FACIAL STRUCTURE AND MAKEUP APPLICATION

Have you ever wondered how Celebrities are able to pull off a particularly hot makeup trend while it looks completely out of place on you? One of the reasons behind this could be your face shape. There are broadly six different types of face shapes and each one has a different set of basic rules when it comes to makeup. Makeup for Face Shapes Makeup for an Oval Face: An oval face shape is perfectly symmetrical. The eyes are separated by an eye’s length; the forehead is wider than the lower face. This bone structure works with just about any makeup look. Women use highlight and contour techniques to achieve this look, so an oval faced person can skip heavy contouring as the face shape is naturally contoured. So for makeup, all an oval face needs is a Bronzer in a “3”shape from the forehead to cheekbones and then to the chin in order to accentuate the ideal features that the face already has. This face shape can pull off latest trends and colours very easily. Next comes eyebrows. Arched brows can give a more oval shape. So follow natural shape of brow bones and tweeze that way. While doing makeup for eyes or lips, concentrate on any one feature, either eyes or lips keeping the other simple . Makeup for a Round Face: Round face has equal length and width. So when it comes to makeup, you have to create the illusion of length. Contouring is very important for this face shape. A bronzer can work as a contour when applied to the temples and beneath the jaw line. Doing so will create the illusion of an oval face. Also highlight the forehead, area under the eyes and the chin to draw attention to the centre of your face. A blush can be applied just beneath the cheekbones in order to give them definition, or apply it directly to the apples of the cheeks to accentuate their perfect shape. Do apply the blush in upward strokes to give a slimming effect. A little care needs to be taken regarding the colours as bright colours only accentuate the roundness of the face. Makeup for Oblong Face: Oblong or long face as it is commonly known gives you plenty of surface area to play with makeup, so new things can often be tried but one has to be careful about the choice of colours. The face has length but lacks the required width. So contouring across the lower section of the chin helps to shorten the face length. Blush should be applied to the apples of the cheek to widen your face. A neutral palette works best for this face shape. Make your eye lashes look bigger and more dramatic by using double curling (before and after use of mascara) or you may even experiment with darker false lashes. Try to keep lips minimum and rosy pink, they look the best and wide, to make face appear fuller. Coming to the nose, like for oval face you do a side shadowing. Here do a top shadowing technique, do not use shadowing on sides of nose, let it remain covered in foundation. Sweep the top of nose bone with a bronzer. Heart shape faces possess prominent cheekbones. To accentuate them, just wear a brighter blush and lipstick paired with a neutral eye colour. For a heart shaped face, contour at the temples and cheeks to diminish the width of the upper face. Just like the round face, highlight the forehead, area under the eyes and the chin to draw attention to the centre of the face. Heart shaped faces look great with a red or berry lip colour and light blush as it takes the attention away from the strong cheekbones. For makeup, a strong black or brown liner and a white or beige eye shadow palette can be used without hesitation.