Contouring: The Kimmy K Way

Hello!!   My sister asked me to do a post on contouring a little while ago, even though she was blessed with much better bone structure than me. I thought I would split this into two posts starting with the very sculpted method, ala Kim Kardashian. Prepare for some pictures of my face looking a little bit weird.  

   

 

To create strange picture number 1, I used the Maxfactor yellow CC stick and the Loreal lumi magique stylo touche de lumiere (these products have very long names). I used these on all of the high points of my face and the areas that I wanted to catch the light.

 

 

I then used the Bourjois bronzing primer on all the areas where I wanted to create shadow. I applied this with the Real techniques contour brush. At this point you look like an extra from the Lion King but it's all starting to come together.

 

I then applied a small amount of my YSL touch eclait foundation to even everything out which I applied using the real techniques miracle complexion sponge.

And taa daa you have a more sculpted face! It's not showing up as well as I would have liked in the picture but it does create a really nice effect. I think this would work best on darker skin, paler skins have to go a little bit more delicately or risk looking like they've been tangoed. You could also go over this and add some more highlighter to make it extra glowy.

 

I hope this was helpful. I'll have a second contouring post up soon to show a slightly different technique so remember to keep popping back.

 

 

 

Tropic purchases

One of my friends has started doing a little bit of work with the company Tropic and invited me to a party to learn about some of the products. Tropic is still a relatively new skin care line which was created by the lovely Susan Ma from the apprentice, she's got gorgeous skin so I was definitely up for having a little browse of the products. Tropic are all about natural ingredients and are very big on animal welfare. As a vegetarian, this is very important to me so I was very excited to see what the products were like so that I can start to become more cruelty free.

 



 

I only picked up a couple of items. Sadly the party was on the wrong side of pay day so I couldn't go too wild. The first item I got was the vitamin toner. It comes in a spray bottle which is always a winner when it comes to toners. It feels really refreshing on the skin and because one of the main ingredients is rose water it smells just like Turkish delight, yummy scrummy!! So far I haven't noticed this doing anything too amazing to my skin but I can't say I ever really have with toners. I do however, enjoy the way it wakes my skin up on a morning which is enough to make me a fan!

 The other item I got is the Blushing Sculpting palette. I mentioned a few posts back that I'd been eyeing up the Naked flushed palette from Urban decay so when I seen this it seemed like a very good idea. Sadly I'm a bit of a pancake face and wasn't blessed with the best bone structure so any product I can find to help me fake some killer cheek bones always catches my eye. This one comes with a lovely matte bronzer that isn't too orange or dark and is perfect for contouring or just warming the skin. It also has a beautiful rose blush which has a subtle gold shimmer running through it. The highlighter is really gorgeous and helps to finish the look off beautifully. I'd be tempted to keep the blush and highlighter for an evening look as the shimmer is quite full on but the bronzer would be good for day or night. So far this product has filled the void of the Naked flushed palette and has just about defined my none existent cheek bones!!

So that's it for today. I'd be excited to try out a few more bits from Tropic because so far I've been very impressed. Hope you enjoyed today's post!!

Robyn xx