Remember how many of your acquaintances are happy owners of a lean, slender face, which even with a plump body allows them to make an impression if not thin, then I'll give a normal build. And how many reverse examples, when both the waist is normal, and the thighs are tightened, but still they say - "plump". And they say just because of fat cheeks or massive chin. The most offensive is that it is much more difficult to do something with the face shape than with the buttocks or triceps. If you go on a diet, your face does not lose weight at all (how does it grow thin with wide cheekbones?) Or instantly becomes drained and tired, which does not add beauty. There are, of course, exercises for pulling up the silhouette - the system of facebuilding. But its capabilities are not unlimited, and, in addition, facebuilding requires regular classes, which - we will be honest - often becomes an obstacle on our way to perfection.
Format the face
Whatever form you are dealing with, the basic principle is one: mentally draw on the face of the ideal shape (oval) and obscure everything that turned out to be a feature. Dark does less, distracts and provides the effect of visual harmony. Avoid harsh, direct strokes - they can emphasize something that you did not want to flaunt. Feather light or color with a soft brush in a circular motion: from the center, "rubbing" spirally to the periphery. So it is more convenient to achieve the effect of feathering. Avoid excess salt and limit evening drinking: the swollen face never looks slim, whatever you mask it. When choosing a foundation, stop for a remedy with lifting or anti-aging effect, especially if the lack of harmony of your face depends on the "floated silhouette". Skillfully use a dark tone or powdered powder, applying them to areas that go beyond the ideal slender face shape. Stretching lines of blush or dark powder - from top to bottom, vertically. Visually "smash" the eyes, make them more widely planted (done at the expense of a clear dark arrow that extends beyond the upper eyelid, and very light shadows on the mobile age). But do not overdo it! Otherwise you inadvertently create the effect of strabismus. If the slenderness of the face is your main goal with makeup, make the lips more plump with the help of increasing the volume of balms and lip glosses: the face in contrast will seem less wide. If you want to make the makeup of your lips the main accent, do not forget to shade the side sections of the lower cheekbones and lighten up your chin lightly. Lips in this case must be underlined in pencil on the external (not colored, but perceptible to the touch) contour. And never try to make the mouth visually less - this will only strengthen the sensation of the massive lower jaw.
Does color matter?
In order to adjust the shape of the face, make it slimmer, it does not matter what your hair color and color appearance in general. After all, the correction does not occur at the expense of color, but due to the mastery of playing light and shadow, darker and lighter tonal bases and powders. However, the hair color can also play "for" and against "you in the struggle for the slenderness of the face. If you are a brunette or you have a very bright (for example, fiery-red) hair color, it is easier for you to use hair as a "frame" for the face, giving the desired shape to the latter. Long straightened hair and straight bangs to the middle of the forehead will leave just as much face visible as you need. The principle of contrast plays here the same as with face make-up: the brighter and darker the color, the finer the haircut line should be. Broken strands or unsuccessful length with this color of hair will reveal all the imperfections of the exterior. Blond hair, on the contrary, allows for greater softness of lines and negligence in strands. The transition from the complexion to the hair is blurred, not so noticeable, and therefore, with a properly selected haircut (for example, a graduated square of medium length), you can easily hide the excessive "fullness" of facial features. Attention! Regardless of color, the main principle of hairstyle is: avoid smooth variations, bunches and back combs: this type of hairstyle visually increases the face, especially if you have a high forehead or very blonde hair.
Color for youth
For every day professionals recommend the most transparent and easy to apply makeup, but this does not mean that we should avoid bright shades on the face. The main thing is to observe the "dosage". An aggressive blush on the pale face, bright lips and no less bright shadows, "black" eyes with wheat hair color are the most common examples of improper use of color. Bright lips or colored arrows (but not both) are always a game, shocking, a way to attract attention. Especially this challenge is read over the red lips, which never go out of fashion. But if you want to make your face slimmer - avoid red lipstick, it increases the volume. To apply lipstick it is necessary on powdered lips (for firmness). Lip pencil must match the color of lipstick, and the contour - do not get out beyond the natural boundaries of the lips. On black - "anti-color" - I must say specifically. He is not excluded on the face, however it should be used cautiously. All that you decided to "paint" in black - eyelashes, eyebrows, "arrows" on the eyelids or even lips - should have flawless contours and shape. The slightest fuzziness catches your eye and can spoil the whole image. That's why it's better to replace black with brown or eggplant for daytime makeup - it's less obligatory and gives a softness look ... Cosmetics are cosmetic, but let's not forget about the training of facial muscles. Here are two simple exercises from the system of facebuilding. Give them 10 minutes daily (5 minutes each) and after 2-3 weeks the face will be significantly tightened! Open your mouth, lowering your chin as much as possible, but without bending your head, stick out your tongue and try to reach them to the chin. The goal is conditional, but the facial muscles will receive the necessary load, and the lower part of the face will be tightened. Close your mouth tightly, looking straight ahead, attach to the lower part of the cheeks (immediately above the upper teeth) the combined index and middle finger and massage the cheeks in circular motions from the bottom up. From such a massage cheeks do not lose weight, but it's an excellent prevention of sagging!
Do not be zealous in pursuit of the visual harmony of the face. Professional makeup artists warn: often, wanting to reduce the nose, women so obscure his wings that deform the shape and make it too outstanding and hooked. The same can happen to a person if carried away by highlighting the central part and darkening the periphery. Remember your uniqueness. After all, Sophia Loren has a hexagonal face, and Brigitte Bardot has a nose that does not stop them from remaining recognized beauty standards for whole generations. Thoroughly shade the boundaries between dark, hiding and distracting, and light - expanding and attracting attention tones. If the border is visible, then, instead of the desired distraction, you will, on the contrary, attract him to them. The main principle of competent visage is not to mask, but to distract. If you have problems with the cheeks or lower jaw, focus on the eyes, and choose a round shape for make-up, for example, the classic Smoky Eyes. If you are concerned about the prominent cheekbones or the triangular shape of the face, move the main accent down to the lips.