Lots of makeup trends come and go, but one that’s not going anywhere is face contour. Don’t know how to contour? You’re not alone. For many makeup lovers, the technique seems brand-new. But in reality ...

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 ...

One of the greatest mysteries of makeup is how to contour and highlight based on your face shape. If you're anything like me, these two beauty aspects have confused and haunted me since my early teens ...

After a certain amount of time has passed, it becomes embarrassing to ask questions about something seemingly everyone knows everything about, like contouring. If the details of this trend have ...

“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 ...

Let's be real - contouring can feel like one of those makeup techniques that looks effortless on beauty gurus but somehow turns into a muddy mess when you try it at home. You've probably watched ...

Welcome to Beauty In A Tik, where each week we put TikTok's viral beauty hacks and innovative trends to the test. One beauty movement that continues to evolve, however, is contouring. The makeup ...

“Underpainting is essentially ‘painting’ or applying contour and highlighter before your foundation,” explains Dani Kimiko Vincent, celebrity makeup artist, brow artist and founder of Kimiko. The ...

We’re all familiar with the art of contour makeup (whether we can actually do it well ourselves is another thing) and how artists are able to create envious bone structure—even if you weren’t born ...

“Contouring is a way of adding dimension and sculpting the face to bring out someone’s bone structure,” MAC Senior Artist Fatima Thomas tells ESSENCE. However, while higher cheekbones and sculpted jaw ...

Welcome to Beauty In A Tik, where each week we put TikTok's viral beauty hacks and innovative trends to the test. At Refinery29 Australia, we’re here to help you navigate this overwhelming world of ...