How to Sculpt Your Face with Makeup

How to Sculpt Your Face with Makeup

If you're tired of your daily makeup routine or would like to play up your best features, try sculpting your face. Apply concealer or a light foundation to key areas of your face that you'd like to highlight. This will make your darker foundation stand out, or contour, supporting areas of your face, like your cheekbones. Sculpt your face when you'd like to wear minimal makeup or would like a dramatic base for special occasion makeup.

Combine a primer and lotion.

Squirt one nail-sized drop of your favorite primer and one nail-sized drop of your preferred face lotion onto the back of your hand. Use clean fingertips to tub the primer and lotion together so they're combined.

Using a primer will help keep your makeup in place and the lotion will keep your skin hydrated for several hours. Look for a lotion that contains minerals which can nourish your face.

Apply the primer and lotion mixture.

Dab the mixture with a few clean fingertips and gently sponge it all over your face. Make sure you cover your entire face with the primer and lotion mixture since it will help the sculpting makeup go on easier.

Avoid pulling or rubbing the mixture into your skin. Rough handling of your skin can actually damage it.

Apply concealer to dark areas of your face.

Before you begin sculpting your face, you should hide any blemishes or areas of uneven skin tone. For example, if you have dark under eye circles, use a concealer that matches your skin tone to cover and smooth out your skin tone.

You can use a concealer brush or your fingertips to dab the concealer into your skin. Use whichever one you feel more comfortable with.

Spread the foundation using a brush.

Use your favorite foundation to create a base layer of makeup across your face. Dab the foundation onto your face and then use a brush to spread completely over your face. Consider using a flat top buffer brush to spread the foundation. This will ensure even coverage across your entire face.

Avoid using a shiny foundation that might have a pearly or sparkly look. Instead, look for a matte foundation which will appear more natural.

Dab your face with a beauty sponge.

To reduce any shine from your foundation and completely blend your foundation, take a beauty sponge and dab the foundation all over your face. Ensure that the foundation is worked into the corners of your nose and all along your hairline and jawline.

If you don't have a beauty sponge, you can also use a beauty blender to dab the foundation.

Spread a light concealer to highlight key areas.

Choose a concealer that's a shade or two lighter than your foundation. Dab the concealer beneath your eyes and along your nose, forming a triangular shape. You should also spread the concealer down the center of your nose and the center of your forehead.

You could also use a lighter foundation instead of a concealer to highlight key areas of your face.

Apply a light concealer to other areas of your face.

If you'd like to sculpt your cheeks, dab a little of the light concealer below your cheekbones. The concealer should be in a diagonal line that points toward your mouth. You should also dab concealer on the center of your chin.

To find the best place below your cheekbones for the concealer, feel the bones of your cheeks. Gradually feel below the cheekbones until you feel a hollow space. This is where you should place the diagonal line of concealer.

Blend in the concealer.

Dip your beauty sponge or beauty blender into warm water and squeeze it out. Take the damp sponge or blender and gently dab the concealer into the base foundation. Use the large side to blend the makeup so you don't have any sharp lines where your concealer meets foundation.

If you don't have a beauty sponge or beauty blender, you can use disposable makeup sponges although these may absorb more of your makeup than the reusable sponge or blender.

Dust your face with loose powder.

Use a translucent powder to help set your cream or liquid foundation and concealer. This will keep your makeup in place and can control shiny or oily skin. Translucent powder is also best if you repeatedly touch up your powder or makeup throughout the day since it won't add color to your face.

If you want to bring out the highlighted areas of your face even more, dust the areas you placed the light concealer with a face powder in a lighter shade.