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Being a makeup junkie and also a professional makeup artist I jumped on the highlighting and contouring wagon not right away. I took baby steps my way into learning the highlighting and contouring technique. Soon enough I aced it and started doing it quite religiously because it worked like a charm. So in this post I’m going to start from the basics and explain step by step on how to contour and highlight the correct way. What Is Highlighting and Contouring? Highlighting and contouring is a makeup technique done by celebrity makeup artists like Mario on Kim Kardashian to create light and dark areas to sculpt and define the shape of the face in a subtle manner. Playing with light...

Now that we’re wearing face masks outside, our makeup is all about the eyes. In addition to head-turning eyeshadows and colorful eyeliners, false lashes are a current must-have. But as anyone who wears them often knows, it’s not exactly cost-effective to keep a stockpile of fake eyelashes in your stash at all times. That’s where magnetic lashes come in. They’re reusable, mess-free (no eyelash glue required) and look just as glam. The only downside? They can be tricky to apply for newbies.  Read on for our guide.  What Are Magnetic Lashes?  Magnetic lashes are a type of false lash that adhere to your lashes with tiny magnets. “They’re easy to remove, and you can reuse them many times without having to clean any adhesive residue off,” says...