Contouring a round face to look slimmer is actually easier than you think! In today’s blogpost, I’m showing you how to contour a round face in five easy steps. Even if you don’t have a round face, you can still use these techniques to shape and define your features. I also posted a video showing you each technique step-by-step, to see these tips in action you should definitely watch the video on my channel!
Step 1: Contour
The first step to contour a round face is to define your features with a cream contour stick. One of my favorite products is the Pür Cosmetics Cameo Contour Stick. I have it in the shade medium and it’s so perfect for my skin tone! Another more affordable product I love is the NYX Wonder Stick. It has the best shape and it reminds me so much of the KKW Beauty Contour Stick. When applying my contour, I always focus on the hollows of my cheeks, around my hairline, the sides of my nose, and my chin. Once the product is placed, I blend it out with a fluffy brush. By now you must know how obsessed I am with the new Smashbox brushes, lately I’ve been using the Smashbox Cream Cheek Brush to blend out my contour. Using a brush like this, along with a Beauty Blender, blends cream products beautifully and creates a seamless finish!
Step 2: Define Jawline
A makeup hack that Selena Gomez’s makeup artist uses all the time is applying her contour directly onto the jawline. Most tutorials teach you to contour below the jaw, but that can only accentuate a round face more. Applying the product directly to your jawline, rather than below, helps slim down the appearance dramatically!
Step 3: Bronze
Typically, I save cream contouring for special occasions. On a more regular basis I use a powder contour, but if I want a more intense look I will apply a bronzer over top of my cream contour. The Chanel Les Beiges Healthy Glow is my favorite bronzer, hands down! It has the most buttery texture and it’s warm tone gives the skin such a gorgeous glow. I love using this bronzer to intensify my contour and warm up my complexion. A great drugstore dupe is the Physicians Formula Butter Bronzer. The color isn’t quite the same, but the silky-smooth texture is very comparable. (and it smells amazing too!) It’s definitely one of my favorite more affordable bronzers. However, when strictly using a powder, I prefer a product that’s less warm than the Chanel bronzer. The Benefit Hoola bronzer is such a great product for contouring! The color is perfect for creating natural definition, and it works for so many skin tones. When you contour a round face you don’t need to use both a cream and powder, but using both definitely adds more definition and depth to your look.
Step 4: Bake
The fourth step in contouring a round face, or any face shape, is to bake. Baking is a technique for setting cream or liquid products and is typically done with loose powder and a makeup sponge, like a Beauty Blender. It really helps accentuate your contour when applied directly below the hollows of your cheeks. Finishing with this technique gives the illusion of a slimmer face and perfects your look. A powder I’ve been loving lately is the Le Mer The Powder, it’s seriously so luxurious and perfect for baking! Another more affordable option is the Cover Girl Loose Powder. In my opinion, it’s the best translucent powder at the drugstore!
Step 5: Highlight
The fifth and final step to contour a round face is to create dimension by applying a highlight. When using tons of matte products, it’s easy for your skin to look flat. It’s important to add a light highlight to bring color back into your face and create a healthy glow. I like to dust my highlight along the tops of my cheekbones, the bridge of my nose, my forehead, and on my cupids bow. For my face shape, this creates the best glow! One product that is a new favorite of mine is the Hourglass Ambient Metallic Stobe Lighting Palette. It has the prettiest reflective glow that’s so unique! Another great drugstore highlight is the Maybelline Master Chrome Metallic Highlighter, which I haven’t stopped raving about since Drugstore Week. Also, if you aren’t sure where to apply your highlight, I previously did a blogpost all about the best way to highlight your face shape! So if you are unsure, you should definitely check out that blogpost.
I hope you guys enjoyed this post on how to contour a round face! Even if you have a different face shape, these tips still work great for defining your features and making your face appear slimmer. What’s your favorite product to contour with, cream or powder?
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Saw the video and i loved it. Its very helpful. Thanks sona ????
Love this! I have never used a cream contour stick before this video was really helpful. Thank you for breaking it down.
