How I Contour

I've been asked to do a post about how I contour and this is how I wear it day to day. As you can see from the top photo my face has no real shape of definition with just a little foundation on so to look my best I do try to go the extra mile with contour, blush and highlight to slim down my nose, give me some shadow around the cheeks and chin plus highlight my cheekbones a little. All the products used are shown above and will be listed below.

Here are the photos and the steps I take. 1. First I start with a primed face and apply my usual base and eye make up.
2. Using a Real Techniques Expert Face brush and Illamasqua Concealer in 323 I draw lines below my cheekbones, on my jawline, down the sides of my nose and around my hair line and blend them with a Real Techniques Buffing brush.
3. Blend. Blend. Blend some more.
4. With the Collection Lasting Perfection concealer in 'Fair' I draw a line down my nose, an inverted triangle under my eyes and up to the temples, a spike shape on the centre of my forehead from the bridge of my nose and a little on the chin.
5. Blend.
6. I apply Dainty Doll blush in 002 to the apples of my cheeks and cheekbones with the Real Techniques Contour brush.
7. I apply Technik's High Lights (a really cheap dupe of the Benefit High Beam) to the bridge of my nose, cheekbones and cupids bow and blend.

This is the finished result in natural lighting to make sure it doesn't look too harsh and it's all blended out. You can go heavier and darker with the contour but for every day I just like a little structure so I try not to go all out.