7 ways to visually shrink your nose with makeup

The nose is the center of the face, which, along with the eyes, attracts the eyes and significantly affects the overall perception of a person's appearance. And many girls, women are unhappy with their 'imperfect' nose, they want to reduce it.

There are several ways to visually reduce this part of the face with makeup, without resorting to plastic surgery methods. A painless and effective alternative to the operation will be the black and white contouring technique. As a result, the nose in the shape of a triangle, too flat or narrow, as well as very long or with a hump will become more attractive, and the face will be more proportional, the appearance is harmonious.

What is the basis of the method that helps to visually reduce the nose with the help of makeup

When cosmetics are used to correct facial features, applying light and dark tones to certain areas is of great importance. It all depends on the correct placement of accents.

A light tone in cosmetics visually expands the volume, a dark one allows you to mask imperfections, create an emphasis on the benefits. The light pigment on the skin seems to enlarge, push forward a certain area. And the dark one visually reduces, takes in depth the areas that need to be masked.

What means are used to visually reduce the overly expressive area of ​​the face with the help of makeup:

1. Base, base under the base. Usually it is a foundation and primer that is most suitable in shade to the complexion of the skin.

2. Flare (light component). There are many options – a highlighter, powder or shadow a little (1 tone) lighter than the base. You can also use a special pencil, corrector, the choice of cosmetics is large. There are matte and pearl. It is better not to use the latter for daytime, everyday makeup. Pearlescent products are suitable for creating a 'glossy' effect, which is more appropriate for an evening or festive look. What you should definitely avoid is gray or marble shades, as well as those that are 2 or more tones lighter than the color of the foundation.

3. Outline (dark component). There are also many options when choosing this remedy. You can buy powder, a second foundation, beige eyeshadows, and even a blush that is slightly darker than the foundation. The main rule that must be followed when choosing cosmetics to create a contour is that it should be of a cold brownish hue. If there is a warm redhead in the color of the powder or pencil, it will not work to reduce the nose, since the desired effect cannot be achieved.

When choosing cosmetics that will help to visually reduce the nose, it is recommended to take into account the natural skin color. If the skin is light, which is often found in girls of Slavic, Scandinavian appearance, it will be necessary to shade the contours more than to highlight. In the case of tanned, olive, just dark skin, it is necessary not so much to set off as to highlight.

How to visually reduce a wide nose

Makeup artists advise using this method of visually correcting a nose that is too wide:

1. Apply a make-up base, foundation, which will hide all minor defects and possible circles under the eyes.

2. Apply to the middle of the nose (on the back) along the entire length from the area between the eyes to the tip of a highlighter (or other cosmetics to create a highlight). The highlighter can also be applied to the middle of the forehead, under the eyes and on the chin. These areas will be the most eye-catching areas.

3. Blend the boundaries of the highlighter with a special sponge, sponge, brush.

4. Take loose powder (or other contouring agent), the shade of which will be slightly darker than the color of the highlighter, dip a cosmetic brush into the powder, gently shake off the excess. And apply with light circular motions to areas from the inner corner of each eye to the wings of the nose. You can also apply fake shade to areas near the hairline, temples, and the outside of the cheeks. The fact is that a wide nose is an appearance trait that usually goes to girls with a wide (round, pear-shaped) face. And you can further correct the shape of the face, making it narrower, oval. Care should be taken to ensure that the transitions between the shades of the base, highlighter and outline are as smooth and natural as possible. Borders of colors, visually distinctly noticeable, will give the image an unnatural and disharmony.

Thus, the emphasis is on the back of the nose, and too wide wings 'go into the shadow'. That is, they become visually less noticeable.

A way to visually expand a too narrow nose

In this case, you don't even need contouring as such. It is enough to use a glare, that is, a skin lightening agent. It should be applied as always after the base and foundation.

A light tone is applied to all areas where volume is lacking. Basically on either side of the nose, starting from the eyebrow line and ending with the base of the wings. The blush applied to the cheeks will accentuate and enhance the effect of the use of the shading technique.

A way to visually shorten the nose

A long nose is rarely so long that it needs correction. But girls are critical of their appearance. Therefore, makeup artists shared with journalists a method that will help to visually shorten the nose:

1. Base and foundation application.

2. Applying a highlight (lighter pigment) along the entire length of the nose in the center, excluding the tip.

3. A contour is applied to the wings and tip, which is then carefully shaded.

As you can see, there is nothing difficult in the correction, and the result will allow you to get the desired visual image in a few minutes.

A way to visually reduce a flat nose

A 'flat' nose is characterized by such features as a flat bridge of the nose, a relatively large, one might say 'fleshy' tip and full wings, inherent in a simply wide nose. Accordingly, the purpose of correction with cosmetics is to make the bridge of the nose more traced and clear, and to make the wings less noticeable, hide, remove the accent.

