How to make your face look smaller with makeup

Women with small faces are more in line with the temperament of beauty, but the size of the face is not determined by oneself, it is basically determined after birth. Fortunately, there is makeup technology. Makeup is a very magical technology. Good makeup skills can turn the oldest woman into a small-mouthed beauty. There are many techniques in this regard that we can try. So, how can you make your face look smaller with makeup? Let’s take a closer look below.

The ratio of length to width of a long face is greater than 4:3, and the two sides are narrower, appearing long at the top and bottom and narrow in the middle. This type of face shape can easily make people look lifeless, depressed and listless due to thin cheeks and lack of full facial muscles. Although it is congenital, don't worry, we can make up for it with simple makeup methods to make the face smaller, smaller, and smaller!

Tips on how to use foundation to make a long face look smaller

The combination of different colors of foundation can effectively shape the face. After using a foundation that is close to your skin color, apply a darker foundation on the forehead and jawline (chin tip) to make your face look shorter. Then apply a bright foundation on both sides of the forehead and the sides of the jaw to widen the sides of the face. In this way, the long face appears slightly rounder. In makeup, foundation has always been a powerful tool for shaping the face. The clever use of different colors of foundation can shape different face shapes.

When trimming eyebrows and applying eyebrow makeup, try to make the eyebrows flat and slightly curved, move the brow peak backwards, and lengthen the eyebrow tips. In this way, the feeling of a long face becomes less obvious.

The long and narrow nose also needs to be trimmed.

Apply some dark foundation or nose shadow powder on both sides of the nose bridge (girls who don’t have nose shadow powder can use dark eyebrow powder instead). It should be noted that the blending area must be narrow and short.

Apply bright-colored powder or light-colored foundation to the middle of the nose bridge, making the area wide and short, so that the nose bridge looks slightly wider and shorter visually.

Eyeliner application tips

The eyeliner from the inner corner to the outer corner of the eye should gradually widen, and the eyeliner at the end of the eye should extend slightly outward. For more detailed drawing methods, please refer to this article on how to draw eyeliner well.

The lip peaks should be drawn outwards, the lips should look round and full, and the bottom of the lips should be drawn slightly wider. In addition, lipstick should be applied on both ends of the lips.

Now look in the mirror, is a delicate little face already revealed? Finally, we need to add some blush to finish:

Finally, apply blush to accentuate

Apply a little blush on the outside of the cheekbones, blending diagonally horizontally to the edge of the hairline.

Note: Do not apply on the sunken cheeks, and be sure to apply to the roots of the hair.

OK, after doing all this, are you now a plump, energetic little-faced beauty? The makeup technique for a long face to a small face is actually very simple. Although there are several steps, these are necessary for any makeup. Once you get used to doing it in your daily life, you can actually complete it quickly!