Thank you to PUR Cosmetics for sending me these products! All opinions are my own :)

I've said it many times before but I am a hardcore beauty addict. If there is a good beauty product out there, I will find it.

And my goodness, I've found a good one!

Contouring is not something I'm good at but it's also not something I'm bad at. I don't see the point in making it difficult or contouring every part of my face-- I usually just do my cheek bones to make my face look similar and have my makeup appear more put together.

For this, I use a contour powder but have always wanted to experiment with cream contour products. They seem to blend easier and have more staying power. I never took the plunge into cream contouring, until now.

PUR Cosmetics is a great beauty brand that prides themselves on being the complexion authority. I've tried their famous 4-in-1 Powder Foundation and it was life changing in terms of being one of my first powder foundations.

When they contacted me a few weeks ago, asking if I wanted to try some of their products I said yes immediately! It still amazes me that beauty brands I enjoy and love want me to try their products out --it's the coolest feeling!





Well, when I received their beautiful package last week, I was floored! I mean, it was so beautifully wrapped, I almost didn't want to open it...but I did. And I was stunned to find every shade of their brand new product, the Cameo Contour Dual-Ended Contour Stick.

It is a two in one deal--one side is a highlighter, and the other side is a sculpting, contour shade. It is made with natural, light reflective microspheres which enhance your face's natural features. It is also super creamy, but in the best way possible. The cool thing about this stick is that you can use it as a foundation because it has all the benefits that PUR foundations have--like age defying complexes, hydrating cermaides, and Vitamin A.




In english, all of that means it has skin enhancing ingredients, creates plumper and softer looking skin. It'll blur your imperfections all the while sculpting and shaping your face! It's a fabulous product.

Another added bonus? It comes with it's own contour blending sponge. It is the same material as the beautyblender but is slightly more firm. It has a slanted side which is supposed to help with blending in the product.

Cameo Contour is available in 5 shades: Light, Medium, Tan, Dark, and Deep.

Well, I was looking for an excuse to test this baby out and when I went to brunch on Saturday, I figured it was the perfect time.




After doing my entire foundation and concealer routine, I twisted up the contour end of the Light shade stick and applied it to the hollows of my cheek bones, as I would a powder.

I then applied very little to my temples and underneath my chin--a task I leave specifically for bronzer but I was curious to see how the stick worked. I also wet the contour sponge to use and was pleasantly surprised to how soft it felt once it was wet.

The contour blended beautifully and easily into my cheeks with the sponge, leaving a perfectly sculpted finish behind. It took virtually no effort to blend it in and my cheeks were just as sculpted as when I used a powder.

The finished look! Excuse my weird face

I didn't have to work too hard to get the contour to work, which was nice because whenever I use powder, I feel like I have to blend very hard and keep going back over it until I get the finish I want. That definitely wasn't the case with this dual ended stick.

I didn't try out the highlight shade but I am planning on doing so soon. I just fell instantly in love with the contour and I'm pretty sure this will be my go-to every time I contour. I may even contour even more now because I have a super easy way to do so!

Have you ever tried a contour stick? What did you think?

I love being up to date on all the beauty trends... I love having the newest, hottest product that everyone can't stop talking about.

I blame Youtube and social media for creating so much hype around certain products but I have no will power. I love make-up too much!

I've been wanting to get a contour palette for a while now but didn't want to shell out the money and was unsure of which one to get. Every brand has them now and they're all so different, yet so similar.

The ones I were deciding between were the original, Anastasia Beverly Hills, and the Kat Von D Shade & Light Palette. From the title of this blog post, you could guess which one I got.

After watching this review, from one of my favorite gurus, Nicole Guerriero, comparing the two palettes, I decided that eventually I'd buy the Kat Von D one. Her reasoning was that the powders are easier to blend, and more pigmented and not as dry as the Anastasia one. I was immediately sold.

I wasn't expecting to buy it so soon but one afternoon, my friend & I were day drinking on my balcony and I got a little tipsy off some Pink Moscato. My sister came and joined us and we started talking about contour palettes and she convinced me to buy it, and she'd give me half the money.

So yes, I drunk bought the palette on a whim so thanks Danielle.

I've had it for a little over a month and I've loved playing around with it. It was definitely worth the $46 price tag.

The palette comes with 6 powders: 3 highlight shades and 3 bronzer/contour shades. All the powders are matte, meaning they don't have any shimmer or sheen to them.

That is the key to contouring...matte powders that create a defined shadow. The point of contouring is to make your face look as if you have natural shadows, making certain features look more defined than others. The key to this, aside from matte powders is a cool tone contour powder. No orange, no bronze, almost like a mix of grey, beige, and brown.




The Kat Von D palette does that beautifully. It has three contour shades that could match any skin tone and they would all create a perfect, defined shadow.

I use the shade Sombre as my contour because I'm a little on the fair side and in my opinion its the most cool tone of the three.

When I contour, I don't go crazy. I really just contour my cheek bones. To do this, I make the infamous fishy face, and take a brush (I love the Real Techniques Contour Brush), dip it in the powder, and brush back and forth, until I can see a noticeable difference.

Contour Shades

Contouring really does make a difference, and I don't do it every day. I only do it when I'm going out at night, or for special occasions. My face instantly looks skinnier, more defined, and put together. My mom looks at me when I contour and is shocked at the results... and I'm not even that good.

Contouring is NOT hard, I promise you. If I could do it, you can. Just watch some Youtube videos and you're good to go!

Highlighting on the other hand, is something I do every day. I usually go for a more shimmery, stand out highlight, but these powders are great for those days when you want something more subtle. It also sets your concealer like a dream.

Highlight Shades

I use the shade Lyric, which is a yellow toned powder, to set my under eye concealer and it makes the area very bright and prevents creasing. I sometimes mix that with Lucid, the pinkish shade, and it creates an even deeper brightening effect.

When I want a really defined, dramatic contour, I'll take Levitation, the soft peach highlight shade, and highlighter right under the contour of my cheek bone. This allows the contour to stand out even more.

These powders are very pigmented and your brush picks up a lot of product, so you need to tap off the excess otherwise you'll wind up with a mess.

All in all, I'm kind of obsessed with this palette. It makes contouring easy because you have all the appropriate products in one neat little place. There's no guessing game with this, it's simple to use and there's a very slim chance you'll mess it up!

The price tag is a little steep but it's a great beginners palette. No fuss, no muss!

Have you tried contouring? What's your favorite product to get those Kim Kardashian cheek bones? Tell me in the comments!