The scheme for applying makeup in this case is as follows:

1. Base application, base.

2. Brightening is applied to the center of the nose along the entire length, but not to the tip.

3. Darkening the sides and tip. It is recommended to paint over the inner corners of the eyes, the area of ​​the beginning of the brow arch with dark pigment.

4. Final shading.

As you apply and blend your makeup, you can determine which areas need additional correction, starting from the theory of contouring.

A way to visually reduce a triangular nose

The 'triangular' nose is characterized by a narrow bridge of the nose combined with wide wings. The goal of cosmetic correction is to try to balance and balance the top and bottom of this area as much as possible.

You need to apply pigments in this way:

1. The area of ​​the bridge of the nose from the line of the eyebrows to a point that is slightly below the level of the inner corners of the eyes is covered with light pigment.

2. The hump can be left uncorrected or also emphasized on both sides with a highlighter – depending on the anatomical features.

3. Darken the wings and tip with a contour.

4. We carry out high-quality and thorough shading.

A method that allows you to visually align the hump, injured, curved nose

Consider what recommendations make-up artists give for solving other common problems with the shape of the nose:

1. If there is a pronounced hump, this area needs to be covered with a dark shade. Then shade the borders of the flowers so that they are soft and natural.

2. In case of trauma or natural curvature, you need to distribute the dark pigment to all convex areas. And also on the sides. In this case, in the center, you need to draw an even vertical line with a highlighter. Only you need to focus not on the shape of the nose, but on the line of the center of the face. For convenience, you can use any even object – a pen, cosmetic brush. Place the object vertically on your face, midway between the eyes. Along this line, you need to apply a highlighter. After that, you need to smooth out the borders between light and dark tones as much as possible.

Makeup Artist Tips

Experienced makeup artists shared tips with journalists to help visually reduce the nose as correctly as possible, and get a natural result:

1. If you wear daytime makeup, do it by the window. Morning light will help to identify and eliminate imperfections, which will be completely invisible if you are performing the procedure in a bathroom or in a room where an electric light is on. Natural light is the best helper for smooth, neat and invisible transitions between shades.

2. Pearlescent powders and other products, even in the case of creating an evening look, cannot be used by girls with problem skin. Any flaw (pimple, enlarged pores, relief defects) becomes even more noticeable if a non-matte product is used. It is also not recommended to apply pearlescent cosmetics to the area under the eyes.

3. Correcting the nose with makeup will only look natural if the same shades (light and dark) are used for other areas of the face. Otherwise, the nose will stand out too much on the face. That is, it will actually be the brightest and most eye-catching element, which will entail the exact opposite of the desired result.

4. For daytime, everyday make-up, it is recommended to use only the highlight whenever possible. And for the evening, you can safely use both opposite shades of the cosmetic.

5. When you first try to visually reduce the nose, you should try to avoid the effect of 'dirt' and smearing on the face. You need to learn to contour correctly from the very beginning. The first brush movement is applicative, the second and subsequent ones are shading.

6. Never apply cosmetics with your fingers; shading should also be done using special accessories. The fact is that there are microorganisms on the skin of the fingers that can get on the skin and provoke the onset of the inflammatory process. In addition, there is sweat discharge on the skin of the fingers. By blending contour lines in this way, you can simply smudge your makeup and ruin your makeup permanently. It should also be borne in mind that sponges, brushes must be regularly washed with soap so that no particles of cosmetics, dust and dirt remain on them.

7. You can also visually reduce the nose with makeup by drawing attention to other parts of the face. Highlight the eyes, adjust the eyebrows (don't make them too narrow!), Make the lips plump, bright, or just more expressive. And the attention of the person looking at you will be distracted from the problem area of ​​the face, but focused on your advantages and strengths of your appearance.

You can also visually reduce your nose with a hairstyle.

Make-up artists suggested to us that not only the quality of the makeup affects the appearance, the image, but also the hairstyle. Therefore, we consulted with hairdressers and stylists. As a result, it turned out that it is really possible to visually correct the shape of the nose with the help of a haircut, hairstyle, styling. For example:

1. A narrow nose with a hump is quite successfully visually corrected with bangs. Just a large nose on a round face can be disguised with a sidelong, oblique torn bangs, side parting. Owners of an oval face can wear bangs of any length, shape. If a woman has a rectangular or square face, she most likely has a prominent nose and a high, wide forehead. An oblique bang will help here, including with strands directed to the face.

2. A voluminous haircut with shoulder-length hair will help hide large facial features, including a nose that is too wide or too long. Voluminous curls without straight parting, afro are excellent options for visually correcting this lack of appearance.

3. If a woman prefers a short haircut, you can get extra volume by combing the back of the head.

4. Hair color also matters. It is advisable to give preference to paint in light shades. Dark hair color will accentuate large facial features.

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