Hey Beauties!

Today is such a dull day, welcome to winter haha. I dont know about you but i love winter, all the makeup trends and the fashion the only thing i hate is how dull and dark it gets.
I wanted to talk about the Smashbox Step By Step Contour Stick Trio that i was given from the amazing people at Smashbox, to say I was really excited to try these out is probably a little bit of an understatement because anyone know knows me will know how obsessed i am with contouring it's like cosmetic surgery without the actual surgery, if done right contouring can change an entire face!

How gorgeous do they look! In this trio you get a contour, a highlighter, and a bronzer. The contour is a deep cool shade that sculpts to create shadows, the highlighter is obviously a light shade with a yellow base to push features forward and the bronzer is a warm toned transition shade that eliminates harsh lines by blending the highlight and contour shades

Contour

Highlighter

Bronzer

I think that Smashbox always makes the best contouring and highlighting products because they know what they are doing there is never any warmth or any sparkle in their contours (It's not so crazy, it's happened with other brands, trust me) and the bronzer is a really nice warm tone without the horrible overly red tones that are sometimes common in bronzers, and the highlighter really there's nothing to say other than, beautiful. All of these shades are insanely blendable you can build up the coverage or go sheer just by the different ways you apply if you were to use a damp sponge like a like a beauty blender, you'd get a more diffused soft look or if you just used a brush or your fingers you would get a more defined angular look. It's all about how you apply the product to yourself


The staying power of these products is impressive once they are applied they seems to set so once its on your face its staying there, this would a fantastic idea for those of you who find that your makeup doesn't stay and ends up gone by lunch.
If you want these to say a little longer you could even try layering with a contour powder that way you get intensity but you are setting this product as you're using a powder on top. You just need to make sure to blend well.


When I first saw this I thought it was either the contour, highlighter or bronzer, but to find out it was a trio set was amazing because I don't think ive seen anything this good of quality before as yes, you do get contour sticks and highlighter sticks but I find them to all be a bit too red tend to use. Personally i love the idea of a crayon/pencil type product that lets you be as precise as you want to be there's no messing around dipping into pots or pans you just literally draw it onto your face, blend and you're done.
Something that also really impressed me was this trio comes with a sharpener dedicated to these crayon/pencils, how many times have you seen doing something like lipliner or eyeliner and then you have to go hunt for a sharpener because its because blunt! Brands almost never supply sharpeners with their products so this was a big plus


You can find the Smashbox Step By Step Contour Stick Trio online at Smashbox.co.uk, boots.co.uk and on Smashbox counters nationwide. The Smashbox Step By Step Contour Stick Trio costs £35* which all in all is a great deal think about what you're getting 3 pencils with a fantastic colour and shade, longevity and simplicity the idea is just fantastic

I thought i would just add a video from Smashbox that shows you how to use these products incase anyone wanted to know.






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