Contouring and Highlighting Expert

Highlighting and contouring aren’t just fancy techniques used by celebrities and professional makeup artists – they’re an absolute MUST for any makeup artist. Contouring will sculpt, slim and define your face, so you can get the look you want without having to permanently alter your features. Whereas highlighting brings out your best features by drawing attention to them using light. Who needs plastic surgery when you can get the same effect using contouring makeup?

You can play with application, products, and shapes to achieve various looks – from soft and natural to dramatic evening makeup. Using a mix of lessons and video tutorials, we’ll show you the latest tips and techniques for creating a flawless face for yourself or your clients!

You’ll learn how to:

• Identify face shapes
• Measure the face for symmetry
• Design a facial map for product placement
• Match the perfect colors for foundation
• Find an ideal contour palette
• Choose the right products and tools for your contouring kit
• Properly blend with easy techniques
• Professionally apply cream products
• Professionally apply powder products
• Add color in the right places with blush
• Work with all ethnicities and skin types
• Alter various face shapes and features

Course Benefits:

• CPD Certified and Fully Accredited by the International Council of Online Educational Standards (ICOES)
• Course access - 60 days - Study at your own pace
• Access or Course from any device: Laptop, Smartphone, tablets, etc.

Course Content:

Module 1: Preparing the Skin

• Introduction to skin
• Identifying skin types – Dry, Oily, Combination, etc.
• Choosing products
• Understanding the color wheel
• Color correcting
• Using concealer
• Matching foundations for every skin tone and ethnicity
• Identifying face shapes

Module 2: Highlighting with Cream

• Benefits of using creams
• Cream vs. Powder highlighter
• Creating a map for symmetry
• Measuring facial zones
• Choosing tools for cream highlighters
• Choosing cream products
• Color choices for all skin tones
• Applying cream highlighter

Module 3: Contouring with Cream

• Benefits of using creams for contouring
• Pros and cons of cream contours
• Choosing contouring products
• Color choices for all skin tones
• Using a facial map for contouring
• Where to place contouring
• Applying cream contouring

Module 4: Contouring with Powder

• Benefits of using powders
• Powder types
• Pros and cons to powders
• Setting with powder
• Choosing tools for powder contouring
• Applying powder contouring

Module 5: Highlighting with Powder

• Benefits of using powder highlighters
• Setting with powder highlighter
• Discover the power of reflection
• Types of powder highlighters
• Choosing tools for powder highlighting
• Color choices for all skin tones
• Applying powder highlighters

About the Author

Stefani Carol’s passion for the beauty industry started off at a young age doing makeovers for family and friends. Her passion grew into a profession as word spread and her services were being requested around town.

After graduating at the top of her class as a licensed cosmetologist, she was immediately hired to work for her beauty school. She became a Field Representative and also volunteered for many charity events and local women’s shelters. She traveled throughout the Midwest inspiring future cosmetologists. Over the course of a year, Stefani enrolled hundreds of aspiring cosmetologists into beauty school. Through her leadership and life as an example, she encourages others to overcome obstacles and pursue a career in the beauty industry.

Stefani sought training from renowned experts and celebrity makeup artists from around the world to be certified in the following courses:

• HD Makeup Artistry
• Bridal Makeup Artistry
• Brow Threading
• Lash Extensions
• Body Painting
• Custom Blending

Stefani is now a Licensed Cosmetology Instructor by the State of Ohio and has a passion for education. She designed a curriculum for students to learn how to become a makeup artist and start a career in makeup artistry. Her classes are created for beginners to intermediate students of all ages. She also travels as an artist for top luxury lines such as, CHANEL COSMETICS, NARS, and ANASTASIA BEVERLY HILLS.

This Course is perfect match for you if you:

• Want to learn the hottest trend in makeup right now

• Desire a more youthful and vibrant appearance

• Would like to learn how to enhance your natural features

• Want to know what makeup and tools are best for you

• Are an experienced makeup artist and want to raise the standard by taking your skills to the next level

This course earns you credits through Continuing Professional Development (CPD). CPD points are accepted and recognised by professional member bodies and academic institutions across the UK.

All learning content is accredited by the International Council for Online Educational Standards (ICOES) whose purpose is to continually improve online educational products and maintain quality assurance.

Trendimi courses are designed for anyone with an interest in learning. No formal qualifications are required to study with us. Our courses are suitable if you want to learn new skills, start a new career, or if you’re already working in a particular industry and wish to upgrade your talents and enhance your resume.

After you complete this course, you could:

• Represent cosmetics companies in demonstrating product use

• Apply makeup to fashion models

• Assist photographers and stylists in photo-shoots

• Makeup for weddings

• Be a makeup artist on film sets and for theatre productions

• Provide professional makeup services to individual clients

• Start a beauty blog, YouTube channel, or Instagram account

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