Hymas: Makeup to create facial symmetry and your best you
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I love that I can give my face symmetry with contouring make up. It’s less painful than plastic surgery but can make my appearance a lot more appealing. Some of the most symmetrical people are also considered the most beautiful.
But we don’t have to be born perfectly symmetrical; we can just do a few tweaks to make us look better.
To achieve symmetry
When contouring your face, highlights lift and lowlights minimize. Green fixes red dots, yellow fixes bags or purple bags or scars. Those are your basics. You are trying to create an oval face with the focus on your eyes and smile. Cheekbones and eyebrows frame your eyes. Chin and cheeks frame your smile.
Look at your face honestly and create balance. Make sure you match your skin tone. There’s nothing worse than doing all this and looking like you caked makeup on your face. We are making the best version of you … not Clowns!
Before I go on, I need to make one thing very clear: this is about finding YOUR best version. Do not expect to look like someone else. You will never be anybody but you. You can be as amazing as you choose. I choose to give my face balance with face makeup. It is my best version of me.
OK, back to contouring. If you’re struggling to figure this out on your own, one of the best ways to find your best version of you (and achieve that symmetry) is to go to a professional. They are trained to see your best and worst. They can help you find your best version.
Sometimes your best version of you looks different or even weird at first. You’ve never done your makeup like this, or you weren’t framing your eyes properly. The best test to see if the professional makeup artist’ idea is the best you is to wear it for a day.
You wear the makeup artist’ version all day long. Do not change or adapt it. For every compliment you get, spend one more day with the change. So if you get 1 compliment the day of the makeup change then tomorrow you have to repeat your new look. If on the 2nd day you receive 10 compliments you add 10 days to your new look. Before you know it, this is who you are. If you just look weird and people avoid the subject then it probably really isn’t the best version of you.
Finally, be ready for practice. It takes time. I refuse to spend longer than 1 hour getting ready every day. That includes my shower, hair, clothes and makeup. But I’ve been doing this for a while. It may take longer when you are learning the art of face makeup, but stick with it. It gets easier.
Finally, make sure you blend and talk nice to yourself. When you achieve symmetry and balance, you will be amazed at how much more confidence you will get.