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 ...

Ahead, a pro breaks down how to do it properly — and the one mistake that can leave you looking muddy. The idea behind ...

The first step is mastering the right contour shade to match your skin’s undertone. “It should mimic the appearance of a natural shadow, but what that shadow looks like can vary depending on the depth ...

“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 ...

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 ...

“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 ...

As someone fair, blue-eyed, and blonde, I'll be honest—contouring has never been a part of my makeup routine. I'm even a little skeptical about bronzer. I instantly think of middle school makeup: ...

The sculpted, makeup-perfected look is always one to turn to in magazines and on Instagram. It’s true — a good cream bronzer can make all the difference, and that’s exactly why New York Post Shopping ...