Hair contouring as a type of make-up: hide the flaws of the appearance with a hairstyle

In the summer, many people think about changing their hairstyles, and hairdressers say that this is the perfect time to experiment with hair. We suggest you try this type of coloring as contouring. The technique is far from new, but remains in fashion trends for several years.

Hair contouring is a technique of coloring in different shades, most often in the face area. Its purpose is to highlight, emphasize the merits of some areas of the face, while others, imperfect, on the contrary, hide. In fact, coloring contouring is a secret make-up technique, which was first actively used by the legendary makeup artist of the 20th Century Fox film company Ben Nye.

We will tell you more about hair contouring and show how the appearance changes after coloring using the contouring technique.

What is contouring, coloring features

All girls who are interested in makeup, as well as fashion trends in the beauty industry, have heard about facial contouring. This technique is loved by Hollywood blondes: S Carlett Johansson, Gigi Hadid , Drew Barrymore, Miranda Kerr, Sarah Jessica Parker, Cara Delevingne, Jennifer Aniston and many others. And no wonder – the hairstyle looks very natural, young, there are no signs of fatigue on the face, and even a few extra pounds will not affect the appearance in any way.

Contouring is about creating shadows and highlights on the hair. So, for the former, darker shades of paint are used than the main color, and for the latter, the tones are lighter. With the help of this technique, the cheekbones are highlighted, the relief of the face is emphasized, it is made wider or narrower, visually lengthens. The work is carried out with several shades of paint at once, while one should be two tones lighter than the main tone of the hair, and the second should be two shades darker. 

Important: hair contouring is an individual procedure, and it also looks different on different girls. An experienced master performs coloring based on the individuality of the face: oval, skin and eye color, as well as the characteristics of the hair itself.

The contouring technique is gentle coloring, because in order to achieve the result of face sculpting, it is enough to color a few strands in the right places. It is quite difficult to do contouring at home, since it is important to follow the sequence and zoning, so it is better to contact a professional master colorist. In addition, thick cream paints are used for contouring, which will help achieve a soft, natural transition and will not spread.

In contouring, the following coloring techniques are used: strobing, melting coloring, underlighting, flash effect, color combination technique.

Hair contouring for a round face

Contouring for a round face consists of placing light tones on the top of the face, above the forehead, and also at the tips (if the length allows). At the same time, dark shadows are created on both sides of the face, down from the ears, here it is important to visually lengthen the face. For a round shape, it is better to choose a length of hair below the shoulders and style them with large curls framing the face.

How to hide the angularity of a square face: hair contouring

A square face is characterized by wide cheekbones and a heavy chin, a low forehead. At the same time, the eyes are often quite expressive.

You can hide the angularity of a square face by creating light highlights on the hair in the area of ​​u200bu200bthe chin and temples. Such strands are obtained as a result of alternating light and dark curls with a thickness of no more than a centimeter. The ends of the hair can also be made light. The root zone is also highlighted to make the hairstyle look more voluminous.  

Heart shaped face correction with hair contouring

With this face shape, there is a wide forehead, high cheekbones and a pointed chin. Hair contouring consists in coloring the lower strands in light shades, and the crown should be 2-3 tones darker than the tips. 

Hair contouring for oblong and oval faces

But a thin, oblong face needs volume in the right places like air, it is also worth “shortening" the face so that the image is softer. Contouring is done according to the scheme: darken the roots and ends of the back strands, separate strands around the entire circumference of the face are highlighted by two tones. You can visually enlarge the eyes by placing color accents on the bangs or on the hair at eye level.

A beautiful oval – this is the shape of the face that is considered ideal. Hair contouring here is done in any sequence, depending on the desire to emphasize one or another part.