After a certain amount of time has passed, it becomes embarrassing to ask questions about something seemingly everyone knows everything about, like contouring. If the details of this trend have ...

The best part about makeup is that it can be completely experimental. Whether you want to go full glam, minimalistic, or even shave a few years off your face, how you appear to the world is completely ...

Makeup has the incredible power to enhance our features and bring out our natural beauty. One technique that has gained immense popularity in recent years is contouring. By strategically using shadows ...

If chiseled cheekbones and a snatched jawline are what you're after, the art of contouring is necessary to learn how to ...

I asked makeup artist Hillary Clark to critique my beauty routine to help minimize my uncertainty. Clark suggested a few improved application techniques and said I can repurpose some of my products. I ...

As a self-proclaimed blush connoisseur and admitted late-night TikTok scroller (anybody else?), it didn’t take long for me to discover that contouring with blush is totally a thing. Interestingly ...

Contouring and highlighting are always best together when it comes to facial design, and learning to apply these methods competently starts by studying the shape of your face. Every face is different ...

“Contouring is a way of adding dimension and sculpting the face to bring out someone’s bone structure,” MAC Senior Artist Fatima Thomas tells ESSENCE. However, while higher cheekbones and sculpted jaw ...

Ash K Holm is a world-renowned makeup artist and truly, one of the best of the best . From Megan Fox to the Kardashian-Jenner clan, she's worked on the most famous faces around – I mean, you've ...

TikTok has blessed us with many things: iconic audio sounds, viral video memes and even Kylie Jenner's fly friend, Frederick (IYKYK). And there's no lacking when it comes to the beauty side of the app ...

Jennifer Lopez's skincare trick will leave your jaw on the floor. The JLO Beauty founder recently showcased her unique contouring hack, in which she only used skincare products (from her own line, of ...

From a face-framing contour to bold cat eyes, you probably already have experience using makeup to create striking looks. So why not take it just a small step further and try out face paint for your ...