Contouring For Beginners

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If you're looking to contour your face, you've come to the right place. We'll let you in on a secret: contouring doesn't have to be difficult! Whether you're looking to add definition or just enhance your natural features, we've got contour beginners covered with these easy-to-use picks. Here are our favorites.

KVD BeautyModCon Long-Wear Hydrating Liquid-Gel Contour

Size: 0.57 oz/ 17 mL·ITEM: 2477701

Color: Light-Medium - light brown with neutral undertones

160 Reviews

$40.00

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Best way to contour...I am also still pretty new to contour and this is very easy to use...Great for beginners

What it is: A lightweight, transfer-resistant, liquid-gel contour that easily creates lifelike dimension for a wide range of skin tones and undertones.

Highlighted Ingredients:
- Daisy Flower Extract: Hydrates skin.

Ingredient Callouts: Free of parabens, formaldehydes, formaldehyde-releasing agents, phthalates, mineral oil, retinyl palmitate, oxybenzone, coal tar, hydroquinone, sulfates SLS & SLES, triclocarban, triclosan, and contains less than one percent synthetic fragrance. It is also vegan and cruelty-free.

CLINIQUEChubby Stick Sculpting Contour

Size: 0.21 oz/ 6 g·ITEM: 1674738

Color: Contour

248 Reviews

$43.50

Warm Contour...I purchased this cream contour stick because I'm a beginner when it comes to contouring my face. ...I also purchase the light clinique chubby stick to use for contouring. Great for a beginner.

What it is:
An oil-free creamy contouring stick for the face.

What it does:
Highlight the face with this long-wearing creamy contouring stick, creating the illusion of depth to let your best features stand out. It’s ideal for achieving a contour at the hollow of the cheeks, along the jawline, and other areas.

What it is formulated WITHOUT:
- Parabens

NUDESTIXTinted Blur Contour Stick

Size: 0.2 oz / 6.2g·ITEM: 2601094

Color: Neutral Light - fair to light

258 Reviews

$43.50

So smooth and easy to blend for a beginner! Nice powder finish...So smooth blends so easily. Makes contouring fast and easy for beginners as well.

What it is: A lightweight, cream-to-powder, ultra-soft matte contour stick that creates a natural-looking, subtle contour and adds dimension to the face.

Finish:
Matte

Formulation:
Stick

Highlighted Ingredients:
- Vitamin E: Acts as a natural antioxidant that nourishes and hydrates.
- Green Tea Extract: Improves the look of overall tone and texture for a visibly youthful complexion. -Vitamin E: Acts as a natural antioxidant that nourishes and hydrates.
-Green Tea Extract: Improves the look of overall tone and texture for a visibly youthful complexion.

Ingredient Callouts: Free of parabens, formaldehydes, formaldehyde-releasing agents, phthalates, mineral oil, retinyl palmitate, oxybenzone, coal tar, hy

MILK MAKEUPSculpt Cream Contour Stick

Size: 0.19 oz / 5.7 g·ITEM: 2639698

Color: Simmer - deep

1.7K Reviews

$33.00

It’s also easy to use for those who are beginners at contouring. I love the variety of shades for different skin types....It gives me a natural chiseled look. This is the perfect contour stick to use for beginners....Beginner friendly contouring must...Great for beginners!

What it is: A matte, cool-toned cream contour stick that blends easily to add instant depth and dimension to your face by mimicking the look of natural shadows.

Highlighted Ingredients:
- Thyme Extract Blend: Helps nourish skin.
- Sunflower Seed Oil: Hydrates, smooths, and calms skin.

Ingredient Callouts: Free of parabens, formaldehydes, formaldehyde-releasing agents, phthalates, mineral oil, retinyl palmitate, oxybenzone, coal tar, hydroquinone, sulfates SLS & SLES, triclocarban, triclosan, and contains less than one percent synthetic fragrance. It is also vegan, gluten-free, cruelty-free, and comes in recyclable packaging.

What Else You Need to Know: This easy-to-use cream contour stick takes all the guesswork out of

Tower 28 BeautySculptino® Soft Matte Cream Contour + Bronzer

Size: 0.158 oz / 4.5 g·ITEM: 2637114

Color: Getty - light medium with neutral undertones

469 Reviews

$30.00

Amazing beginner contour product!...Looooved this contour! I'm new to contouring and this is an amazing creamy and easily blendable product! ...Beginner friendly...I would absolutely recommend this for beginners ! blends really well and has a cool undertone so it doesn’t look orange or red

What it is: A foolproof cream contour to softly shape and sculpt your face with a blendable texture and neutral undertones.

