**The Art of Contouring: A Tutorial Inspired by Lady Gaga**

In this tutorial, we'll be exploring the art of contouring and highlighting techniques inspired by the iconic look of Lady Gaga. To achieve this glamorous effect, we'll need to focus on enhancing our features with precision and care.

**Preparation is Key**

Before we begin, it's essential to prepare our skin for makeup application. For my base, I started by moisturizing with Mac Prep & Prime Natural Radiance in Radiant Pink. Next, I applied a foundation that matches my skin tone using L'Oreal True Match in Soft Ivory. To conceal dark circles and highlight the skin, I used Pro Longwear concealer by Mac in NC 15. Finally, I set the base with Hourglass Ambient Lighting Powder in Diffused Light and Ethereal Light.

**Contouring: The Art of Definition**

Now that our skin is prepped, it's time to contour. Contouring involves creating definition on the face using shadows or darker shades of color. This technique can help slim down features, create a more defined jawline, and accentuate facial structures. For this tutorial, I'll be using Illamasqua Eyeshadow in Heroine to contour the sides of my nose, temples, and jawline.

To create a subtle definition, I'll apply the eyeshadow using a light hand, making sure to blend well into the skin. It's essential to remember that less is often more when it comes to contouring. The goal is to enhance your features without looking like you're wearing heavy makeup.

**Highlighting: Adding Radiance**

Once we've defined our shape, it's time to add radiance to the face using highlighting techniques. Highlighting involves applying a lighter shade of color to areas where light naturally hits the skin, such as the tops of the cheekbones, nose, and cupid's bow. For this tutorial, I'll be using Vanilla Pigment by Mac.

To create a natural-looking highlight, I'll apply the pigment using a wet brush to add dimension to my features. The key is to blend well into the skin, making sure not to overdo it. A light hand when applying highlighter can make all the difference in achieving a subtle, natural glow.

**Blush and Bronzer: Adding Color**

Now that our face is defined and highlighted, it's time to add color with blush and bronzer. Blush adds a touch of warmth and softness to the cheeks, while bronzer helps create a sun-kissed glow. For this tutorial, I'll be using Illamasqua Blush in Disobeyed.

To apply blush, I'll mix the powder with a small amount of brush on the back of my hand and then lightly dust it onto the apples of my cheeks, working from the center outwards. The key is to blend well into the skin, making sure not to overdo it. A light hand when applying blush can make all the difference in achieving a natural-looking flush.

**Bronzer: Adding Depth**

Next, I'll be using Bourjois Bronzer to add depth and dimension to my face. To create a subtle bronze glow, I'll apply the bronzer using a large brush, sweeping it across the high points of my cheekbones, forehead, and chin.

The key is to use a light hand when applying bronzer, making sure not to overdo it. A gentle dusting motion can help create a natural-looking glow without looking too fake or heavy. Remember, less is often more when it comes to bronzer.

**Highlighting the Arch: Adding a Touch of Warmth**

To add a touch of warmth to my face, I'll be using Vanilla Pigment by Mac and Becca Shimmering Skin Perfector in Champagne Pop. To create a subtle highlight on my arch, I'll apply the pigment to the center of my nose, blending it upwards towards the bridge.

The key is to use a light hand when applying highlighter, making sure not to overdo it. A gentle dusting motion can help create a natural-looking glow without looking too fake or heavy. Remember, less is often more when it comes to highlighting.

**Lip Color: Finishing Touches**

Finally, let's talk about lip color. For this tutorial, I'll be using Revlon Colorburst Matte Balm in Unapologetic. To create a subtle pinky stain on my lips, I'll apply the balm using a light hand, making sure to blend well into the skin.

To add more body and shape to my top lip, I'll use a small pencil to define the cupid's bow and outline the edges of my mouth. Finally, for a glossy finish, I'll be using a lip gloss from ISA Ah A Gloss Veloute in 202.

**Conclusion**

And that's it! With these techniques and products, you can achieve a Lady Gaga-inspired look that's both glamorous and effortless. Remember to use light hands when applying contour, blush, and bronzer, and don't be afraid to experiment with different shades and techniques until you find what works best for you.

