{"id":345335,"date":"2014-04-22T13:23:53","date_gmt":"2014-04-22T05:23:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mariefranceasia.com\/uncategorized-hk\/bare-basics-contouring-345335.html"},"modified":"2014-04-22T13:23:53","modified_gmt":"2014-04-22T05:23:53","slug":"bare-basics-contouring","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mariefranceasia.com\/hk\/beauty-hk\/beauty-sos-hk\/bare-basics-contouring-345335.html","title":{"rendered":"Contouring: Tips and tricks to master this latest makeup trend!"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"contour\"<\/span><\/a><\/p>

Remember the days when hardly anyone did contouring \u2013 other than celebrities who come packaged with glam squads \u2013 and went about their days all free and easy from the confines of shadows in their faces? And if you were blessed with a chiselled face, then lucky you!<\/p>

The rest of us ignore contouring in our makeup routines not because we didn\u2019t want the shadows that would create more prominent cheek bones or defined jaw lines<\/a> but because it was one tricky skill that could go horribly wrong if not done right.<\/p>

Contouring lies in establishing the very contours of your face and accentuating it by way of shading with powder \u2013 darker matte shades on areas you want to de-emphasize and a shimmery or frosty colour on areas you want to highlight.<\/p>

It may seem like something only an artist is able to achieve, but the process sounds far more complex than it actually is. Essentially, the tools are already in your makeup drawers so all you need now are the basic tips to create beautiful strokes that will make the most out of your bone structure and face shape.<\/p>

Hence, for that, we\u2019ve got the talented make up artist, Sarah Chaudhry<\/a>, to drop a couple words of contouring wisdom. Hollowed cheeks could never get easier than this:<\/p>

1. The most foolproof shade for contouring, is always using a matte shade that's just 1-2 tones darker than your actual face powder. You can always build up the colour, so remember to start off with less product and gradually add more if necessary<\/p>

2. Always suck in your cheeks, and apply the contouring shade to the hollows of your cheeks, and up towards your temples. Don\u2019t forget to blend them into your hairline and to apply it onto the jaw line as well so you get an overall contoured face. Also the colour will add warmth to your skin tone.<\/p>

3. Always use a smaller angled brush when contouring the nose, so you get more precise shading down the nose bridge. I prefer a medium sized angled brus<\/a>h for the rest of the face.<\/p>

However, as with any skill, the ultimate tip is \u2018practice makes perfect\u2019 so until you practice, contouring will not be a try-once-and-nail-it situation. Couple all of the above with a light hand and you\u2019re set to discover a whole new look, chiselled to precision!<\/p>

