Flyy Faced & Broke : Contouring for the Summer: A "How To"

So if you're currently in Philly or on the East Coast, you know it's hot. Like too hot! Like too hot for makeup............Now, you know I'm lying. Ain't no weather gonna make me part from my products! However, I will admit that this weather has me sporting a more toned down look; but, I still have to have a good contour. Here's a "how to" for what I call my Plain Jane face. I think this technique is great for everyday wear in the summer.

Applying foundation is for the most part easy, If you have an issue with foundation application, we'll have to talk another time. I can't seem to stray from my cream foundation, but its totally optional. You may choose to skip the all over cream foundation and just focus on the highlighting and contouring.With doing so, you may want to use an all over powder with color to tie everything together. Totally up to you. What I am rocking as foundation this summer is Black Opal's Concealing Foundation (in the clear circular jar).What's great about this foundation is that it doubles as a concealer and a lil goes a long way. Because I want my skin to breathe in this heat, I only buff a tiny bit onto my skin to even out my tone. The only thing I care to conceal is my birth curse- the bags and dark circles under my eyes. So, I go a lil heavier in that area. I use a combination of shades, Heavenly Honey in my tzone and Truly Topez on the outer part of my face.

Aaaaaahhh scary!!! lol! Nah just a lil contour. For me, the key to saying matte is powder. After I apply my foundation...oh and paint my brows, I apply Ben Nye's Luxury Powder in Banana (seen in the yellow bottle in first pic) as a highlight under my eyes, down the bridge of my nose, above my lip (not done in this pic), on the center of my chin....

and beneath my cheek contour. For a defined contour, I sometimes use my all time fave, Black Opal's Creme Stick foundation in Beautiful Bronze (not pictured) just in the dark areas seen above and down the sides of my big nose to make it appear smaller. However, its ok to only use a powder 2-3 shades darker than your complexion.

I set the contour with MAC blush in Blunt (round container with MAC on it, duh lol)

I also blend a lil slightly upward onto my temple area

and below my chin fading onto my neck to hide my double chins. lol.

Don't I look crazy? don't judge me....lol

Next, I blend like my life depends on it. Sweeping the banana powder upward into the Blunt to fade out the harsh lines.

You can see it coming together..

Once I've thoroughly blended everything, I then apply Black Opal's Translucent Powder all over my face. This colorless powder feels weightless, brings everything together and sets the face. It may seem like a lot, but given how naturally oily I am, I promise its needed.