| A strong bone structure gives a face a certain | | | | jawbone. The result is not at all obvious, but very, |
| presence and definition. If you have prominent | | | | very pretty. |
| cheekbones and a confident jaw line, it doesn't | | | | Highlighting cream is available in shades with a pink, |
| matter how close-set your eyes, how bulbous your | | | | peach, silver, pale yellow, gold, or copper undertone. |
| nose, or how lopsided your lips, you're still going to | | | | It is most often packaged in a small pot, but you can |
| turn heads. Yes, I developed that theory myself, but | | | | find it in swivel-up sticks, as powder, with a wand |
| only after looking at hundreds of strongboned | | | | applicator, or as a liquid. If you like, you can use a |
| beauties (many of them models) whose other | | | | pure white coverup stick as a kind of makeshift |
| features were average, asymmetrical, or unusual. I, | | | | highlighter - you won't get the light-catching gleam of |
| unfortunately, wasn't blessed with prominent bones. I | | | | a highlighter, but the pale color can make features |
| rely on blush to draw attention to my cheeks. If you | | | | look more prominent. |
| must do the same, keep reading. | | | | Using bronzer |
| Cheeky color | | | | Bronzer is used to give skin a tanned look - and it is |
| I have sallow skin, which is one reason I like cheek | | | | a much safer option than sunbathing. Its color is a |
| color: it makes your skin look vibrant. But perhaps | | | | close approximation to bronze, such as deep tan, |
| what I like best about cheek color is how a hint of | | | | red-brown, or golden tan. I am not a big bronzer |
| pink on my cheekbones, on my chin, and at the | | | | user, but I have friends who love the sun-splashed |
| temples makes it appear as if I actually had some | | | | glow it gives cheeks, temples, chins, and other areas. |
| kind of bone structure! | | | | Bronzer looks like blush and is applied in exactly the |
| Cheek color comes in several forms. The most | | | | same way. It is available in powder, cream, gel, and |
| common types are blush and rouge. Blush is a colored | | | | bead forms |
| powder you brush on with a makeup brush, and | | | | Contouring secrets |
| rouge is a cream - usually packaged in a small pot - | | | | During the 1970s, contouring was popular - at that |
| that is applied with your fingers or a makeup sponge. | | | | time, nearly all powder blushes were accompanied by |
| Other forms of cheek color are translucent gel | | | | a deep shade that was meant to be applied to the |
| (packaged in a tube); swivel-up cheek color sticks; | | | | hollow of the cheeks. While light colors bring features |
| and liquid cheek color, which looks like colored water | | | | forward, dark colors make features recede, |
| and creates a budge-proof translucent stain on your | | | | therefore a bit of contour could slim chubby cheeks, |
| skin. | | | | as well as soften the look of a there double chin or |
| What type of cheek color should you use? The drier | | | | make the sides of a person's nose look slimmer. |
| your skin, the creamier your makeup should be - | | | | Outside of a few swivel up contour sticks, I |
| rouge and swivel-up cheek color sticks are great for | | | | haven't seen many contouring products on the |
| dry complexions. Gel and liquid cheek color are terriftc | | | | market lately. That doesn't mean, however, that |
| for normal skin. Brush-on blush - which can be used | | | | contouring doesn t exist. Many makeup artists simply |
| successfully on all skin types - is a must for oily skin, | | | | use a darker-than-skin shade of foundation or |
| and will help reduce shine on the complexion. | | | | coverup as a face contour. The secret to |
| Achieving effects with highlighting cream | | | | natural-looking contour is to use a product that is only |
| Highlighting cream - also called highlighter - is a | | | | one or two shades darker than the skin and to apply |
| makeup-bag extra, something that's nice to have but | | | | it with a light hand. |
| not necessary. This pale, slightly pearlescent cream | | | | Glitter - either packaged loose in pots or suspended |
| catches the light, making a feature appear more | | | | in transparent gel - is a trendy and fun way to draw |
| prominent. When I use highlighting cream - usually for | | | | attention to cheekbones, eyelids, browbones, or lips. |
| a night out - I pat a minute amount under my brow | | | | Just be sure to use it very sparingly. |
| bone, on the tops of my cheekbones, and on my | | | | |