What is Neck Contouring and 5 Steps How To Do It

Contouring has revolutionized the beauty industry over the last few years. It has transformed the way makeup is used and is now a staple in the daily makeup routine of most women. It involves strategically highlighting or shading areas of your face to give the appearance of higher cheekbones, an elegant nose, and a slim chin. A new twist on contouring has been added to this trend, giving you a “natural” look and instantly slims down the neck area. This newest edition is called “neck contouring”. Yes, you read it right. After sculpting almost all of your body parts like face, cleavage, abs, etc. with makeup, now it is time to pay some attention to your ‘neck’. Looking to take your contouring game to the next level?, Are you interested in smooth, streamlined neck skin? Then neck contouring may be just what you’re looking for.

Neck contouring has suddenly become a very popular trend among women of different age groups. However, if you are one of those who want to enhance their appearance by reshaping your neck structure, then we have good news for you. You can now achieve an attractive and elegant neck shape by using makeup.

Neck contouring is the most recent technique of ‘contouring .’ The back of the neck is precisely contoured with makeup to give it a defined shape. Doesn’t it sound strange? Well, you may not be convinced until you see the results. ‘Neck contouring’ was born out of the desire to have a swan-like neck when wearing an updo hairstyle.

The method is more or less comparable to other types of contouring, where dark and light makeup shades are used to fade and highlight certain portions of a given body part, respectively. However, the difference lies in the fact that you need to do this for the back of your neck in order to bring it more depth and dimension.

# Setting the scene

Start by cleansing your neck. Next, You need to move the collar of your cloth off the nape of your neck, and also don’t forget to tie up your hair so that the application of makeup products becomes easy and mess-free.

# Map out your neckline

Take a bronzer that is one or two shades darker than your original skin tone and apply it on both sides of the nape of your neck in two straight vertical lines. Make sure that the stripes of bronzer have a gap in between them. We’ll work on the gap in the upcoming steps.

# Blend it away

With the help of a powder brush, start blending the vertical lines of the bronzer in your skin. There should be no prominent trace of bronzer lines left on your skin.

# Adding definition

Now, it’s time to fill out the gap we left. Begin by taking your favorite concealer in a shade that is lighter than your actual skin tone and apply a generous amount right in the middle of the back of your neck to fill in the space between the bronzer lines.

# Let’s get lit

Blend it into your skin nicely with a foundation brush. Then, don’t forget to add a little shimmer by using a highlighter to the concealed area. And, Voila! You’re done!