I feel like this is a very important part of your makeup routine. It's that one blog post that I spill ALL. My pet peeve is when I see obvious nose contour! As a perfectionist, harsh contour really irks me.
I'm going to explain my knowledge on nose contouring as much as I can and I will include diagrams to show you. Many of you reading this have either hook, slight hook, bulbous nose, drooping tip, wide bridge, crooked from the front, long, short, wide... Which ever shape you have there are ways to make it less prominent. I'm not a surgeon so I won't promise perfect results.. Just enough for it to look smaller? Defined? YES.
Some of you, like me who have a wide nose and others who have decided to choose to go under the knife and try rhinoplasty which is a personal preference. Some of you who have fear of going under the knife to have their nose reshaped. That's where contouring comes in (woohoo!)
The first thing to remember when contouring is THE MORE YOU SHADE THE MORE OBVIOUS IT WILL LOOK! I see women in real life and all over social media and I am automatically drawn to the middle of there face because the contouring is either one harsh, too orange making the nose look more prominent.
The contour shade you choose for your nose must be lighter than the one you use for your cheeks and the rest of your face. Whether your using cream or powder it always has to be a cool tone. Cool tones mimic the natural contours and shadows of the face.
STOP following the contour pictures you see on Instagram, everyone's nose is different and seeing the same contour and highlight on everyone's nose bothers Me. The key to a perfect contoured nose is BLENDING. You have to blend the product nicely into the skin to achieve that natural contoured nose without any harsh lines.
HERE WE GO
1. WIDE BRIDGE AND NOSTRILS.
If you have a wide bridge concentrate on shading out the darker areas of this diagram and then connect with the sides of the nostrils. This is best done with a cream contour. The cream contour should be applied lightly on the nose for easy blending. It will take some practice before you perfect it.
2. LONG NARROW NOSE
You want to make your nose appear shorter but a little wider too. Down your nose use a concealer that's three shades lighter after that apply the contour shade. Concentrate on the tips and the sides of the nose. Blend well with a beauty blender or makeup sponge or Mac 224 brush until seamless.
3. BUMP/HOOK
STOP highlighting all the way down, you only need the tip highlighted. Shade out the bump, like shown in the diagram.
4. BULBOUS NOSE.
Use a flat concealer brush to apply cream contour for precision, follow where the light grey color on the diagram. You want to stop where I have put the black line. Use a powder or a white eyeshadow in the center, making sure it's a thin line. Buff and blend with any small blending brush.
Best done over your foundation because it shows more but not obvious. The key is to blend. It's pretty simple to follow the directions on these images that's why there's less description. Be patient and practice. I'm not promising miracles but it's a difference
Conquer that contour!
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