dries clear, so don’t worry if a little gets on your skin.
6: Once you’ve placed both lashes, you can do your mascara; this will help integrate the natural lashes with the false ones.
7: If you see a gap showing on the eyelid between your real lashes and falsies, don’t worry! You don’t have to pull it off and start again, says Brascia. Just fill in the gap, using a matte black eye shadow as a liner to hide it (we used Inglot Cosmetics Freedom System Eyeshadow in 391). This step will also help the glue dry more quickly

Removal Tips: Always remove false lashes before taking off rest of your eye makeup. First pre-soften the glue with a cotton swab that’s been soaked in an oily makeup remover, like rms beauty Raw Coconut Cream. Dab the swab along the lash line to loosen the glue and break down its stickiness. With your eye open, take hold of the lash at tip of the outer corner. Then close your eyes and very slowly peel the strip away from your real lash, working from outer to inner corner—toward the nose. 

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Super Famous Black Smokey Eye Makeup Tutorials

Step by Step :
1. Start applying the make beige pencil below the brow and inner corner. I spread the sequence with the index finger.
2. Now every eye contour with black pencil, without exceeding the dobrinha eye. It is important that the pencil has a slightly creamy texture, so it does not "stain" the lid and let the black uniform.
3. With a pontudinho soft contour brush all black with brown shadow opaque chocolate.
4. With a fluffy brush caught the same brown shadow and esfumó it on the concave and outer corner. But not too out, follow the rounded design of my eye, and you should follow the design of yours, okay?
5. With the same brush cuddly caught opaque and esfumó black shadow below her brown concave and outer corner.
6. Now with a dense and firm brush deposit opaque black shade on the mobile eyelid, leaving the very strong tone to dobrinha eye. Apply one three layers of black to stay ultra strong! It is important to press the brush against the eyelid, so the shadow adheres better. Rubbing or think, okay?
7. With a low cut brush to apply the black shadow close to the lower lashes, and upon leaving the brown pencil shading out.
8. I conclude with beige shade illuminating the internal corner. This step is optional, as my eye is small I like to turn up, but if you have olhão can jump!
Used Products :
Begete pencilBeloved Touch of NatureBrush the ES12 Pink GlossTrio Pause shadows to FeminicesBrush the ES07 Pink GlossPalette of shadowsBrush E5 of The Beauty BoxSigma E20 brush.
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