What is the effect of highlighting the cheekbones with the help of makeup, what means of decorative cosmetics can this be done, the rules for using various correctors. Highlighting cheekbones with makeup is the process of applying decorative cosmetics and creating accents on the face in order to make its features more expressive. The latest fashion trends set peculiar trends in this matter, dictating the fashion for high and prominent cheekbones.
How to highlight cheekbones in makeup
Before emphasizing the cheekbones with decorative cosmetics, you should understand that a beautiful curve can be obtained with the correct effect of incident light and shadow on the face. Therefore, in the matter of creating chiseled cheekbones, it is necessary to use lightening and darkening means.
Consider the most popular cosmetics for highlighting cheekbones:
- Blush … This is the oldest and most famous version of the cheek emphasis. Previously, there was a fashion for full, rounded cheeks, which demonstrated the natural strength and health of a woman. The blush perfectly accentuated the apples of the cheeks. Now that fashion has changed, blush does not emphasize the upper part of the cheek, but the hollow and cheekbone. At the same time, correctly selected blush will be optimally combined with the natural skin tone and will not stand out with an unnatural spot on the face.
- Highlighter and bronzer … This is the optimal combination of products to achieve the sunken cheekbone effect. This contrast will look advantageous, as the highlighter emphasizes certain parts of the face, highlighting them. And the bronzer gives the epidermis a tanning effect.
- Dark concealer … This tool is suitable if you are doing face sculpting. It is usually applied under the cheekbone line.
- Powder … This is the easiest way to accentuate your cheekbones. To do this, you need two shades of powder. One to match the skin tone, the second - a few shades darker, which should be applied to the area under the cheekbones.
- Tint … This is a fairly new cosmetic product that has become universal. It is used both to emphasize the color of the lips and as a substitute for blush. The tint is absorbed into the skin of the face, leaving pigment that will last for a long time. At the same time, it does not dry out the epidermis and does not wear off in case of accidental contact with hands or clothes.
If you have decided how you can highlight cheekbones, then be sure to take into account certain rules for choosing the right means and tools for these purposes:
- Corrective cosmetics should not contain glitter. Otherwise, the makeup will look vulgar and unnatural.
- Use multiple brushes to have a separate one for each corrector.
- If you are uncomfortable working with brushes, get a special tool - a beauty blender. It is a teardrop-shaped sponge that is convenient for applying liquid and creamy cosmetics.
- Choose a bronzer one to two shades darker than your natural skin tone. Ideally, its shade matches your tan.
- The color of the blush should match the color of your face when you blush. This is the most suitable shade option, since pale pigment will be invisible, and too bright blush will ruin the makeup.
- For dark-skinned women, you can pick up a blush of beige-pink or crimson shades. Light-skinned - peach, light pink.
As for one of the most popular means of highlighting cheekbones - blush, they can have a different texture. On sale you can find liquid, creamy, powdery, gel blush, as well as in the form of a foam. It is best to choose a product in the form of a powder. Such cosmetics are well suited for all skin types, especially problematic ones. Creamy blush is suitable for dry epidermis, since moisturizers are usually included in such cosmetics. Liquid and gel products are applied to a makeup base or foundation. And for an evening make-up, it is recommended to use a blush with a shimmer, which will give the face a little shine and mystery.
Preparation before highlighting the cheekbones on the face
For everyday make-up, it is enough to emphasize the natural beauty of the cheekbones, highlighting them with decorative cosmetics. To get a natural effect, you will need the following tools: foundation, makeup sponge, blending brush, cosmetic correcting agent, powder.
We prepare the skin for applying cosmetics according to the following scheme:
- Before applying decorative cosmetics, we cleanse the skin and remove the fat layer from its surface. It is also important to properly moisturize the epidermis, otherwise the cosmetics will look like a layer of plaster on the face.
- Find a spot close to the light source. To apply daytime make-up, we put a mirror on the windowsill in order to evaluate the finished result, how the makeup will look on the street.
- If there are imperfections on the face, they should be painted over with a suitable shade of concealer. So, green is used to mask redness and acne, peach is used to mask dark bruises under the eyes, purple copes with pigmentation. All borders of the concealer must be carefully shaded.
- Apply a makeup base or foundation on the face. Spread with a sponge or brush. Thanks to these tools, the facial relief will be smoother, and the cosmetics will be more uniform in the future.
- Apply a thin layer of translucent powder to the face.
Now you can start applying the corrector to create chiseled cheekbones. This should be done according to certain rules, depending on the shape of the face and the type of cosmetic that you are using.
How to highlight cheekbones with makeup
In most cases, cheek makeup is part of the facial contouring system. However, if you only want to slightly emphasize the cheekbones for everyday make-up, then you just need to lightly "wave" a brush with a corrective cosmetic product on the cheeks. But this also needs to be done according to certain rules.
