Step aside Christian Grey! What women really want is the best possible contour colour, that perfect shade of grey /brown/beige or greige as I like to call it. Not quite brown, not quite grey. No one really knows what it is, but boy do we love it when we find it. The perfect contour! I think I have found mine in the my new NYX Highlight and Contour pro palette. We’ve only been going steady for a few weeks, so far I’m pretty smitten, but I haven’t yet had the courage to get rid of all the others. You know how a girl is!
The NYX highlight and contour pro palette offers 5 different contour shades in varying depths of colour, one is sure to suite you. It also offers a yellow toned setting powder ( think Ben Nye and you’ve pretty much hit the colour nail on the head) and 3 highlight options. The highlights range from the delicate pink of HCPS01 Ice queen~ I’d liken this tone to the Benefit High Beam to a mid tone HCP02 Soft Light~ this is quite a good all rounder and I’d expect it would suit most skin tones, through to a more honey toned ( and my personal favourite) HCPS04 Nectar highlight ~ think Jaclyn Hill Champagne Pop and you’re there! This highlight is delicious. Not too much glitter but enough sheen to highlight those cheekbones and land planes if you so desired. It’s totally buildable so you can go for subtle to full glam, the choice is yours.
Finding a good colour to contour is an ongoing endeavour for all us makeup geeks. It’s a really delicate balance of brown to add depth and recession but enough grey or beige tone to keep it “muddy” enough to not become a bronzer. The search for the Holy Grail of contour is over people. NYX have done the work for us.
I am completely happy with the colours of this palette and layer HCPS05 Tan and HCPS06 Toffee to create my perfect contour. I like to layer contour so that the deeper colour creates recession and the slightly warmer colour creates slight warmth and depth.
My highlight of choice is the HCPS04 Nectar. It’s a dream!
I picked my Pro Pallet up in Selfridges last month and have only just gotten around to falling in love with it. Well, you know the rules, a lady mustn’t appear easy!
NYX is a great makeup range with a super extensive range of colours to suite most skin tones. It is also on the affordable end of the makeup scale with this pallet costing just £18. If you’re in the market to update you current contour routine ( who isn’t~the pursuit of contour perfection!!) this pallet is a great and affordable place to start.
Enjoy!
Amellia Mae