**Products Used:**

* Mac Prep & Prime Natural Radiance in Radiant Pink

* L'Oreal True Match foundation in Soft Ivory

* Pro Longwear concealer by Mac in NC 15

* Hourglass Ambient Lighting Powder in Diffused Light and Ethereal Light

* Illamasqua Eyeshadow in Heroine

* Vanilla Pigment by Mac

* Becca Shimmering Skin Perfector in Champagne Pop

* Bourjois Bronzer

* Illamasqua Blush in Disobeyed

* ISA Ah A Gloss Veloute in 202

**Tips and Variations:**

* To create a more dramatic contour, use darker shades of eyeshadow or powder.

* Experiment with different brush strokes and techniques to find what works best for you.

* Don't be afraid to blend well into the skin to avoid harsh lines.

* Use highlighter sparingly to avoid looking too shiny or overdone.

* Remember, less is often more when it comes to makeup.

"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enhey guys so welcome to the second installment of Lady Gaga week GUI week here on my channel so in my last Gaga tutorial lots and lots of you wanted to see the natural look sort of the fun springy natural look in front of the flower wall and I absolutely love that look on Gaga she's been rocking it a couple of times now to like events and to like TV interviews and when I saw that look in the music video I was like okay I'm gonna do the extreme cotton half one and if people want to see the natural one I'm definitely going to do that one so here I am doing it for you and one thing I totally forgot to say in my previous intro for the guy tutorial was oh my god the housewives Oh oh my god they included my favorite show in like a music video so yeah if you want to know how to get this a really nice glowy natural look then please keep watching so as always I already applied a base and I use my Mac soft ochre Paint Pot for that and because the skin is gonna have quite a warm and bronzed up feeling I also want to give that feeling to my eyes so what we're gonna do is I'm gonna go to the back now I'm gonna take LM s cos blush in disobey and a bronzing brush a blush brush ain't just want to grab a little tiny bit and then work most of it on the back of your hand and then what you want to do is just close your eye and kind of wiggle the brush around wiggle it in your crease as if you're using the biggest blending brush in your life and wiggle it onto your eye and into your crease now you want to sculpt out your crease a little bit more and for that I'll be using this sculpting powder by Mac cult sculpt and then also from the Too Faced natural eye palette I'll be taking this color right here and this is Velvet Revolver and you want to start shading this on the outer part of your crease and mainly keep it there as well so just keep applying bit-by-bit and build some definition in there and then once most of the products is on your lids already kind of take it to the inner crease as well highlight the eye is a necessity for this look and further we'll be taking this Mac shaping powder in emphasized and what does some first gonna hit my brow bone first just kind of pack it on underneath the highest point of your arch and then kind of blend it out and then with this you also really want to pack it on the inner corners and open up your eyes with this and blend that out as well so going back in with a Zelda revolver and that taupe blush by Mac there for the lid I'm going back into this Too Faced natural eye palette and I'm taking this color right here and that is called silk teddy and lightly apply this over the inner part of your lid to like half of your lid and because I feel like that is a little bit too stark compared to Gaga's look I'm gonna go back into that taupe blush by Mac and kind of dusted over the silk teddy color to kind of tone it down a bit and just make it a little bit more natural then I'm also going in nude beach just a tiny bit with my finger and also tap this on top for some glitter for the bottom lid I'm going to take that combination of Zelda revolver and taupe again and you mainly want to focus this on the outer sort of third of the lower lash line and are sticking with that same color combo I'm going to give some definition to the outer part of my eye here more of the outer V and that will really make this look it will really give a definition and it just makes it pop and look nice basically and then with Velvet Revolver only I'm also going to brush that along the roots of my lash line just to ground the look a little bit more now chakra take that big Brush where you put your bronzer with on as well take that again Wow take that again and then just kind of do the first step again and this will really bring back that warmth and give it all a nice fuzzy blended feeling I'm highlighting my inner corners using my the bomb overshadow pigment in no money no honey and definitely do not be careful with this you really want that inner corner of your eyes to glow and especially once we glow up the skin it will really tie in with each other and it will just look awesome on the waterline I'm applying some Ben Nye neutralizer cream crayon in light no ultra light ultra light and now we of course want to do is curl your lashes using your favorite eyelash curlers mine are by Shu amaura and then for mascara you definitely do want to apply some mascara but don't go overboard with it what I saw on Lady Gaga was that mainly the roots of her lashes were really thick and luscious and coated and the tips of the lashes weren't touched at all so you really get that definition from applying it to the roots of your lashes but you don't get that sort of length and I really like that so um I mainly