make-up trends
Contouring
Looking great is often a case of smoke and mirrors. Which is why at ELLE we have been perfecting the art of make-up contouring and attracting attention to the areas we like and away from those we don't. To create the illusion of high cheekbones, if you're pale skinned use a peach or pink blush as seen at Anna Sui or if you have a darker complexion, use a bronzer to darken the area where the hollows of your cheeks are (always work up and out towards your hairline). Finish with a subtle highlighter (we love Benefit's High Beam, £15.50) along the top of your cheekbones, again working up and out. Remember less is more, you don't want your face to look stripy. To enhance your eyes, take tips from Donna Karan and use a light shadow over the lid, adding contouring with a darker shadow in the crease between your socket and eye. Always draw the colour out and upwards and finish with highlighter just under your brow, and a little on the insides of your eye to open up the area and you'll have a model bone structure in no time.
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