As someone who puts approximately negative time into her makeup routine (because I’m lazy, not because I don’t like it!), I need products that are one, not intimidating, and two, easy to use. Beauty For Certain’s Soft to Sculpted Contour Palette falls into both of these categories.
Because, like I always say, you shouldn’t have to be the next Michelangelo to wield the power of a contour palette (or any palette, really), but if the Beauty For Certain palette is the medium you’re working with, you’ll be just fine, says the woman who pulled a meager B average in high school art class.
The five-shade kit has both warm and cool shades, in matte and shimmer textures, leaving lots of looks up to your imagination: Sand (gold shimmer), Clay (brown shimmer), Stone (terracotta matte), Spice (sandy brown), and Mocha (dark brown).
I tend to break this baby out for special occasions or work events because it needs more time than my usual contour stick, but here’s how I use it: With an angled contour brush, I grab pigment straight from the palette (the Mocha shade) and etch two lines across my forehead, two down my nose, one for each cheekbone (from the temple to mid-cheek), and one under each side of my jawline. Then, I blend. The effect is bronzer-like shading and sculpting. Depending on the look, if I’m going for glowy, I’ll grab a fluffy fan brush and dust the sparkly Sand shade to the tops of cheekbones and temples. The result is bronzy and glistening!
You can find the Beauty For Certain Soft to Sculpted Contour Palette, along with other editor-loved products, in the December Allure Beauty Box.