Yay! Hopefully my tips make it easy for you to try out love! :)
I always gravitate towards a powder contour myself. Just find the cream ones take longer to blend. But definitely going to try some of your tips on the video. Thanks Sona! <3
Powder is so easy to contour with on an everyday basis!
the video was awesome!!
Loved the video, definitely want to try a cream contour and the master chrome highlighter (looks blinding :-p)
It’s amazing! Especially for a drugstore highlighter.
Yesss I watched the video and I like how natural your contour looked! The hoola bronzer gives me life i cant even ?? and I also love the Too Faced cocoa contour and highlight pallette, the contour especially is wow! And im still got waiting to get my hands on the Maybelline highlighter :(
I barely ever use cream contours because I feel like I get a gorgeous finish with just powder but I am going to check out some of the cream contours by NYX ??
Great post Sona, I’m a contour junkie x ?
I love using a powder bronzer to contour! Cream just amps up the intensity, which I love for special occasions!
Very helpful video. Loved it
I love when you do post that goes with your videos, I find them easier to follow when I do my make up ?
I’ll keep that in mind for future posts! Thanks love!
Watched the video and loved it. I have never done a cream contour. Perhaps you can do a video on the best and worst powder and cream contour out in the market or maybe a blogpost on it. And thank you for picking me as one of the winners for your recent 24hr giveaway. I DM you on instagram like you said on your insta stories. ??
That’s a great idea! Thanks pretty!
I personally never contour, I only put a light dusting of blush all over my cheeks to bring some colour to my face as my smile lines are so huge and deep it almost distorts my face.
However, I love the thoroughness of these posts and adore the high end and drugstore recommendations!!
Thank you Sadia!!
I love this video, it was so helpful!! Thank you Sona!! ???
So happy you found it helpful love! xo
Physicians formula just landed in Spain, and the Butter Bronzer is sold out everywhere! The power of Youtube.
It’s seriously my favorite drugstore bronzer!
been waiting for this post since the video you posted on youtube. I never had the chance to watch it because i was so busy and the wifi in my place sucks. Glad that i can read on your blog ? I’m still new in this contour game so definitely gonna try the tips you’ve given here. Thank you sona ❤️
Saw the video, nice stuff ☺️ #snapfam
Wow it’s very interesting. I’ve never used a cream contour product, i think i have to give it a try.
I love using Rimmel natural bronzer. It perfectly suits my skin and gives a perfect look.
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Love that bronzer!
Always struggled with contouring my face? This post was super helpful!❤
Everytime I try to contour it is a disaster lol I think it has just been not having the right kind of brush. PS I also have a round face so this video is so informative, and I will be using ALL your tips!! ❤️
Having the right tools is so important!
great post thanks for sharing :*
Great post Sona. I have an oval face and lately I have been trying the L.A. girl dark.cream concealer in order to contour. I think it is quite. My classic bronzer is cocoa butter too faced.
I should try that NYC contour stick! Thanks for giving us affordable options as well.
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I love when you say if a round face and a heart-shaped face had a baby… LOL. I personally have a heart shaped face and love the idea of contouring to trim it down! During that time of the month or when I’ve eaten too much sometimes it shows in the face for sure! Can’t wait to try these tricks :) In terms of fair-skinned, what color would you recommend? I have to be careful not to add to much bronzer because I’m quite fair skinned (I have strawberry blonde hair)… thanks Sona! Xx #snapchatfam #ikeepmissingthe24hrclub :)
Thank you I really need some practice in this department, I plan on purchasing that for pur cream contour …. yay! Should you bake with your powder foundation or a translucent powder? Setting powder?
I saw the video and really loved it. I like the way than you give us a video and an article. Thanks sona ??
thanks for lot of information about skin protecter.I’ve never used any cream.i think i have to give it a try
Definitely going to try out the jaw line contour trick!
Thanks for sharing the information, I am indeed looking for this information about round face makeup. Looks like I found good information on this article. Nice website :)