The Most Natural Way To Contour Your Cheeks

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Face Beauty Tip

submitted: Jul 23, 2008
tip #296

Want supermodel-worthy cheekbones like Heidi Klum's?

Whether you want to make your face look slimmer or you want to play up already defined cheekbones, contouring is a great technique to bring out your bone structure. Don't worry—we're not referring to the harsh stripy contoured look from the 80's. Here's a fresh way to enhance your cheekbones.

Step 1: Use a small tapered blush brush to sweep a mauve or tawny blush from the apples of your cheeks up toward your hairline.

Step 2: To make the hollows of your cheek look deeper, sweep a sheer bronzer directly under the blush. You can also make a "fish face" and place the bronzer in the center of the area that's sucked in.

Step 3: Dust a shimmery nude highlighter along the tops of your cheekbones.

Step 4: Blend, blend, blend! Use a clean blush brush to blend the outer edges of all the makeup so that the effect gradually fades away.