POLOKWANE – Fatima Suara from Nigeria, who studied Beauty at the University of Lagos, is a qualified Make-up artist who owns a salon called TimaMake-over, recently gives us tips on how to shade our faces in the correct way, in other words, she gives us tips on how to contour our faces.

Contouring, a technique previously reserved for runway models and fancy photo shoots, is now becoming part of many girls’ daily routines.

Contouring is giving shape to an area of the face and enhancing the facial structure through makeup.

How to contour your face

1. Step 1: Map your face. With the darker of the two stick foundations.
2. Step 2: Blend it. “Take a damp beauty-blender and tap over the area of the contour colour, merging it into your base foundation.
3. Step 3: Dust it.

How to contour the cheeks:

1. “Choose the Right Colour for You and also choose a bronzer, which is a couple shades darker than your natural skin tone,” she said.
2. Find Your Contours that matches your skin colour.
3. Apply bronzer along the hollows of your cheeks (the best way to find the right spot for application is to make ‘fish-lips” pout).
4. Sweep on Blush and then blend it in.
5. And lastly, highlight those cheekbones,” she said.

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