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Expert advice from a supermodel, a fashion designer and a makeup artist on adapting your beauty regimen with age.
“Contour is a staple in the beauty world,” Fenty Beauty Global Makeup Artist Priscilla Ono tells ESSENCE. “It’s a technique that defines and sculpts the face by using light and dark shades to ...
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Contour makeup used to be something that only professional makeup artists knew how to do well. It was considered a celebrity secret and when someone appeared on the red carpet with chiseled-looking ...
I asked makeup artist Hillary Clark to critique my beauty routine to help minimize my uncertainty. Clark suggested a few improved application techniques and said I can repurpose some of my products. I ...
Makeup has the incredible power to enhance our features and bring out our natural beauty. One technique that has gained immense popularity in recent years is contouring. By strategically using shadows ...
Aging is beautiful—growing more confident in our skin is a wonderful thing. However, embracing our maturing skin isn't always easy, even as we appreciate the wisdom and experience that come with age.
The power of makeup is pretty incredible, especially when it comes contouring. Thanks to celebs like Kim K, contouring has become a mainstream makeup trick a lot of ladies use to achieve perfect, ...
Sure, you can highlight and contour, but can you drape? It’s contouring with color, but nstead of using bronzers and deeper tones to create structure, draping calls upon various shades of blush to ...
Professional makeup artists explain how to use makeup brushes for your look, and which ones you really need for your beauty regimen. Our editors independently select these products. Making a purchase ...