kept it at the roots of my lashes and wiggled it up a little bit but not too much for that I'll be using my makeup studio waterproof 3d extra black mascara and to really sort of reach the roots of my lashes I'll be taking the Mac extended play gigablack black get gigablack flesh I always get a tongue twister with this one onto one of the most important factors into making this look of success is the skin and the cheeks okay so just let me fill you in quickly on is for my base I started moisturizing with my Mac prep and prime natural radiance stuff in radiant pink for my foundation I went for my L'Oreal True Match in soft ivory I then concealed my dark circles and highlighted my skin using my Pro Longwear concealer by Mac in NC 15 and to set it ah I used my hourglass ambient lighting powder in diffused light and in ethereal light okay so onto the cheeks what you want to do is first contour a little bit where you need it you don't have to do this I personally do have to do this because I look like crap without my contour on so for that I'll be taking my illamasqua eyeshadow in heroine and I've gotten a lot of requests on how I contour and highlight so I will probably film that in the near future okay so once you've done that it's time to bronze it up and really give your face that it sort of luminous bronzy bronze Ness so far isn't going to make a mixture with my bourgeois bronzer and this is the bronzing powder to stare normal one and of course it could be missed my Illamasqua blush in disobeyed what I'm going to do is mix the powders and whatever is in the brush I'm going to wipe on the back of my hand and then really lightly from your contour you want to dust it up using circular motions and I'm barely touching my skin you really want this to be as light as a feather touching your skin and sort of just from your contour go up until sort of like this part of your face and then also kind of use it as a blush a little bit then also a neat trick is to wear your arches so your brows and then your arch above your arch kind of dusted as well and this will give a really nice sort of warmth to the face without being too fake and again this is as light as a feather touching my skin and then what I like to do is sort of dash it onto my chin a little bit and under my lip to kind of tie that in as well and that is how you can get that really nice sort of Gaga bronze that she's wearing in that scene and it's just naturally bronzing up your face without going overboard for blush you just want to add a little tiny touch of pink because the main pink sort of focus in her look was on her lips so I'm going to take my Tarte Amazonian clay blush in a dull face and kind of mix it into the cheek right here just a tiny tiny bit nothing too drastic but for highlighting this is my favorite part because Gaga was the in GUI and I absolutely loved it so for that I'll be taking my vanilla pigment by Mac and then on top of that I also did this in my previous GUI tutorial I'm gonna make it wet and damp be using my Becca shimmering skin perfecter so first taking vanilla and let's get highlighting and tap tap tap tap it free lips you want to go for a really nice sort of natural pinky stain with a gloss on top for this I'll be taking my revlon colorburst matte balm in unapologetic and then quickly I'm just going in with a little pencil to give my top lip a little bit more body and shape and as a gloss I'll be using this ISA ah a gloss veloute in 202 and that guy's completes this Lady gaga GUI a number 2 inspired makeup tutorial the one where she's like being all sexy in front of them flowers for a full list of every single product mentioned and used to go to my website nikkietutorials comm you can follow me on Twitter Instagram and Facebook that all is nikkietutorials don't forget to subscribe and like this video if you liked it and Christian if the video is because the Real Housewives of Beverly Hills were in this video who is your favorite housewife of Beverly Hills my by far like what the distance is Lisa Vanderpump and after that comes Carlton so yeah I think you guys so much for watching I hope you enjoyed Gaga week and hopefully I will see you guys next time bye guyshey guys so welcome to the second installment of Lady Gaga week GUI week here on my channel so in my last Gaga tutorial lots and lots of you wanted to see the natural look sort of the fun springy natural look in front of the flower wall and I absolutely love that look on Gaga she's been rocking it a couple of times now to like events and to like TV interviews and when I saw that look in the music video I was like okay I'm gonna do the extreme cotton half one and if people want to see the natural one I'm definitely going to do that one so here I am doing it for you and one thing I totally forgot to say in my previous intro for the guy tutorial was oh my god the housewives Oh oh my god they included my favorite show in like a music video so yeah if you want to know how to get this a really nice glowy natural look then please keep watching so as always I already applied a base and I use my Mac soft ochre Paint Pot for that and because the skin is gonna have quite a warm and bronzed up feeling I also want to give that feeling to my eyes so what we're gonna do is I'm gonna go to the back now I'm gonna take LM s cos blush in disobey and a bronzing brush a blush brush ain't just want to grab a little tiny bit and then work most of it on the back of your hand and then what you want to do is just close your eye and kind of wiggle the brush around wiggle it in your crease as if you're using the biggest blending brush in