Prettypackages
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~jumping up and down~ I got Notorious! I got Notorious!!! Woohooo! thank you specktra Angel! LOL
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Prettypackages
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Congratulations!!! Over the weekend I just figured out I'd been applying it incorrectly. (Totally using the NARS Ita brush wrong.) Now that I know how to use my contour brush I'm going to be trying Notorious more often.
how were you wearing it wrong? And thank you!Congratulations!!! Over the weekend I just figured out I'd been applying it incorrectly. (Totally using the NARS Ita brush wrong.
CartoonChic
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MissTT
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I was using the brush wrong like a fool. I was holding it horizontally and swiping a dark line across my face then trying to blend it out. It was so dark and looked silly. I needed to hold the brush vertically, but initially I thought that was way too much surface area to apply contour powder. It was my first time ever contouring and I was confused.
Great news PP!!! So glad you found it! I even considered trying to find a backup, but honestly, at my age I'm not likely to finish even this one
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Yeah, contouring is still a challenge for me - sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't, but like anything else, it's practice I guess.
Yeah, contouring is still a challenge for me - sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't, but like anything else, it's practice I guess.
CartoonChic
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Lol, I would've tried it the first way you did it too. Now I know how to use it when I eventually order it.I was using the brush wrong like a fool. I was holding it horizontally and swiping a dark line across my face then trying to blend it out. It was so dark and looked silly. I needed to hold the brush vertically, but initially I thought that was way too much surface area to apply contour powder. It was my first time ever contouring and I was confused.
Icecaramellatte
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I haven't worn the quad much from this collection but I have really been loving Mystery. If the MA hadn't put it on me for a makeover, I would never have tried it. I tend to wear it more with the Premier Regard quad though.
Prettypackages
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that's how I would think to do it.I was using the brush wrong like a fool. I was holding it horizontally and swiping a dark line across my face then trying to blend it out. It was so dark and looked silly. I needed to hold the brush vertically, but initially I thought that was way too much surface area to apply contour powder. It was my first time ever contouring and I was confused.
Miss QQ
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I recently saw 2 videos on lisaeldridge.com by a guest artist, Mary Greenwell and she is amazing. Among the many things I learnt, she also show how contouring is done - from the ear to the bottom of the cheek and stop at the end of the vertical line extended from the tail of the eyebrow. Maybe it is a basic rule which you already know that but I didn't, or I forgot. lol. Here is the link to one of the video.Great news PP!!! So glad you found it! I even considered trying to find a backup, but honestly, at my age I'm not likely to finish even this one.
Yeah, contouring is still a challenge for me - sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't, but like anything else, it's practice I guess.
http://lisaeldridge.com/video/25563/jessica-chastain-red-carpet-make-up-looks-with-guest-artist-mary-greenwell/
VampyCouture
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I saw that video last week and fell in love
Honestly, my contouring has gotten better since I clicked on that video. I still go back to reference it actually
Thanks for the link Miss QQ!! Very helpful indeed - perhaps I can work to improve my technique
CartoonChic
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Thanks for sharing. This video is extremely helpful, especially knowing where you should stop your contour. I clearly went too far in the handful of times I attempted to contour.
shontay07108
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I've seen this video before. It's a great one. It's how I contour. It's supposed to be subtle and it makes all the difference. I don't stick to one brush to contour. Sometimes I use an actual contour brush by Mac, sometimes it's a stippling brush, blush brush or I have a SE pointed Mac face brush (can't even remember the number and too lazy to look). I think as long as you have the technique down you can use almost any brush.
