Subtle contouring with liquid foundation? Advice on shades/ formulation appreciated.

[solarkitty]

Hi,

I'm interested in subtle contouring. I've tried it with powder (Studiofox C40 which is my natural shade, C6 and a darker Dior powder foundation) with excellent results and would like to try it with a liquid base.

My favourite liquid is MAC Face & Body in C5 (perfect match). Can I highlight with C4 and darken with C6? I've tried contouring with a mix of F&B and Mineralize Satinfinish, but the Mineralize one has too dewy a finish for this process, at least on my face.

My question is (as above) which shades I could use in F&B and also whether very subtle contouring / shading can be achieved with liquid as opposed to cream.

Thanks in advance for any replies.

 

[pumpkincat210]

I agree with you, i think contouring with a liquid is easier than with a powder..
you can use a cream foundation for this too. Your application and brush strokes might be a little different when using a cream, I'd experiment with both.

 

[solarkitty]

Thank you. Do you find it easy to achieve a very natural look when you contour with liquid foundation? Do you use one shade darker or one darker and one lighter than your usual base?
Thanks in advance.

 

[aimee]

i think its easier to countour with a mist foundation
you know mac had one (dont know if it got Dc'ed)
Dior still got them

 

[User49]

One of the Ma's in my store suggests using concealors in nc25 to contour! I personally really like using powder to contour. But just go a few shades darker than your natural skin tone. xx

 

[PBunnieP]

I'm not really good with contouring but I've seen it done numerous times in Japanese Fashion Magazines. They like to use liquids/creams to add colour and then finish off with some darker powder/bronzer to blend the look.

*Things used that I can identify:
-Studio Fix Fluid [often used for contouring]
-Revlon Skinlights

 

[solarkitty]

Thanks for the helpful replies. It's good to know that you can contour effectively with so many different products.
PBunnieP - thanks for the pictures!