How to highlight cheekbones with blush
Blush is used in such cases: to soften the relief of the face and to place accents on it. It is important to prevent the appearance of the opposite effect, and for this, this type of cosmetics should be applied correctly.
When applying blush, choose a shade that is half a tone darker than your natural skin color. Also, ideally, you should have another shade of blush - lighter or highlighter.
Apply cosmetics to the cheek area according to the following rules:
- To determine the place of applying blush, first of all, we stand in front of the mirror and smile broadly. If, at the same time, your cheekbones are clearly visible, then you should not highlight them too brightly. A few strokes of the brush are enough.
- Cover the convex part of the cheek with a light pearlescent shade - the corresponding blush or highlighter.
- Apply a darker blush to the area under the cheekbone. Remember, if you apply a dark color corrector to your cheekbone, it will look smaller.
- If you want to highlight the cheekbone, then apply the blush in a soft semicircle under it. This will create a shadow effect that falls gently on the face.
- Apply light shades of blush from the center of the face to the periphery.
- Apply dark shades of the corrector to the face from the lower jaw to the corners of the eyes.
- We smoothly extinguish the blush, since the general look of the make-up depends on this process. Unshaded clear stripes on the cheekbones look like gross mistakes and are striking. For blending, use a large round natural hair brush. We make a few light strokes from the nose to the temples.
- If you are using a loose blush, a beveled brush will work.
Also, when applying blush, it is important to consider the shape of the face. So, if you are the owner of a round face, then they should be applied more intensively along the bottom of the cheekbone, smoothly bringing the shade to the temple. Thus, you can visually stretch the shape of the face.
If you are trying to make the elongated face more round with the help of the correct make-up, then the corrector should cover the central part of the cheek. In this case, the brush needs to be moved along the trajectory of the figure eight so that the cheekbone line falls on its center.
The classic oval shape does not require any specific correction. Blush should be applied to such a face under the cheekbone, smoothly fading the borders from the temple to the bottom.
As for the square shape of the face, makeup artists have several options for correcting it with the help of blush. So, you can correct the shape of the cheekbones by applying blush in the shape of a triangle. Moreover, its lower edge should be parallel to the lower jaw. There is also an option in which the blush is placed on the cheeks in a soft semicircle.
How to highlight cheekbones with a bronzer
The bronzer gives the complexion a tanned complexion and, when applied correctly, lays down beautiful shadows in suitable areas. It is optimal to combine it with blush. This makeup will look more harmonious.
Follow these guidelines when using bronzer to highlight cheekbones:
- We select the tone of the bronzer one or two shades darker than the natural skin color.
- You can choose a suitable shade of blush by doing a simple test. To do this, bend over several times and then slightly pinch the skin in the cheek area. The color that appears in this area suits you as the tone of the blush.
- Apply bronzer just below the cheekbone level. If you find it difficult to determine the right place, just open your mouth so that the cheekbones on your face stand out as much as possible.
- Blend the bronzer with a large round natural hair brush. We make sure that there are no clear boundaries.
- If you are using a creamy bronzer, use your fingertips to apply. With them, lightly tapping, we apply the cosmetic in suitable places.
- Before highlighting the desired part of the cheek with blush, smile broadly to determine the appropriate area. "Apples" should appear. This is the most prominent part of the face. We shade it with blush.
- If the blush looks too bright on the skin, then you can muffle it by applying a powder that has a translucent color. You can also apply a dry cotton pad to your skin several times. Do not try to eliminate excess blush with careful shading. So you can only smear the pigment all over the face.
How to highlight cheekbones with concealer and corrector
Typically, concealer is used to mask certain skin blemishes. However, you can also use this remedy to highlight cheekbones.
To do this, you need to mix a dark concealer with a moisturizer. We apply this mixture on the line of the cheekbones from the area of the temples to the cheek at the level of the tip of the nose. After application, make-up should be thoroughly shaded with your fingers and a sponge.
To accentuate the effect, you can additionally use a brown-gray corrector. This is the optimal shade for creating shadows on the cheeks, which is used in the facial sculpting technique.
Find a hollow under the cheekbone bone and apply a corrector to this area with a wide brush. The latter should be placed vertically, with the soft end towards the top. Draw a line from top to bottom from the ear to the center of the cheek. After applying the cosmetics, we shade it, but with the movements of the brush in the other direction - from the bottom up.
How to highlight the cheekbones on the face - watch the video:
Beautifully contoured cheekbones add sophistication and mystery to the female image. With the help of modern means of decorative cosmetics, they can be distinguished, even if by nature they are inexpressive. It is important to choose the right shade of the corrective agent, choose the exact place of application and carefully blend all the borders.
