“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 ...

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 ...

Few beauty trends are as divisive as contouring – the art of enhancing your bone structure using shadow and light. There are those women who religiously approach the technique with paint-by-numbers ...

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 ...

"A good contour is like a great pair of Spanx," says makeup artist Vincent Oquendo. "You want to shape and define different areas, without anyone noticing you've had assistance." In other words, you ...

Ever wondered how to contour like a pro? Thanks to the billions of ace makeup artists on YouTube, everyone's becoming a bit more of a beauty expert these days. This is great news: Pro techniques are ...

Every product on this page was chosen by a Harper's BAZAAR editor. We may earn commission on some of the items you choose to buy. Contouring has come a long way in the last few years. Where once ...

There's something about the word 'contouring' that instils fear in even the most make-up savvy among us – and if the concept of cheekbone-chiselling breaks you out in a sweat, frankly, it's ...

There’s more than one way get killer cheekbones. If you didn’t win the genetic lottery, contouring will do the trick. “Contouring is a technique that helps define facial structure and sculpt features ...