Tarandip Kaur<\/em><\/p> ","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Wondering what all the contouring hype is about? Here are a few tips to nailing down the holy grail of makeup techniques. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":65,"featured_media":18361,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_yoast_wpseo_metadesc":"Wondering what all the Kim Kardashian contouring hype is about? Here are a few tips to nailing down the holy grail of make up techniques.","_is_translated":false,"_source_post_url":"","is_displayed_in_hp":false,"displayed_in_hp_after_update":false,"is_thumb_featured":false,"template_without_diapo":"","enable_bloc_resume":false,"bloc_resume_post":[],"ctc_post":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[16282],"tags":[1648555,18569,1641052,1635661,1637042,1638546,1635488,1638550,1635241,1639155,1643436,1648556,20649,1647676,1648557],"class_list":["post-345335","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-beauty-sos-hk","tag-base-makeup-hk","tag-beauty-hk","tag-beauty-advice-hk","tag-beauty-tips-hk","tag-contour-hk","tag-contouring-hk","tag-cosmetics-hk","tag-expert-advice-2-hk","tag-foundation-hk","tag-get-the-look-2-hk","tag-highlighting-hk","tag-how-to-contour-hk","tag-makeup-hk","tag-pre-fall-collection-hk","tag-shading-hk"],"yoast_head":"\nContouring: Tips and tricks how to contour your face the right way - Hong Kong<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Wondering what all the Kim Kardashian contouring hype is about? Here are a few tips to nailing down the holy grail of make up techniques.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Contouring: Tips and tricks how to contour your face the right way\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Wondering what all the Kim Kardashian contouring hype is about? Here are a few tips to nailing down the holy grail of make up techniques.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.mariefranceasia.com\/hk\/beauty-hk\/beauty-sos-hk\/bare-basics-contouring-345335.html\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Marie France Asia, women's magazine\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:author\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/MarieFranceAsia\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2014-04-22T05:23:53+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.mariefranceasia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2014\/04\/contour.png\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"650\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"400\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/png\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"MF editorial team\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@mariefranceasia\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@mariefranceasia\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"MF editorial team\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.mariefranceasia.com\/hk\/beauty-hk\/beauty-sos-hk\/bare-basics-contouring-345335.html#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.mariefranceasia.com\/hk\/beauty-hk\/beauty-sos-hk\/bare-basics-contouring-345335.html\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"MF editorial team\",\"@id\":\"http:\/\/www.mariefranceasia.com\/#\/schema\/person\/0f0697f1c292693c72954af5a8799336\"},\"headline\":\"Contouring: Tips and tricks to master this latest makeup trend!\",\"datePublished\":\"2014-04-22T05:23:53+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.mariefranceasia.com\/hk\/beauty-hk\/beauty-sos-hk\/bare-basics-contouring-345335.html\"},\"wordCount\":415,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.mariefranceasia.com\/hk\/beauty-hk\/beauty-sos-hk\/bare-basics-contouring-345335.html#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.mariefranceasia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2014\/04\/contour.png\",\"keywords\":[\"base makeup\",\"Beauty\",\"beauty advice\",\"beauty tips\",\"contour\",\"contouring\",\"cosmetics\",\"expert advice\",\"foundation\",\"get the look\",\"highlighting\",\"how to contour\",\"makeup\",\"pre-fall collection\",\"shading\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Beauty SOS\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-HK\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.mariefranceasia.com\/hk\/beauty-hk\/beauty-sos-hk\/bare-basics-contouring-345335.html#respond\"]}],\"dateModified\":\"2014-04-22T05:23:53+00:00\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.mariefranceasia.com\/hk\/beauty-hk\/beauty-sos-hk\/bare-basics-contouring-345335.html\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.mariefranceasia.com\/hk\/beauty-hk\/beauty-sos-hk\/bare-basics-contouring-345335.html\",\"name\":\"Contouring: Tips and tricks how to contour your face the right way\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"http:\/\/www.mariefranceasia.com\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.mariefranceasia.com\/hk\/beauty-hk\/beauty-sos-hk\/bare-basics-contouring-345335.html#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.mariefranceasia.com\/hk\/beauty-hk\/beauty-sos-hk\/bare-basics-contouring-345335.html#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.mariefranceasia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2014\/04\/contour.png\",\"datePublished\":\"2014-04-22T05:23:53+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"http:\/\/www.mariefranceasia.com\/#\/schema\/person\/0f0697f1c292693c72954af5a8799336\"},\"description\":\"Wondering what all the Kim Kardashian contouring hype is about? Here are a few tips to nailing down the holy grail of make up techniques.