Wow.I'm not sure if you have this shop where you live, but KIKO is a great place to start. I buy a lot of my makeup porducts there, becuse it's not that expensive, it's good quality and they have tons of stuff! And, they have sales all year around! For highlighting my face, I bought pale cream color eyeshadow from KIKO. You could buy specific things to highlight, but I think using eyeshadow gives more of an effect. It's kind of hard to do contours on my face,but I just use a bit of light brown eyeshadow or bronzer and fill in wherever you think needs some contouring. Hope this helped
I checked out Wayne Goss. Thanks for the tip. I'm not very hopeful, however, about finding a foundation light enough to work for me as a highlighter.There are a lot of tutorials on YouTube about highlighting / contouring using the WRONG products, but most are using the RIGHT techniques on how to blend etc. the best tutorials I've found are the ones by Wayne Goss.
I agree with you on the eyes which is very basic beginner stuff as everyone can do this. But you missed the original point of the thread that the OP (Hunterdee) had posted, which is more for advanced artists, but with practice, anyone can master it in a very short time, because cremes blend soooo much easier than liquids and powders.I use nyx hd concealer underneath my eyes, and lately been loving kardashian beauty's light stroke in illusion for a highlighter ontop of my cheekbones, browbone etc. as a countour i love thebalm bahama mama. idc if it's right or "wrong" but it works really really well for me. and i never "overdo" it /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />
To clarify what the OP (Hunterdee) was trying to say, If you check out Kim Greene's Facebook page, (she's a fellow Pro MUA colleague), she has posted some great face contouring / highlighting face-charts in her photos album. This should give people an idea what facial highlight and contouring means and is.I checked out Wayne Goss. Thanks for the tip. I'm not very hopeful, however, about finding a foundation light enough to work for me as a highlighter.
i didn't say anything about her being a pro or having done pro jobs. I was suggesting her for someone on a budget that clearly is new to the products. It's good information as she does review several prodcuts and swatch them. Don't be a jerk.Ummm, No. She's never done other people's make-up like celebrities, actors, pro athletes, politicians, people of colour etc. she's a reviewer not a make-up artist.
Yes she does amazing make-up... On herself.
Illuminators are different then highlighters, as they use light reflecting pigments and highlighters do not. You wouldn't use an Illuminators on your jaw line, but you would use it under your eyes.
To be fair to her, I and other Pro MUA's do understand the younger generation to relate to each other in terms of teaching / reviewing things via social media. It works, as it reaches a young demographic that has disposable income, and brands know this as they have created sample boxes and they allow the younger generation to talk about it... It's like free advertising and they get to try some great new products! I mean who doesn't want that? Heck, even us Pros love to try new products, I hate to admit it... But even I become a squealing little girl when I try new products and compare it to the "tried-and-true"...
I am not the younger generation, but I do see the value of learning about new products from social media. But to call them Pro MUA's? No, because we Pros see a lot of bad habits, techniques, and bad mis-information in vids. I also see the value in learning new techniques, that's why I always hire assist MUA's that are fresh out of make-up school and who are in their very early 20's.
I know I am way off topic on a highlight / contour thread...
Yes! A Mattefying or blot powder with a velour puff. However, you need to blot the sweat / oil off first with a Kleenex tissue as this will prevent your compact powders from becoming hard and will prevent your velour puffs from becoming wet with sweat.@@vogueboy, any suggestions to fix and set the cream products? During the warmer months I'm an oil factory, and most foundations will melt off before noon!
Thank you kindly! Have you any specific product recommendations, especially concerning powder? And what is best for when you're on the go frequently?Yes! A Mattefying or blot powder with a velour puff. However, you need to blot the sweat / oil off first with a Kleenex tissue as this will prevent your compact powders from becoming hard and will prevent your velour puffs from becoming wet with sweat.
Since blot and mattifing powders are not buildable, you have to press and roll the puff into the powder very frequently, as you blot your face. Just press 'n roll the velour puff around until you're matte.
You can also use blot papers with a medium flat-topped or medium angled contour brush, it's a bit more involved though...
I wasn't being a jerk, you misunderstood me. As most people mistake these types of vids (review), as "how-to" tutorials. That's all my "rant" was getting across.i didn't say anything about her being a pro or having done pro jobs. I was suggesting her for someone on a budget that clearly is new to the products. It's good information as she does review several prodcuts and swatch them. Don't be a jerk.
I find Cover F/X's Matte F/X (old packaging), blotting powder (new packaging)Thank you kindly! Have you any specific product recommendations, especially concerning powder? And what is best for when you're on the go frequently?
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