An elongated face is considered a sign of sophistication and aristocracy. Nevertheless, many owners of an elongated face would like to give it the appearance of a classic oval. With the help of makeup, you can visually reduce the face, giving puffiness to the cheeks, and make the chin less sharp.
Long face makeup
First you need to use a foundation: dark and light. Largely thanks to him, it will be possible to change significantly. Using a brush in a dark tone, paint over the forehead at the top. This must be done carefully, otherwise you can touch the hair with the foundation, which will look very unattractive and can ruin all the makeup. If you have bangs, then you do not need to apply the product to your forehead.
Then the same tone should be applied to the chin below and shaded. Thus, the elongated face is visually reduced from above and below. Now, in a light tone, you need to cover the face in those places that need to be expanded: at the temples and corners of the lower jaw. 
Using blush wisely can make your cheeks look plump. Blush in natural colors: coral, pink or peach, is best for an elongated face. They need to be applied starting from the middle of the cheek to the temple, and then gently shade. It is impossible for the applied blush to look like stripes, therefore it is imperative to shade them.
A good makeup option would be a bright accent on the lips or eyes. It is best to use light eyeshadow and volumizing mascara. You can visually expand the elongated face using the horizontal arrows on the upper eyelids.
You can beautifully emphasize the lips in the following way. Draw the line of the lips with a contour pencil, slightly widening it. Then apply a light tinted lipstick to the corners. After that, the lips can be painted with lipstick one or two shades lighter than a contour pencil. You can use bright, flashy shades of lipstick, which distract attention to the lips, while leaving imperfections unnoticed.
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Eyebrow shape for a long face
Medium eyebrows are considered to be the best option for an elongated face. They should be close to the horizontal line in shape. Straight eyebrows should be long enough (to the outer corners of the eyes), and their ends directed towards the top of the auricle.
If you do not like this, you can try to make them slightly curved, but the curvature should be very slight. It is impossible that the tips of the eyebrows were lowered to the temples. Remember that eyebrows with a large break or round shape emphasize the excessive length of the face, which is unacceptable in this case. Plus, this eyebrow shape can make you look surprised or outraged, no matter what you want.
Strings of eyebrows are also undesirable because they will look somewhat unnatural.
Too thin an eyebrow shape can disrupt the harmonious balance of facial features.
The classic "comma" is also not the best way shape of the eyebrows, so make the transition from wide to narrow part of the eyebrow as invisible as possible. Visually shorten the elongated face with the ends of the eyebrows raised upward. If your ends naturally look down, make them shorter and then shape them with makeup. If your eyebrows are thin or light enough, use an eyebrow pencil to make them more expressive. In other cases, it will be enough to comb the eyebrows, fixing them with gel.
Thus, the correct makeup for a long face will visually shorten and at the same time widen the elongated face. All that remains is to choose the right hairstyle for your type of appearance.
To visually change facial features, you need to apply makeup according to certain rules. It is best to use the sculpting technique: it is with the help of competent darkening and lightening of some areas of the face that you can achieve the effect of chiseled cheekbones and ideal proportions. In this article, we will tell you in detail how to get such a result yourself - follow our advice and try to repeat the makeup at home using the photo instructions.
Tools that you need to create the image
By choosing decorative cosmetics, take into account your skin type (especially for tonal means) and color type (we talked about how to determine your color type). To create this makeup we needed the following L "Oréal Paris products:
- Alliance Perfect face liquid highlighter;
- Alliance Perfect foundation;
- Concealer Alliance Perfect True Match;
- compact powder Perfect True Match;
- Alliance Perfect powdery highlighter, shade 102D;
- Infaillible sculpting powder;
- eyebrow pencil Brow Artist Xpert;
- mascara Paradise Extatic;
- eyeliner Infaillible Gel Crayon Waterproof;
- lipstick Color Riche Shine, shade 109.
Makeup for a thin face: phased implementation
Prepare your face for makeup. First cleanse your skin: use micellar water, then wash with a gel or foam, wipe your face with toner. Then apply a moisturizing base or cream. Wait until the product is absorbed so that the makeup will not peel off. Do not neglect the base - it is she who will provide an even application of the foundation and long-lasting makeup.
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Spread the liquid highlighter all over your face for a natural glow. It can also be mixed with foundation in a one-to-three ratio. To apply, use a brush: blend a few drops of the highlighter in a circular, polishing motion, not smearing, to avoid smudges. A little life hack: if you plan to wear a dress or top with an open neckline, go for a highlighter and over your collarbones.
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Start applying foundation... If you need a thick coverage, use a brush, and if lighter - a sponge, previously soaked in water and wrung out well. Massage the foundation from the center of the face to the periphery, keeping in mind the hairline, neck and earlobes.
