How To Contour Perfectly According To Your Face Shape

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Diamond Face Shape
How to tell if your face is shaped like a diamond:

• Your hairline is more narrow than your cheeks.
• Your chin is slightly pointed.
• Your face is longer than it is wide.

  Where you should contour:

  • The area below your cheekbones starting from your ears and ending in the middle of your cheeks.

    Where you should highlight:

    • Under your eyes in an upside-down triangle shape and along your brow bone to brighten your eyes.
    • In the middle of your forehead and the middle of your chin to help broaden these naturally narrow areas
    • Heart Face Shape
      How to tell if your face is shaped like a heart:

      • Your cheeks are wider than your hairline.
      • Your chin is narrow and pointed.
      • A true heart-shaped face also has a widow's peak.

      Where you should contour:

      • Along the sides of your forehead and temples to create balance between the wider upper half of your face and the more narrow lower half.
      • The area below your cheekbones starting from your ears and ending in the middle of your cheeks.
      • The small area right below your chin to soften the point.

        Where you should highlight:

        • Under your eyes in an upside-down triangle shape, which brightens your eyes.
        • In the middle of your forehead and the middle of your chin to help broaden these naturally narrow areas.

        • Oblong Face Shape

          How to tell if your face is oblong:

        • Your face is almost twice as long as it is wide.
        • You have no major points along your jaw, chin, or hairline.

          Where you should contour:
          Along your hairline to create the illusion of a lower hairline.

          Under your chin to make your face appear a little rounder.

          The area below your cheekbones starting from your ears and ending in the middle of your cheeks.

          Where you should highlight:
          Under your eyes in an upside-down triangle shape to brighten your eyes.