by DesZeLL — Tuesday, July 22nd, 2008 at 7:30 am
in Makeup and tagged with Contouring, Highlighting, Makeup Artist, Nicola B
Nicola B, MAC make up artist from Australia said that as Asian we should be grateful to our very unique feature. One question that she gets a lot from her Asian customer would be on how to do contouring, nose shading in particular – do we need to remind you of the famous number 11 on the nose? She suggests starting with highlighting rather than contouring, because with highlighting you can bring out the best feature on your face. Nicola said on her profile “Highlighting all the high planes of the face with a paler shade of foundation or concealer (the cheekbones, center of the nose, brow bone, top of the lip line and center of the chin) – simple but extremely effective”. So ladies next time when you’re thinking about correcting features on your face, think again! You might want to start with highlighting so that you can do minimal correcting on your face. Because you’ve got nothing to hide, you’re already naturally beautiful.
Nicola picks MAC Studio Touch Up Stick in NC/NW 15 for highlighting (depending on whichever shade fits you the best). This stick is perfect because it’s very handy and easy to use. Use the stick to draw on the area marked pink on the picture below and don’t forget to blend. Whereas for contouring she recommends Studio Stick SPF 15 foundation, the creamy smooth texture will replicate your skin texture allowing for flawless finish. Apply only where you think is necessary because less is more for contouring.
image credit goes to MAC Technique material
Untuk highlighting @salsabeela @winnyluf bisa dibaca disini http://bit.ly/9UZfC3 , more on highlighting vs contouring http://bit.ly/bLLxFV
RT @fashionesedaily Untuk highlighting bisa dibaca disini http://bit.ly/9UZfC3 , more on highlighting vs contouring http://bit.ly/bLLxFV
I can not agree more. I am a big believer of highlighting and absolutely hates harsh contouring that changes people’s faces completely. To me, makeup is about making yourself feel good but it shouldn’t change you into someone you’re not. So what if we don’t have “wajah tirus”?? I know I don’t and yet that doesn’t stop me from applying blushes wherever I want to!
Kudos to Nicola who constantly promotes that healthy self image! We need more people like her in the fashion & beauty industry!
setuju !!! good article mal.
si nicola ini cinta bgt sama wajah asia, sampe2 dia bilang kalo lagi ada kesempatan makeup-in orang2, dia selalu rebutan ama temennya utk milih orang asia. kadang2 kita suka ngiri yah ngeliat facial features ala bule yg pointed dan tinggi2 tulangnya begitu, tp ternyata justru mereka yg pengen juga kaya kita2
thank you for sharing Amal, this is very useful indeed.
this is a really good post! Thanks mal!
ini dari catetan lo ya Mal tengkyuu
ga papa berantakan.. nanti gue balik gue contek yahh hehehhe
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thanks alll
Hm… I thought contouring works better on me since it won’t rub off/blending in so easily with my skin like highlighting does. But I’m a little tempted to give highlighting another try. Thanks Amalia.. great article
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good advice! she said to highlight first and then contour ladies.
Ada yang bisa bantu sy mau cari cosmetic mac 4 shading yg powder, bs sy beli dimana yah? dan kira2 brp harganya. thx
another great info i get in FD..