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Use concealer to mask problem areas. Apply to the area around the eyes (to hide dark circles) and to the wings of the nose. In the case of pronounced vascular mesh on the eyelids, spread the concealer over the entire surface of the movable eyelids.
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Take up the powder with a fluffy brush and go over the area under the eyes and moving eyelids - now you do not need a special base under the shadow: the powder will provide the eye makeup with the necessary durability. The brush should be firm enough for a light coating.
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Take a powdery highlighter in a bronze shade and apply it to the entire movable eyelid as an eyeshadow. With them, walk over the protruding parts of the face to give them the necessary volume and sculpturality. In the area of attention - cheekbones, eyebrows, the central part of the forehead, chin, and a check mark above upper lip... It is the highlighter that is responsible for adding volume. But do not overdo it: when picking up the product on the brush, shake off the excess - otherwise you risk getting a deliberately bright, theatrical make-up.
A sculptor will also help to adjust the proportions of the face. Apply it in a circular motion in the direction from the apples of the cheeks to the temples - this technique will not stretch the face, but give it the missing volume. If the oval of the face is very narrow, highlight the whiskey with the sculptor - this will visually expand the face. Blush will add freshness to the makeup. Use them to highlight the apples of the cheeks.
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Lip makeup also matters: if your lips are naturally thin, you shouldn't draw a clear outline. The fashionable effect of kissed lips will give them visual volume: apply lipstick in the center and blend with a brush made of natural bristles, slightly going beyond the natural borders of the lips. A drop of highlighter over Cupid's arch will also work to visually increase the volume of the lips.
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Chubby cheeks are always cute. However, fashion has its own rules: well-defined cheekbones, slightly sunken cheeks and a chiseled chin are the main established trends. recent years... It is easy to reduce the cheeks and stretch the face without the help of plastic surgeons, you just need to choose the right makeup, the right hairstyle and accessories.
site I've put together some tips for you on how to visually stretch your face and make it narrower than it really is.
1. Find the right and suitable hair style for you
Forget high ponytails, buns and straight bangs. The best solution would be a multi-layered haircut - it will add volume to the styling and visually narrow the face. Ideal styling options - careless the waves and lungs curls, which will help to visually hide the cheeks.
2. Try to grow moderately thick eyebrows
Thick beautiful eyebrows make the face visually thinner and more expressive - they help to shift attention from the cheeks to the area around the eyes. Special pencils, gels and shadows will help you in your daily eyebrow shaping. To visually stretch your face, lightly finish the length of the eyebrows towards the temples.
3. Coloring "ombre" will help to visually narrow and stretch the face
An excellent option to divert attention from the cheeks is to use the ombre technique. Light colors attract more attention than dark ones, so you should make the ends of the hair lighter than their roots, thus focusing attention on the ends, visually lengthening the face and making it narrower.
4. Adopt cat eye makeup
Well-made "smokey" will create the effect of an inverted triangle on the face - all attention will be transferred to the area of the eyes and eyebrows. To create this makeup you need "Stretch" the corners of the eyes with eyeliner, pencil and shadows- this way you will lighten the lower part of the face, making it appear narrower.
5. Enhance your facial features with shading
Shading will help create subtle shadows on the face, thus hiding facial imperfections. When choosing a powder, focus on pale peach and golden shades, and in order to accentuate the cheekbones, apply bronzer from temples to lips and blend thoroughly.
6. A highlighter will help to emphasize the cheekbones beautifully and effectively
The highlighter will not only help to gracefully highlight the skin, but also effectively emphasize the cheekbones. This kind of trick will allow you to shift the focus from the cheeks to the center of the face. For maximum effect, you need to draw a sparkling strip along the line of the cheekbones, emphasize the bridge of the nose, the center of the forehead and chin.
Women with thin faces complain of sunken cheeks and roughly protruding cheekbones, which make the face look tired and exhausted. In addition, thin faces tend to have a long chin and a wide forehead. Therefore, a correctly applied make-up plays a very important role here. Otherwise, the face will look inharmonious, long, thin.
The primary task of makeup for a thin face is to visually make the face look wider. Let's try to figure out how to use cosmetics correctly so that the face looks more perfect, and its unpleasant thinness is invisible.
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For modeling the oval of the face, two are useful tonal foundations: one is identical to the skin tone, the other is one tone darker than the natural shade. We distribute a darker tone on the forehead near the hair roots, on the cheekbones and chin. After that, apply a light foundation on the entire face with an even layer. Thus, the face will visually look wider than it actually is.
