Pinup Inspired Summer Makeup

Eyeshadows: Brule & Wedge (Both MAC)
Eyeliner: Stila Kajal
Mascara: L'oreal Voluminous Carbon Black
Lipstick: Maybelline 515 Coral Rush

Contouring and Highlighting your face

I believe that contouring and highlighting you face is necessary to help complete your makeup. Depending on the structure of your face, there are different contouring and highlighting techniques for each person. There are many other extreme ways and places on your face that can be contoured or highlighted, but, this post is to help the everyday person to slightly alter the appearance of their face. 
CAUTION: YOU MUST BLEND WHEN CONTOURING AND HIGHLIGHTING YOUR FACE!

Countouring:

- One of the most common places people want to contour is their cheek bones. If you have very prominent cheekbones, this might not be for you. But, if you have a fuller face, or not much of a cheekbone, this is a great way to help your face appear slimmer. To do this, you're going to want to use your product in the line under your cheekbone that starts at the ear and ends at the corner of the mouth. You may have to make a "fishy face" or "kissy face" to find that spot!

-Scared of "double chin"?! Run some product along the jawline. If you want to go extreme, contour the entire region under your chin that runs from your jawline to the top of your neck. (make sure to blend really, really well!)

- Putting a contouring product on your temples is another great way to help the face appear slimmer. Just a small amount of product is sure to do the trick.

- To help the nose appear slimmer, put your contour product down the sides of your nose bridge. If the length of your nose is an issue, dab some product on the bottom of your nose (against the nostrils)

- If you have a large forehead or long face, contouring along your top of your forehead, closest to the hairline, is sure to help!

-Contouring the groove in between your lower lip and chin can help make your lips appear fuller



KPretty's favorite Contouring Products: NARS Laguna Bronzer, Benefit Hoola Bronzer, and Bobbi Brown Face Touch Up Stick in Chestnut.

Highlighting:

- Highlight the brow bone and inner corners of the eye to illuminate your eyes

- Applying a highlight down the bridge of your nose can help create a slimmer-looking nose.

-Highlighting the very top of your cheekbones is sure way to give your face a very glowy look!

-Dabbing a little bit of highlight right above the cupid's bow (the upper most inner part of your lip), gives your lip that extra sexy pout.

KPretty's favorite highlighting products: MAC Cream Color Base in Luna, Benefit's High Beam

most recent drug store purchases

Products Featured: Sonia Kashuk Highlighting Brush, eos lip balm, Soap and Glory: Sexy Mother Pucker, Maybelline: Dream Mousse Blush in Pink Frosting, Loreal Voluminous Carbon Black Mascara, NYX Mega Shine Lipgoss in Pink Frost, Loreal HIP Cream Eyeliner in Egg Plant, Revlon Lipstick in 001 Nude Attitude, Maybelline Lipstick in 515 Coral Crush, Goody Stayput headbands.