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 ...

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 ...

Contour is an artform that takes your makeup look to the next level. “Contour gives the face shape and dimension,” salon owner Chimere Nicole told 21Ninety. “It will darken aspects of the face to ...

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 ...

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 ...

“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 ...

Contouring and bronzing are very powerful makeup techniques that can entirely change the way your face looks. As long as they ...

“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 ...

“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 ...