Eyes
Coral, golden, pink, peach, bronze or lilac shadows will help to visually add volume to the face. Using light shadows, they can be applied to the entire area of the upper eyelid, including the area under the eyebrow. Dark shadows are applied exclusively along the lash line. The underwater pencil should match the color of the shadows. When performing makeup for a thin face, draw arrows on the eyelid without any fear, they will make the make-up sophisticated, sophisticated, interesting. A thin face is great for experimenting with arrows: they can be of various shapes, colors, they can be drawn with a pencil, shadows using a wet applicator, liquid eyeliner. Various pearlescent eyeliners look especially cute.
In general, for girls with a thin face, there are no prohibitions in choosing the color of the shadows. The above shades can be used alone or in various combinations. It is important that the shadows lie flat and are neatly shaded.
Eyelashes
Brows
On a thin face, they should seem light, not rough, but this does not mean that they will look like a thread.
Cheekbones
Young ladies with a thin face should apply a pale pink, pale brown or purple blush to their cheekbones. It is necessary to distribute blush in the direction from bottom to top (from lips to ear).
Lips
With lipstick and gloss, the same story as with shadows - makeup artists do not voice any restrictions. Lips can be painted in any color you like. Just do not forget the main rule of make-up: if the emphasis is on the lips, the make-up of the eye is calm, not drawing attention away, and, accordingly, vice versa.
A haircut
To visually bring a thin face closer to an oval one, the hair should be slightly shorter than the jawline. A variety of bangs, cascading haircuts, and released strands are perfect for women with a thin face. Kare and short haircuts with open ears, they visually make the face even thinner, therefore it is better to refuse them.
Correct application of foundation (darker shade) and blush, for different types of facial contours
If it is quite easy to determine the round, oval or square shape of the face, then with elongated face the matter is more difficult. It seems to be an oval face, but something still raises doubts - either too long, or too narrow ... In order to determine exactly and know for sure, we will conduct a small test: width at the level of the cheekbones. We divide the length by the width. If the quotient is 1.5 or more, you can be sure that you are the owner of an elongated face, like most Hollywood stars, who successfully prove to us by their own example that such an appearance can be favorably emphasized and presented beautifully!
Indeed, an elongated face itself looks feminine and sophisticated, and also opens up scope for the use of interesting and rather original techniques of "beauty guidance". We suggest borrowing several secrets of attractiveness from Russian and foreign stars.
Makeup rules for an elongated face
If "moon-faced" girls with a round face are strictly forbidden to use horizontal lines in makeup, then in our case this is not only allowed, but also welcomed in every possible way. Our main task: slightly expand the shape of the face, otherwise (do not even doubt!) she is already perfect.
- We start with the eyebrows... We give preference to a natural form without adding unnecessary curves, remembering that the horizontal line in the face make-up is our friend!
- Apply the base... A shade slightly darker than your natural skin color should be located in a translucent, barely noticeable stripe on the forehead at the very hairline and the tip of the chin. Don't forget to shade it well! If your powder has a light translucent texture, then it will work for you - it can cover the entire face. This will further smooth out the color transitions of the foundation.
- Blush... We apply them horizontally... From the cheekbones or the middle of the cheeks (whichever suits best) to the ears - this will also help to visually expand the face.
- In lip and eye makeup, as they say, do not deny yourself anything! Feel free to emphasize your merits, because you have already done all the work! You didn’t notice how? Well, you see how simple everything turned out to be: by shifting the blush area closer to the ears and slightly darkening the forehead and chin, we achieved perfect appearance with an elongated face!
Hairstyles and accessories for an elongated face
- For any face shape there are no such important and strict restrictions in the choice of hairstyle and accessories as for an elongated one. If you are a supporter long hair, then the volume should become for you a companion-in-arms and in general a companion in life. Puffs, soft curls or bouncy curls, as well as cascading haircuts - all this will suit you like no one else!
- The hair is not very short and middle length the bob haircut with cascading elements looks perfect - again for additional volume. For example, you can cut the hair at the back of your head shorter than the main length. And do not be afraid to cut off the bangs: any shape will suit you, and even help to correct the shape of the face.
- When choosing glasses, it is better to give preference to a round and square shape in a thick or even massive frame of bright color and with various decorative elements. This is good news because the frame is an additional decoration, and judging by the latest fashion trends, you will look stylish thanks to your appearance.
One of the representatives of the elongated face shape is the well-known Sarah Jessica Parker and, one cannot fail to notice, she perfectly “keeps the brand”. Having played a pretty fashionista in the popular TV series and films of the same name, the actress dispelled the misconceptions of many female representatives that only young girls with ideal external data can be truly beautiful and stylish.
