Use your hands or a brush to apply contour cream. Should I use contour cream before or after liquid foundation?

You can use your hands or a brush to apply contour cream. For beginners, a brush is better because it can ensure that the contour cream is applied to the face more evenly, so many makeup artists will choose to use a brush. If you apply it with your hands, you must control the strength, especially when applying it to the nose and lips. You should pay more attention to it, and apply it thinly and evenly.

Contouring cream is usually used after liquid foundation. It is used to modify facial features and make them more three-dimensional. Contouring cream is often used before loose powder. The order of use is generally liquid foundation first, then contouring cream, and then use pressed powder or loose powder to set the makeup. The contouring cream should also be applied in a mindful way, usually applying it to the forehead first, then the nose, cheekbones, chin and lips.

Generally, a flat-headed brush is used, preferably with some downward arcs, and the hair can be fiber hair, so that it will be more comfortable when brushing, and it is more smooth and convenient to use. If there is no such brush, it is also OK to use a highlighter brush. In short, the hair should be smoother, and it doesn’t matter if the ability to grab powder is a little weak, the main thing is to be docile and natural. Before using the brush, you must also pay attention to ensure that the brush is relatively clean. If the brush is too dirty, it is easy to leave marks on the face after brushing the contour cream. You should also pay attention to the contour cream you choose. If the texture is relatively dry and it is not particularly easy to push it away by hand, it is best to use a brush. If the texture is relatively thin, brush it lightly and smoothly. Contouring cream is generally better with a powder puff than a contouring brush, because contouring cream is generally muddy, and it is very inconvenient to use a contouring brush to take powder. If the texture of the brush is relatively soft, it is even more inconvenient to dip it, while the powder puff can easily take color, and the transition on the face is more convenient and softer. Generally, girls use brown contour cream more often. This kind of contour cream can be applied to half of the face by lightly applying a little with a powder puff. Because the texture of the powder puff is relatively coarse, the area for applying the contour cream is relatively large, and a lot of contour cream can be applied with a little force. Especially if the color of the contour cream is too dark, we need to control the strength of applying the contour cream. Press lightly at the jaw angle, and then evenly blend upwards. The powder puff is more convenient than a contour brush. When girls use contouring cream for contouring, they can lightly dip a little bit and press some of the excess contouring cream on the back of their hands. Then, gently press the remaining contouring cream on the puff to the position from the ear to the inflection point of the mandibular angle and gently pat it. Then, slowly blend it from the inflection point of the mandibular angle to the side of the chin. After pressing with the puff, you can use the contouring brush to slowly blend it upwards, especially on the cheekbones. It is best to use a contouring brush for contouring cream in this position, because the contouring brush will not dip too much cream, so the makeup will not appear dirty due to too much cream. The contouring brush can also take care of the hairline and both sides of the nose bridge.

The colors of contouring creams are usually brown or coffee, but there are many brands. Among them, the more useful brands of contouring creams include: Carislink, Afu, Revlon, L'Oreal, Chanel, Dior, Perfect Diary, etc. The prices cover low, medium and high-end levels, and the effects are naturally different, so it is most perfect to choose a contouring cream that suits you based on price and effect.