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Angled contour brush

Angled Cheek Contour Brush

by Laura Mercier

Laura Mercier’s contour brush, whose slanted, rounded head is shaped by the house to follow the angle of the cheekbone for contouring and highlighting.

  • Slanted, rounded
  • Contour and highlight
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A dense contour brush cut on a sharp slant.
An illustration of an angled contour brush — not a photograph of this product.

What an angled contour brush is

A denser brush cut on a sharp slant, for laying contour into the hollow of the cheek.

How it is used. Lay the angle in the hollow and blend the upper edge in small back-and-forth strokes.

Read our angled contour brush guide

The techniques

Contour
Shade beneath the bone to make it recede, then soften the top edge.
Blend
Soften an edge until one colour passes into the next without a line.

What it is used with

Contour palette

Also works with a contour powder.

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