Contour and Highlighting Tips

This short guide will help you achieve a snatch look to your style based on your face shape.

Contour

  • Along your hairline to bring this down and give the illusion of a smaller forehead
  • Below your cheekbones starting at your ears and ending in the middle of the cheeks

Highlight

  • Under your eyes in an upside-down triangle shape

Contour

  • Around the sides of your forehead and temples to slim down this area
  • Along your hairline to give the illusion of a smaller forehead
  • Below your cheekbones starting at your ears and ending in the middle of the cheeks
  • Under your jawbone to slim this area 

Highlight

  • Under your eyes in an upside-down triangle shape
  • In the middle of your forehead and chin

Contour

  • Around the sides of your forehead and temples to slim down this area
  • Below your cheekbones from your ear to the middle of your cheeks and then down to your jawline to add some length to your face 

Highlight

  • Under your eyes in an upside-down triangle shape
  • In the middle of your forehead and chin to widen these parts

Contour

  • Below your cheekbones starting at your ears and ending in the middle of the cheeks
  • Don’t bring the contour too close to your mouth, as this will have the opposite effect you’re looking for

Highlight

  • Under your eyes in an upside-down triangle shape bringing it down in line with where you contoured
  • In the middle of your forehead and chin to help broaden these narrower areas.

Contour

  • Along the sides of your forehead and temples to balance out the wider upper half of your face with the narrower lower half
  • On the lower chin to bring up the point

Highlight

  • Under your eyes in an upside-down triangle shape
  • In the middle of your forehead and chin to widen these parts

Contour

  • Along your hairline to bring this down and give the illusion of a smaller forehead
  • Below your cheekbones starting at your ears and ending in the middle of the cheeks

Highlight

  • Under your eyes in an upside-down triangle shape