VIDEO: Make-up tutorial - how to contour your face

Loved by camera-ready celebrities, contouring is supposed to sculpt the face into a symmetrical ideal of beauty. So what does TV3’s Anna Daly think?

IT’S not called warpaint for nothing. Make-up is a secret weapon. It creates the illusion of youth and beauty. Prompted by celebrities, make-up artists are fine-tuning the idea of hiding flaws and accentuating good features.

The market is flooded with contouring kits, which became prominent thanks to Kim Kardashian. People have marvelled at her hollowed cheekbones, her fine jawline, and her narrow nose. Some accused her of having had plastic surgery, but Kim’s make-up artist, Rob Scheppy (one of three in constant rotation) says her look can be achieved without the surgeon’s scalpel.