‘It’s All Free, Baby!’ A Woman’s Contouring Tip Gives You a Chiseled Face in Seconds

A beauty expert shared the technique she uses to make her cheekbones look perfect.

The makeup artist explained that contouring is not a requirement in her process.

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In her viral videoTikTok user Nour Khalil (@nourrkhalill) demonstrated the hack to her followers.

She says that since becoming an influencer, she’s constantly asked about her contouring secret.

However, Nour revealed that contouring isn’t a necessary product at all to accentuate your cheekbones.

She advised her audience not to spend so much money on contouring, explaining that they can make their cheeks look tight using the products they already own.

“Makeup techniques don’t have to cost money, honey,” Naur told her viewers.

She shared that the secret behind her hollow cheekbones is actually her application technique.

“You don’t have to spend any money on this, all you need is a loose powder and a powder puff,” she explained.

Naur showed how she carefully applies the powder just below the contours of her cheeks.

She carefully applied the product from just below her ear to her chin.

After repeating the process on both sides of her face, she said people often comment on her defined cheekbones, even when she’s not wearing contouring treatments.

She indicated that you can “see the definition already,” adding that it doesn’t have to be a perfectly straight line to work.

Naur stressed the importance of tapping the powder before applying it so that it can be applied smoothly.

She also recommended applying the technique to your cheeks as a last step.

Her followers shared their thoughts on the beauty technique in the comments.

“Thank you. I LOVE technique based tutorials. I learn so much more than product based tutorials,” wrote one viewer.

Biggest Beauty Flaws

Tara Ledden, beauty editor of Fabulous, shares the do’s and don’ts of beauty.

“No matter how much time and money you spend on your beauty routine, if you don’t get the basics right, everything else is wasted.

“There aren’t many things you can’t negotiate, but these are the biggest cosmetic mistakes that are sabotaging your regime.”

• Do not use SPF: Sun damage is the number one cause of premature skin aging, so if you want to keep your skin looking firm and radiant, sunscreen is essential.
• Use of products whose expiration date has passed: At best, they are ineffective and do not deliver the results they promise, at worst they cause irritation and infection. The shelf life of beauty products varies – for example, mascara is usually good for 3-6 months, while lipstick is good for 9-18 months. Check the ‘POA’ symbol on the packaging (it looks like a jar and has a number inside it for how many months it is safe after opening. If you can’t remember when you opened your product, throw it out and start over, marking the month and year on the packaging with a permanent marker.
• Not knowing your undertone: If you use makeup with the wrong undertones, it will never look natural, no matter how much you mix it! An easy trick to figure out if you have cool, warm, or neutral undertones is to check the veins on your wrist – if they look blue, you have cool undertones, if they look green, you have warm, and if they’re a mix, you have neutral.
• Skip heat protectant: It may seem unnecessary, but just like sun damage to the skin, excessive heat is the most common cause of hair damage. So if you want shiny, healthy hair, or if you want to grow it longer, using a heat protection product is essential.
• Not washing your face before bed: it’s as simple as this, if you don’t wash your face before you go to bed, whatever has been on your skin during the day will stay there longer, clogging your pores and drying out the surface. Any skincare you apply on top won’t be effective with a layer of dirt underneath, and you’ll probably end up with dirty pillows too – yuck!

“I do this all the time. I love it,” said another impressed TikTok user.

“You are talented and beautiful, baby!!” a third person commented.

“It’s not like you give away secrets,” another follower joked.

Another makeup artist advised against the “fish face” contouring method if you want to look younger.

Learn how to contour your cheekbones with the help of a step-by-step guide.

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