Makeup tips for oblong faces

Kori Ellis
Feb 15, 2011 8:21 AM by
Posted in Beauty & Style / Makeup & Skin Care

Best Makeup
For Oblong Faces

An oblong or rectangular face shape is longer than it is wide, and is relatively the same width across the forehead, cheekbones and jawline. For an oblong face, use makeup to accentuate your cheekbones and bring out the middle third of the face.

Gwyneth Paltrow has an oblong face shape

Try these faces if you have an oblong-shaped face.

1Use both liquid & powder.

Your objective with makeup on an oblong face is to create the appearance of the ideal oval, making your face appear both shorter and broader. Apply a liquid foundation that matches your skintone to your entire face. Next, use a pressed powder that is just one shade darker to highlight your temples, chin and right above your cheekbones.

2Contour with bronzer.

"For an oblong face, contour the sides of the jaw, temples and hairline with bronzer to minimize the prominent forehead," says New York makeup artist Jessica Lauren. "Highlight the chin and cheekbones. Extending the eyebrows outward toward your temples also will soften the angular features."

3Play up your eyes.

By putting the emphasis on your beautiful features, you can take away from an irregular, oblong face shape. Play up your eyes by experimenting with cat eye makeup, bold eyeshadow colors and dramatic lashes.

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Comments on "Makeup tips for oblong faces"

ajams February 09, 2013 | 5:45 PM

I for one, think a rectangular face shape is lovely. To call it irregular is an insult and frankly, makes you seem like you don't know what you're talking about. The difference in face shapes is what makes everyone unique, and while heart and oval shaped faces have a delicate lovliness to them, square jaws and prominent cheekbones that accompany a rectangular face shape are quite striking as well.

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