In general, for fair skin tones, a cooler contour shade is ideal. For an olive or medium complexion, a neutral contour shade ...

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 ...

After a certain amount of time has passed, it becomes embarrassing to ask questions about something seemingly everyone knows everything about, like contouring. If the details of this trend have ...

As someone fair, blue-eyed, and blonde, I'll be honest—contouring has never been a part of my makeup routine. I'm even a little skeptical about bronzer. I instantly think of middle school makeup: ...