There’s no denying that over the last few years, pared-back make-up has been where it’s at when it comes to trending looks. Whether that’s sheer, sheeny eyeshadows, dewy blush or ‘tired girl’ makeup, ...

It's amazing how dusting a little bit of bronzer on the face to contour and carve out features can make a big difference. But it can be a bummer that the face-chiseling results go away the second we ...

One of the greatest mysteries of makeup is how to contour and highlight based on your face shape. If you're anything like me, these two beauty aspects have confused and haunted me since my early teens ...

“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 ...

Thanks to the Kardshians, contouring is everyday vernacular. The technique of defining and sculpting your facial structure using a makeup shade that's a few shades darker than your actual skin tone ...

When you contour, do you occasionally end up with a muddy mess that looks like a toddler's finger-painting? Have you blended out the tiger stripes seemingly forever only to see them the second you ...

Instagram sensation and beauty guru Melly Sanchez teaches you her foolproof contouring techniques Jillian Ruffo is a former associate beauty editor at PEOPLE. She left PEOPLE in 2018. Beauty guru ...

For a beauty junkie, I shamefully have never given makeup contouring a shot for fear of looking like a walking plastic doll due to my less-than-deft blending skills. I've watched plenty of tutorials ...

A lot of women who once avoided contouring because of its unnatural, made-for-Instagram effect, are now gravitating toward it. By Kristen Bateman A simple scroll on TikTok reveals that contouring is ...