Formulation:
Cream

Highlighted Ingredients:
- Green Tea Extract: Helps calm skin and contains a natural antioxidant.
- Mango Seed Butter: Helps hydrate and soothe the skin.
- Castor Seed Oil: Rich in fatty acids and helps moisturize skin.

Ingredient Callouts: This product is vegan, gluten-free, and cruelty-free.

What Else You Need to Know: This easy-to-apply cream has just the right amount of pigment to add natural dimension without all the buffing required of traditional contour creams. It's silky, silicone-free, and m

Charlotte TilburyFilmstar Bronze & Glow Contour Duo

Size: 22.5 g·ITEM: 2115939

Color: Fair/Medium

277 Reviews

$92.00

This is only contouring product I own. And I never felt the need to buy any other contouring powder. ...Contour and Highlight Made Easy...The formula for both is A+ as it’s super easy to blend and very beginner friendly!

What it is:
An all-in-one pressed powder, bronzer, and highlighter to create killer cheekbones and candlelit skin.

What it does:
Celebrity makeup artist Charlotte Tilbury is a firm believer that shading and highlighting can re-sculpt and re-define your face. This iconic bronzer and highlighter duo has the perfect blend of pearl and golden pigments to sculpt and highlight your features. These universal shades are created from a refined golden base that flatters all skin tones. The sculpt bronzer adds buildable definition along the lower cheek, jawline, and sides of the nose while highlight illuminates the top of cheekbones, bridge of the nose, eye orbital area, and cupid’s bow.

tartesculpt tape™ contour liquid bronzer

Size: 0.4 oz / 12 mL·ITEM: 2684447

Color: warm bronze - medium to tan skin tones

25 Reviews

$49.00

A Must-Have for my Beginner Girlie’s...Absolutely in love with this product I’m a beginner in makeup & I was really scared to use Liquid/Cream products.But this blends like butter.It’s beautiful on the skin. 100% Recommend...Love this contour gel...I love this contour gel it’s really pigmented and blends out really nicely for me.

What it is: An all-in-one contour that creates instant definition for the look of a more defined face and high cheekbones.

Highlighted Ingredients:
- Porcelain Flower: Brightens and moisturizes.
- Mango Butter: Moisturizes and conditions.
- Diamond Powder: Blurs the look of imperfections.

Ingredient Callouts: Free of parabens, formaldehydes, formaldehyde-releasing agents, phthalates, mineral oil, oxybenzone, coal tar, hydroquinone, sulfates SLS & SLES, triclocarban, triclosan, and contains less than one percent synthetic fragrance. It is also cruelty-free.

What Else You Need to Know: Contour like a pro with this all-in-one, goof-proof sculptor. It creates instant definition for the look of a more defined face and h

Anastasia Beverly HillsSmooth Blur Cream Contour Stick

Size: 0.28 oz / 8 g·ITEM: 2853406

Color: Core Shadow - medium to tan skin

229 Reviews

$46.00

The Anastasia Beverly Hills Smooth Blur Contour-Core Shadow is a decent option for subtle, natural-looking contouring. ...If you want an effortless, beginner-friendly contour, this is a must-have!

What it is: A gel-like, lightweight formula that blurs and blends with smooth, seamless coverage for natural definition.

Coverage: Light

Finish: Natural

Formulation:
Stick

Ingredient Callouts: Free of parabens, phthalates, sulfates SLS & SLES, and contains less than one percent synthetic fragrance. It is also vegan and cruelty-free.

What Else You Need to Know: Ultra-smooth, undetectably blurred, and naturally radiant: This gel-like, cream formula is designed to sculpt and define features with a dewy, second-skin finish and lightweight coverage. Effortlessly achieve seamless definition with four cool-toned shades.

$71.00

This was my first contour pallet I bought when I was a beginner and I freaking loved it because so easy to use now like 5 years later still use it still love it and these refill pans are going to benefit you later on I promise best thing ever...contouring cutie!...I say this is a must have for contour newbies & pros alike!

What it is: A refillable matte face contour palette with three shades for contouring and three shades for highlighting.

Highlighted Ingredients:
- Wild Rose Extract, Safflower Seed Oil, and Vitamin E: Condition skin for a flawless finish.

Ingredient Callouts: Free of parabens and phthalates. It is also cruelty-free.

What Else You Need to Know: KVD Beauty’s iconic contour palette lets you quickly chisel and shape your features for enhanced definition, no matter your skill level. The highly pigmented, silky, blendable powders blend effortlessly to flatter every face shape. It has removable magnetic pans to refill and customize your ideal palette.

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