How to Contour Your Face

Contouring has come a long way in the last few years. Where once palettes full of taupe and nude shades were the purview of professional makeup artists, nowadays it’s hard to call your makeup kit complete without at least one contouring cream. The right tones and techniques can bring out your eyes, sculpt your nose and chisel your cheekbones; the wrong ones can leave you looking like a D-list reality show star. Luckily, finding the balance doesn’t have to be an ordeal anymore. To prove it we rounded up the best face sculpting products around along with a few tricks and tips from the pros to pull off the most natural-looking, decidedly un-overdone contouring ever. Welcome to face-perfecting 101. Find it at Harper's Bazaar.