Beyonce brought down the house last night at the VMA’s. Not even her pregnancy could get in the way, of what was by far the most spectacular performance of the night. She looked stunning during the arrivals also. As usual Beyonce gets my vote!

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Chanel’s new moisturizing bronzing powder is a must-have for gorgeous, tan skin. Swipe all 4 colours for a quick blush and bronzer, or use the colours individually to shade, highlight and blush cheeks to perfection.

I never use this adjective because it’s been highly over used, but in this particular case I can’t help myself–January Jones looks fierce! The team responsible for the amazing shoot is made up of makeup artist Jeanine Lobell, hair by Oribe Salon Miami Beach, styled by Lori Goldstein and photographed by Craig McDean.

Jones used to model before she started acting, which is of course not a big surprise based on her looks and height. Lately the two worlds are coming together. As the face of Versace’s SS11 campaign, and in the upcoming X Men movie. Model or actress, she does both exceptionally well.

Images from W magazine

Mila Kunis looking stunning on the cover of Los Angeles Times magazine. She has beautiful features and the neutral makeup just enhances them. Her eyes look amazing, perfect eyebrows and the contouring right down to the hair – it’s all gorgeous.

When shading the crease area of the eye, apply shadow under the orbital bone rather the shading eyeball. This will open up the eyes so they appear bigger.

I didn’t even recognize Alessandra! This is an absolutely fabulous image, another of LOVE magazine’s collectible September issues. The lips, the contouring, and of course the non brow-it’s so good. I can’t wait for the other 6 covers.

Image from models.com

The most common misconception when it comes to contouring the face is where on the face to shade and highlight.  Most people think that you need to draw a diagonal line from your ear to the corner of your lip. The reason people think this way is because when we look at ourselves straight on, the cheekbone appears to be on a diagonal. We get the illusion of a diagonal line because we’re 3 dimensional. The best way to figure out placement is to feel for your cheekbone with your fingers. You will see that it actually runs across the face, and then turn to the side to see yourself in profile.

Before you get started you will need the following things:

1. A dark colour for shading in either a cream or powder, and it should be two to three shades darker than your skin tone but in the same undertone. If you choose to use powder it should be matte.

2. A light colour for highlighting in either a cream or powder. The colour can be considerably  lighter than your skin depending on how much you want it to show. The highlighter can be matte or shimmer depending on the effect you want to achieve.

3. An angled or medium sized blush brush. Using a angled blush brush makes shading much easier as the angle of the brush will fit perfectly under the cheekbone.

Here’s our simple step by step guide to create prominent cheekbones:

1. Using the angled part of the brush and your darkest colour, sweep under the cheekbone starting close to the ear and finishing with the brush leaving your face.(#1 in above image) Repeat until you get desired intensity.

2. Dust off the dark colour on a tissue before picking up the highlight colour.

3. Apply the highlight colour to the top of the cheekbone by gently tapping or brushing. (#2 in above image)

Anywhere you shade with a darker colour will recede and what you highlight will be brought forward. Remember to do both to beautifully contour your cheeks.