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As someone fair, blue-eyed, and blonde, I'll be honest—contouring has never been a part of my makeup routine. I'm even a little skeptical about bronzer. I instantly think of middle school makeup: ...

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 ...

Welcome to Beauty In A Tik, where each week we put TikTok's viral beauty hacks and innovative trends to the test. One beauty movement that continues to evolve, however, is contouring. The makeup ...

We’re all familiar with the art of contour makeup (whether we can actually do it well ourselves is another thing) and how artists are able to create envious bone structure—even if you weren’t born ...

“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 ...

Not all of us are born with cheekbones and jawlines so sharp that they could cut a watermelon (we’re looking at you, Timothée Chalamet). The best contour sticks are perfect for your makeup routine, ...

Over the years, the way we do nose contour in our makeup routines has continuously evolved. First, we used bobby pins to paint perfectly straight lines on each side of our noses. Then, we opted for ...