Alright, alright, let’s talk about this… this “cool tone cream contour” thing. Don’t go getting all fancy on me now, it ain’t rocket science. It’s just makin’ your face look a little less like a flat pancake, ya know? Give it some shape, like, so it don’t look like a plate, got it?
First off, you gotta slap on your regular makeup first. Yeah, you heard me right. Don’t go puttin’ this contour stuff on a bare face, what are ya, crazy? It’s like… like puttin’ the roof on a house before you build the walls. Makes no sense! I always do it last, you know, after the paint and all that.
So, you got your face all done up, foundation and all that powder stuff. Now, this cool tone cream thing… It’s gotta be the right color, ya hear? Not too orange, not too dark. Think… think like a shadow. You ever see a shadow that’s bright orange? I didn’t think so. It gotta look natural, like when the sun don’t shine on your face straight.
- Get yourself a brush, not too big, not too small.
- Dip it in that cream stuff, but not too much!
- Tap it off, like you’re gettin’ rid of extra flour when you’re makin’ biscuits. You don’t want too much flour in the biscuit, right? Same thing here.
Now, where do you put it? That’s the tricky part, but I’ll make it simple for ya. Think about where the sun don’t hit your face. Under your cheekbones, that’s a big one. Suck in your cheeks like you’re eatin’ a lemon, and you’ll see the hollow part, right? That’s where the shadow goes. So put that cream stuff right there, girl.
And then, up by your forehead, along the hairline. Makes your forehead look a little smaller, you know? Some folks got big foreheads, nothin’ wrong with that, but a little shadow can make it look… nicer. And then, along your jawline, under your chin, if you got a little… extra somethin’ somethin’ there, like me. It kinda hides it, makes it look like you got a sharper jaw. It’s like magic, I tell ya!
Okay, so you got the cream stuff on your face. Now you gotta blend it in. Don’t leave no harsh lines, that looks terrible! Like you got dirt on your face or somethin’. Use a sponge or a brush or even your fingers, whatever works for ya. Just blend it, blend it, blend it, until it looks smooth and natural. Like it’s part of your skin, not just sittin’ on top of it. It should all mix together, you know? Like when you mix flour and water to make dough, it gotta be smooth.
Now some folks like to put on a lighter color, a “highlight,” they call it. On the parts of your face where the light does hit. Like the tops of your cheekbones, down the bridge of your nose, above your eyebrows. It’s like… like when the sun hits a window, it shines bright. Same thing with your face. It makes you look all glowy and healthy. I don’t always do it, too much trouble, but if you wanna get all fancy you can go ahead.
This whole “contour” thing is about playin’ with shadows and light. It’s like… like when you’re paintin’ a picture, you use different shades to make it look real. Same thing with your face. You use the dark cream to make parts of your face look further away, and the light stuff to make other parts look closer. It’s like tricking the eye, see?
And don’t you go thinkin’ this is just for fancy folks or young girls. Anybody can do it! I do it, and I’m… well, I ain’t no spring chicken, let’s just say that. It just makes you look a little bit better, a little more put-together. Like you actually tried, you know? Even if you didn’t sleep well the night before, it can make you look more awake and all.
The best way to learn is to just try it. Don’t be scared, it ain’t permanent. If you mess up, just wash it off and start over. And don’t go buyin’ them expensive stuff first, start cheap till you know what ya doing. And remember, practice makes perfect. The more you do it, the better you’ll get at it. Pretty soon, you’ll be contouring like a pro. Or at least like you know what you’re doin’. And that’s good enough for me, and it should be good enough for you too.
So go on, get yourself some of that cool tone cream contour stuff and give it a try. What’s the worst that could happen? You might just surprise yourself. You might even end up lookin’ like you got cheekbones you never knew you had. And who doesn’t want that?