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.mariefranceasia.com\/hk\/beauty-hk\/beauty-sos-hk\/bare-basics-contouring-345335.html#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-HK\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.mariefranceasia.com\/hk\/beauty-hk\/beauty-sos-hk\/bare-basics-contouring-345335.html\"]}],\"dateModified\":\"2014-04-22T05:23:53+00:00\"},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-HK\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.mariefranceasia.com\/hk\/beauty-hk\/beauty-sos-hk\/bare-basics-contouring-345335.html#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.mariefranceasia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2014\/04\/contour.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.mariefranceasia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2014\/04\/contour.png\",\"width\":650,\"height\":400},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.mariefranceasia.com\/hk\/beauty-hk\/beauty-sos-hk\/bare-basics-contouring-345335.html#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"http:\/\/www.mariefranceasia.com\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Contouring: Tips and tricks to master this latest makeup trend!\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"http:\/\/www.mariefranceasia.com\/#website\",\"url\":\"http:\/\/www.mariefranceasia.com\/\",\"name\":\"Marie France Asia, women's magazine\",\"description\":\"Marie France Asia: fashion, health, beauty, love & travel\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"http:\/\/www.mariefranceasia.com\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-HK\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"http:\/\/www.mariefranceasia.com\/#\/schema\/person\/0f0697f1c292693c72954af5a8799336\",\"name\":\"MF editorial team\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-HK\",\"@id\":\"http:\/\/www.mariefranceasia.com\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/692c4a3c6af32e7cb781d7fa19ff1047df8d7c08a51e112fbd4beeb35383d405?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/692c4a3c6af32e7cb781d7fa19ff1047df8d7c08a51e112fbd4beeb35383d405?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"MF editorial team\"},\"description\":\"Marie France Asia (the English-language sister site of Marie France magazine) brings you what's new and trendy in beauty, fashion, health, travel and more...\",\"sameAs\":[\"http:\/\/www.mariefranceasia.com\",\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/MarieFranceAsia\",\"http:\/\/instagram.com\/mariefranceasia\",\"https:\/\/x.com\/mariefranceasia\"],\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.mariefranceasia.com\/hk\/author\/editorialasia\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Contouring: Tips and tricks how to contour your face the right way - Hong Kong","description":"Wondering what all the Kim Kardashian contouring hype is about? Here are a few tips to nailing down the holy grail of make up techniques.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Contouring: Tips and tricks how to contour your face the right way","og_description":"Wondering what all the Kim Kardashian contouring hype is about? Here are a few tips to nailing down the holy grail of make up techniques.","og_url":"https:\/\/www.mariefranceasia.com\/hk\/beauty-hk\/beauty-sos-hk\/bare-basics-contouring-345335.html","og_site_name":"Marie France Asia, women's magazine","article_author":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/MarieFranceAsia","article_published_time":"2014-04-22T05:23:53+00:00","og_image":[{"width":650,"height":400,"url":"https:\/\/www.mariefranceasia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2014\/04\/contour.png","type":"image\/png"}],"author":"MF editorial team","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@mariefranceasia","twitter_site":"@mariefranceasia","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"MF editorial team","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.mariefranceasia.com\/hk\/beauty-hk\/beauty-sos-hk\/bare-basics-contouring-345335.html#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.mariefranceasia.com\/hk\/beauty-hk\/beauty-sos-hk\/bare-basics-contouring-345335.html"},"author":{"name":"MF editorial team","@id":"http:\/\/www.mariefranceasia.com\/#\/schema\/person\/0f0697f1c292693c72954af5a8799336"},"headline":"Contouring: Tips and tricks to master this latest makeup trend!","datePublished":"2014-04-22T05:23:53+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.mariefranceasia.com\/hk\/beauty-hk\/beauty-sos-hk\/bare-basics-contouring-345335.html"},"wordCount":415,"commentCount":0,"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.mariefranceasia.com\/hk\/beauty-hk\/beauty-sos-hk\/bare-basics-contouring-345335.html#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.mariefranceasia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2014\/04\/contour.png","keywords":["base makeup","Beauty","beauty advice","beauty tips","contour","contouring","cosmetics","expert advice","foundation","get the look","highlighting","how to contour","makeup","pre-fall collection","shading"],"articleSection":["Beauty