Catwalk Contour.

For our practical session with Fenella, we were asked to create a 'Catwalk Contour'. This look is soft but can be exaggerated by using more product. I wanted to see what exactly a 'Catwalk Contour' was, so I decided to Pinterest it. Here are just two images that I found which referred to the contour. There were many other looks under this category, many swapping natural tones for more vibrant colours, and really exaggerating the contour and shape of the face.

Catwalk Contour

Gigi Hadid behind the scenes. 

Products - 

Garnier Micellar Water

Illamasqua Radiance Veil

MAC Strobe Cream

Bobbi Brown Longwear Foundation  in Alabaster and Warm Sand.

Kryolan Camouflage Palette

Revolution Highlight in Purple and Peach

Kryolan Glamour Glow. 

Health and Safety -

Always make sure that products are clean and sanitised, ready to use. This goes the same for brushes and equipment. 

Make sure your hair is tied back, with no jewellery that will interfere with the model/client. 

Make sure you use a cape to cover the model/client's clothing. 

Sanitise hands. 

Always complete a consultation beforehand. 

Method:

1. Cleanse, Tone and Moisturise the model's face. This is very important for this look, as we want a fresh faced look.
2. Using a shimmered moisturiser, such as Strobe Cream, apply to the high points of the face. You want to accentuate where the light hits the face.
3. Using a tinted moisturiser, or sheer liquid foundation, apply to the face and buff it into the skin. You only need a small amount of product for this look, or it won't look fresh. Assess whether or not you need more product. Dot the product only where you need it, and then buff into the skin. 
4. Using a concealer that is a couple of shades lighter than the model's skin tone, apply once again to the high points of the face, such as forehead, brow bone, cheek bone, chin, nose and cupid's bow. When applying this product, blend as you go, as if you were to be working on a celebrity, they would not appreciate having lines drawn over their face, whilst someone is photographing it. 

- Note -       When looking for products, see how they move when you test them. You want the product to move smoothly and freely, whereas some often clump up together.

      5. For the contours of the face, you can use a concealer that is darker than the skin tone by a few shades, a cream contour product or powder contour. In my test, I mixed a dark shade from the Camouflage Palette with the Foundation that I had used. Contour the hollows of the face, such as the hollows of the cheeks, temples, sides of nose, under the jaw, and forehead. Make sure that all lines are neatly blended.

 - Note -     Light pushes forward, shading pushes back.

     6. Go in with another highlight product to make the contrast between the shades higher. You can now add a shimmer to the cheekbones to further this.
     7. Apply a small amount of blusher to the apples of the cheeks.

Here are a couple of images from the session, of the makeup completed on Lucy. I am pleased about how the look went, and that the contour is not too strong and fake looking. I think that if I applied any more highlight to the look, it could look bit too forced, but would suit a catwalk look rather than an everyday look. The contour is clear but does not look dirty, which is a problem that you can get if you do not use the right tone for the contour. I learnt that you need to match the warmth of the skin to the contour product that you mix, as if I used cooler tones for Lucy's skin this would make the look dirty.