Contouring Kit

Contouring is done on the face and body to highlight and accentuate one's features. It is one of the most important elements of modern makeup and can be used to alter the shape of the face or body parts to enhance their beauty. This also helps sculpt your face making it look slimmer by adding dimension to it. The contouring powder or cream is applied to the hollows of the face to create shadows and depth. This way you can make your cheeks pop, or make your nose look sharper and get razor-sharp jawline. 

Best Contouring Kits 

1. Tarte Tarteist Pro Glow Highlight & Contour Palette

2. NYX Highlight & Contour Pro Palette

3. L'Oréal Paris Infallible Total Cover Concealing & Contour Kit

4. Anastasia Beverly Hills Pro Series Contour Kit

5. Aesthetica Cosmetics Cream Contour and Highlighting Makeup Kit

6. Smashbox Step by Step Contour Kit

7. Glo Skin Beauty Contour Kit

8. KVD Vegan Beauty 'Shade And Light' Face Contour Palette

9. OPV Beauty 6 Color Contour Palette Powder Base

10. Dior Backstage Contour Palette

What to Look For?

The best contouring kit includes all required shades that go with your skin tone. A rule of thumb is to choose 2 shades darker than your skin colour and to also match the undertone. There are three undertones; warm, cool or neutral, find yours by looking at the veins in your wrist. If they look green, you have a warm skin tone, if they look blue or purple your skin is cool-toned. If you find a mixture of both tones, your skin tone is neutral.

The Right Contouring Brushes

You can choose the makeup brush that works the best for you since there are no rules, but using any of following will definitely up your contouring game. 

1. Use a chiseled cheek brush to carve out your jawline and cheeks for a dramatic effect. 

2. A rounded blush brush would help create the perfect everyday subtle contour. 

3. Using an angled stippling brush will give a subtle to medium contour.

You may get confused between blusher and contouring brushes. A contouring brush has firmer bristles than a blusher brush. The firmer bristles help blend out the shades to create a flawless shadow without making them too prominent. A blusher brush won't be able to blend it out as perfectly so you need to have a brush with firmer bristles. 

Tips & Comments

Be careful not to go overboard with contouring, as a little more than required can make your face look tacky. Too much contouring can also age your face and make you look way older than you actually are. While using contouring powders, make sure to tap excess product off the applicator for a balanced application. For cream contours, make sure to control the amount of product that goes on your face by gradually building it up to suit your requirements. Try to blend out really well to avoid streaks or harsh lines. It is important to remember that not every makeup look requires strong contouring so keep it subtle if you want a soft daytime makeup look or are trying out the nude/no makeup look technique. 

Buy the best contouring kits in powder or cream and pair them with your favorite highlighters and highlight palettes from our website. We have high-quality cosmetics from local as well as international brands.