SOS"],"inLanguage":"en-HK","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/www.mariefranceasia.com\/hk\/beauty-hk\/beauty-sos-hk\/bare-basics-contouring-345335.html#respond"]}],"dateModified":"2014-04-22T05:23:53+00:00"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.mariefranceasia.com\/hk\/beauty-hk\/beauty-sos-hk\/bare-basics-contouring-345335.html","url":"https:\/\/www.mariefranceasia.com\/hk\/beauty-hk\/beauty-sos-hk\/bare-basics-contouring-345335.html","name":"Contouring: Tips and tricks how to contour your face the right way","isPartOf":{"@id":"http:\/\/www.mariefranceasia.com\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.mariefranceasia.com\/hk\/beauty-hk\/beauty-sos-hk\/bare-basics-contouring-345335.html#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.mariefranceasia.com\/hk\/beauty-hk\/beauty-sos-hk\/bare-basics-contouring-345335.html#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.mariefranceasia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2014\/04\/contour.png","datePublished":"2014-04-22T05:23:53+00:00","author":{"@id":"http:\/\/www.mariefranceasia.com\/#\/schema\/person\/0f0697f1c292693c72954af5a8799336"},"description":"Wondering what all the Kim Kardashian contouring hype is about? Here are a few tips to nailing down the holy grail of make up techniques.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.mariefranceasia.com\/hk\/beauty-hk\/beauty-sos-hk\/bare-basics-contouring-345335.html#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-HK","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.mariefranceasia.com\/hk\/beauty-hk\/beauty-sos-hk\/bare-basics-contouring-345335.html"]}],"dateModified":"2014-04-22T05:23:53+00:00"},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-HK","@id":"https:\/\/www.mariefranceasia.com\/hk\/beauty-hk\/beauty-sos-hk\/bare-basics-contouring-345335.html#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www.mariefranceasia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2014\/04\/contour.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.mariefranceasia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2014\/04\/contour.png","width":650,"height":400},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.mariefranceasia.com\/hk\/beauty-hk\/beauty-sos-hk\/bare-basics-contouring-345335.html#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"http:\/\/www.mariefranceasia.com\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Contouring: Tips and tricks to master this latest makeup trend!"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"http:\/\/www.mariefranceasia.com\/#website","url":"http:\/\/www.mariefranceasia.com\/","name":"Marie France Asia, women's magazine","description":"Marie France Asia: fashion, health, beauty, love & travel","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"http:\/\/www.mariefranceasia.com\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-HK"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"http:\/\/www.mariefranceasia.com\/#\/schema\/person\/0f0697f1c292693c72954af5a8799336","name":"MF editorial team","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-HK","@id":"http:\/\/www.mariefranceasia.com\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/692c4a3c6af32e7cb781d7fa19ff1047df8d7c08a51e112fbd4beeb35383d405?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/692c4a3c6af32e7cb781d7fa19ff1047df8d7c08a51e112fbd4beeb35383d405?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"MF editorial team"},"description":"Marie France Asia (the English-language sister site of Marie France magazine) brings you what's new and trendy in beauty, fashion, health, travel and more...","sameAs":["http:\/\/www.mariefranceasia.com","https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/MarieFranceAsia","http:\/\/instagram.com\/mariefranceasia","https:\/\/x.com\/mariefranceasia"],"url":"https:\/\/www.mariefranceasia.com\/hk\/author\/editorialasia"}]}},"categories_slugs":[{"16282":"beauty-sos-hk"}],"author_name":"MF editorial team","featured_image":{"id":18361,"name":"contour","copyright":"","media":"https:\/\/www.mariefranceasia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2014\/04\/contour.png","mime_type":"image\/png"},"medias":null,"info_bloc_resume_post":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mariefranceasia.com\/hk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/345335","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mariefranceasia.com\/hk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mariefranceasia.com\/hk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mariefranceasia.com\/hk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/65"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mariefranceasia.com\/hk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=345335"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.mariefranceasia.com\/hk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/345335\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mariefranceasia.com\/hk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/18361"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mariefranceasia.com\/hk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=345335"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mariefranceasia.com\/hk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=345335"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mariefranceasia.com\/hk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=345335"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}