Most women prefer the illusion of an ideal facial appearance with sharp features to highlight the nooks and corners that would in turn add to the existing beauty that one beholds. While makeup has been the ultimate temporary solution for most of the ladies out there reading this piece at the moment, permanent solutions have somewhere faded down the line. However, be it permanent solutions or temporary ones, nothing seems to fit universally for all women with diverse facial dimensions. The different face contouring methods available in the market are most likely to suit you, only with a piece of proper knowledge on how each function, and which would be suitable to fit your needs efficiently. Thus, this article has come up to highlight the tidbits related to different contouring methods to help you make an informed decision.
Permanent vs temporary face contouring
Apart from artificial cosmetics that can help your face look well-structured and contoured, several other methods in the form of treatments can serve the same purpose too. Yes, you heard it right, cosmetic surgeries and other minimal treatments are one of the alternatives to ideal facial contouring.
In the temporary solutions, methods such as injections and fillers are used to add more sharpness to the lower cheeks and jawline. Any uneven areas in the face can be easily treated with this mechanism. In terms of longevity, the results tend to last up to 1 year while differing in certain exceptional cases. Therefore, it stands out as a great alternative to surgeries. The results in this method tend to eventually lessen its effect with time and may even look not-so-perfect.
Permanent face contouring on the other hand is more of an irreversible procedure that yields permanent solutions. The full treatment is surgical and may include or be a combination of Malarplasty (a procedure to narrow the upper cheekbones), Anguloplasty, (reduction of the angles of the lower jaw), Corticotomy (reducing the external convexity of the body of the lower jaw), Genioplasty (narrowing, lengthening or shortening the chin) and sometimes Myotomy (reducing the masseter muscle mass by surgery). However, though it may sound promising, this procedure is not something that is highly recommended as it involves huge costs and may not yield suitable results for all facial dimensions.
Cosmetic solutions to face contouring
It is rightly the job of makeup artists to display their relevant skills to help your face look sharp and appealing. As compared to permanent contouring solutions, cosmetics get the job done easily and completely painless. Also, to be added, the greatest advantage of the procedure is that it entitles you to get the desired results as per your needs. As it is evident that different face shapes necessitate a different approach, cosmetic cheekbone contour kits available in the market are a uniform approach to all deformities in the shape and size of the face.
However, it is all a game of complete technique that if rightly applied can bring out the best you can think of. To contour cheekbones, all you need is a sculpting brush, a bronzer that is slightly a shade or two darker than your actual skin color and you are all good to go. Talking about the technique, it might initially seem to you as a difficult job to do, but with practice, results transform from good to better and finally to the best. As it is widely said that practice makes a man perfect, it applies equally to women too in this regard.
Cheekbone contour brushes that fit ideally
To begin with, the journey of attaining a slimmer and more structured face begins with the right set of sculpting brushes in hand. Here are some suggestions for you to begin with your cheekbone contour journey:
Apart from an ideal sculpting brush, the right shade of contour color and the technique used also has a far more important role to play.
The right trick to contouring cheekbone
Well, the trick lies in blending the color upwards instead of downwards. All that you need to do is figure out the hollow below the cheekbone and apply a stroke of the contour shade and keep on blending till it gives an uplifting effect to your face. Some faces ideally fit with an angular brush while some others necessitate a fluffy brush. However, if you are a beginner, opt for nothing other than an angled brush as it helps to place and blend the contour far better than any other brush would ever do.
It is not cheekbone contour alone that does the job, other areas of the face require attention too, such as the nose, the forehead, the jawline, etc. Also, along with face contouring, highlighting certain areas of the face is equally important to bring out the overall effect that you wish to see.
Concluding lines
No matter what shape, size, color your face carries naturally, you always have the chance to make it look fuller and better. With face contouring techniques, you are all good to go and flaunt your beauty with an added element of makeup in it. After all, the very purpose of makeup is to make us women just add on to the existing beauty. And it is only after you are satisfied with your physical appearance that your inner-self shouts out to the world that you are no less beautiful and elegant than any other person in this world. Hence, get your contour kits all geared up to get started with performing the art of making your face appear sharp and uplifted, just like you always wanted it to be. Give yourself all the joy that makeup can cause to you as a whole.
