Face & Beauty

Small eyes are elegant and expressive — but the wrong eyeliner can make them look smaller by closing them in with heavy, dark borders. The good news: a few beginner-friendly…

Almond eyes — slightly upturned at the outer corners, with a visible crease and balanced proportions — are the most versatile eye shape for eyeliner. Almost every liner style works,…

An oblong face is longer than it is wide, with a long forehead, extended midface, and often a longer chin — the cheek and jaw lines run fairly straight. Brows…

The diamond face shape is one of the most striking: wide, prominent cheekbones as the face’s widest point, with a narrower forehead and a narrow, sometimes pointed chin. It’s a…

Starting makeup as a teen is exciting — and a little overwhelming. Shelves are full of products, tutorials assume skills you don’t have yet, and it’s hard to know what’s…

The oval face is often called the “balanced” face shape — forehead, cheekbones, and jaw in pleasing proportion with softly rounded edges. That balance is exactly why contouring an oval…

The diamond face shape — wide cheekbones, narrower forehead, narrow chin — presents a unique contouring challenge. Most contour tutorials teach you to create cheekbone definition, but diamond faces already…

Round faces are full, soft, and youthful — with wide cheekbones, a rounded chin, and roughly equal length and width. Bronzer is a round face’s best friend because it does…

A heart-shaped face is widest at the forehead and temples, with high cheekbones and a narrow, sometimes pointed chin. It is a striking shape — but the contrast between the…

A square face has a broad forehead, wide cheekbones, and a strong, defined jawline — beautiful structure that blush can either soften or accidentally emphasize. Place blush too low or…