Avoid wing liner and sharp shapes on the eyes.

Try to draw the attention to the bottom of the face: accentuate makeup under the eyes and push your lines to the outside.

Eyebrows should have a straight line and no angles.

Minimise your highlights on the cheekbones.This will minimise the impression of length. Your shade should be placed upon the cheekbones, down until the jaw line.Most of the time the middle part of the face is the longest part. This face has greater length in proportion to its width. Curved eyebrows are recommended to minimise angles.Forehead can be made rounder by adding a curve shade around the hairline.Shade under the cheekbones to the jawline to give an impression of more oval shape.The objective will be to minimise the sharp angles and corners with shading. The square face is composed of comparatively straight lines with a straight forehead, hairline and jawline. Push the brow line towards the hairline and outside of the face, this will give some angularity to the face.The object is to create the illusion of a classic oval by adding length.

The round face has a rounded chin and hairline. Blush placed in the centre of the cheekbones.The oval face is considered to have ideal proportions. The oval face is the most balanced, as proportions are even. As a makeup artist, you must identify the face type of the client in order to assess what adjustments need to be made to create the desired proportions. and manipulate light, not so much the harsh lines you see on social media. To have ideal proportions, these three parts should be equal. Round Face - The ultimate goal of contouring (and highlighting) a round face. The face can be divided into three parts: You will need to adapt your contour and highlight according to your client’s face shape this is why it is important to be able to identify them. Shade will be placed on the jaw line, under the cheekbones, around the hairline. Highlights will usually be placed at the center of the face, between the brows, under the eyes, center of the chin and also tops of the cheekbones.Shade lifts, makes features appear smaller.Shade: a darker shade of foundation will create some depth to features and give the illusion of a smaller chin, forehead, and cheekbones.Highlight: a lighter shade of foundation will give an impression of volume.When applying makeup, you have to keep those proportions in mind to shade and highlight accordingly. The ideal face shape is considered to have ideal proportions. This will help you to place your bronzer, blush, highlights and contours in a way that showcases the best features of your client.

It is important to recognise each individual face shape. Below your cheekbones from your ear to the middle of your cheeks and then down to your jawline to add some length to your faceĬontouring for a Square/Rectangle Face ShapeĪ square face shape means that your face is roughly the same length and width (if not slightly longer for a rectangle) and your hairline and jawline are about even.FACIAL SHAPES AND IDEAL PROPORTIONS FACIAL SHAPES.Around the sides of your forehead and temples to slim down this area.In the middle of your forehead and chin to widen these partsĪ round face shape means that your face is roughly the same length and width and you have no obvious points along your jawline, chin or forehead.On the lower chin to bring up the point.Along the sides of your forehead and temples to balance out the wider upper half of your face with the narrower lower half.You may also in most cases have a widow’s peak. In the middle of your forehead and chin to help broaden these narrower areas.Ī heart face shape means that your chin is narrow and pointed and your cheeks are narrower than your hairline.Under your eyes in an upside-down triangle shape bringing it down in line with where you contoured.Don’t bring the contour too close to your mouth, as this will have the opposite effect you’re looking for.Diamond shaped faces also tend to be longer, rather than wider. Under your eyes in an upside-down triangle shapeĪ diamond face shape means that your cheeks are the widest part of your face, with your hairline and chin narrowing.Below your cheekbones starting at your ears and ending in the middle of the cheeks.Along your hairline to bring this down and give the illusion of a smaller forehead.There are also no defined points to your chin, jaw or hairline. Contouring for an Oblong / Oval Face ShapeĪn oblong face shape means that your face is almost twice as long as it is wide.

Round face contour map