your life and wiggle it onto your eye and into your crease now you want to sculpt out your crease a little bit more and for that I'll be using this sculpting powder by Mac cult sculpt and then also from the Too Faced natural eye palette I'll be taking this color right here and this is Velvet Revolver and you want to start shading this on the outer part of your crease and mainly keep it there as well so just keep applying bit-by-bit and build some definition in there and then once most of the products is on your lids already kind of take it to the inner crease as well highlight the eye is a necessity for this look and further we'll be taking this Mac shaping powder in emphasized and what does some first gonna hit my brow bone first just kind of pack it on underneath the highest point of your arch and then kind of blend it out and then with this you also really want to pack it on the inner corners and open up your eyes with this and blend that out as well so going back in with a Zelda revolver and that taupe blush by Mac there for the lid I'm going back into this Too Faced natural eye palette and I'm taking this color right here and that is called silk teddy and lightly apply this over the inner part of your lid to like half of your lid and because I feel like that is a little bit too stark compared to Gaga's look I'm gonna go back into that taupe blush by Mac and kind of dusted over the silk teddy color to kind of tone it down a bit and just make it a little bit more natural then I'm also going in nude beach just a tiny bit with my finger and also tap this on top for some glitter for the bottom lid I'm going to take that combination of Zelda revolver and taupe again and you mainly want to focus this on the outer sort of third of the lower lash line and are sticking with that same color combo I'm going to give some definition to the outer part of my eye here more of the outer V and that will really make this look it will really give a definition and it just makes it pop and look nice basically and then with Velvet Revolver only I'm also going to brush that along the roots of my lash line just to ground the look a little bit more now chakra take that big Brush where you put your bronzer with on as well take that again Wow take that again and then just kind of do the first step again and this will really bring back that warmth and give it all a nice fuzzy blended feeling I'm highlighting my inner corners using my the bomb overshadow pigment in no money no honey and definitely do not be careful with this you really want that inner corner of your eyes to glow and especially once we glow up the skin it will really tie in with each other and it will just look awesome on the waterline I'm applying some Ben Nye neutralizer cream crayon in light no ultra light ultra light and now we of course want to do is curl your lashes using your favorite eyelash curlers mine are by Shu amaura and then for mascara you definitely do want to apply some mascara but don't go overboard with it what I saw on Lady Gaga was that mainly the roots of her lashes were really thick and luscious and coated and the tips of the lashes weren't touched at all so you really get that definition from applying it to the roots of your lashes but you don't get that sort of length and I really like that so um I mainly kept it at the roots of my lashes and wiggled it up a little bit but not too much for that I'll be using my makeup studio waterproof 3d extra black mascara and to really sort of reach the roots of my lashes I'll be taking the Mac extended play gigablack black get gigablack flesh I always get a tongue twister with this one onto one of the most important factors into making this look of success is the skin and the cheeks okay so just let me fill you in quickly on is for my base I started moisturizing with my Mac prep and prime natural radiance stuff in radiant pink for my foundation I went for my L'Oreal True Match in soft ivory I then concealed my dark circles and highlighted my skin using my Pro Longwear concealer by Mac in NC 15 and to set it ah I used my hourglass ambient lighting powder in diffused light and in ethereal light okay so onto the cheeks what you want to do is first contour a little bit where you need it you don't have to do this I personally do have to do this because I look like crap without my contour on so for that I'll be taking my illamasqua eyeshadow in heroine and I've gotten a lot of requests on how I contour and highlight so I will probably film that in the near future okay so once you've done that it's time to bronze it up and really give your face that it sort of luminous bronzy bronze Ness so far isn't going to make a mixture with my bourgeois bronzer and this is the bronzing powder to stare normal one and of course it could be missed my Illamasqua blush in disobeyed what I'm going to do is mix the powders and whatever is in the brush I'm going to wipe on the back of my hand and then really lightly from your contour you want to dust it up using circular motions and I'm barely touching my skin you really want this to be as light as a feather touching your skin and sort of just from your contour go up until sort of like this part of your face and then also kind of use it as a blush a little bit then also a neat trick is to wear your arches so your brows and then your arch above your arch kind of dusted as well and this will give a really nice sort of warmth to the face without being too fake and again this is as light as a feather touching my skin and then what I like to do is sort of dash it onto my chin a little bit and under my lip to kind of tie that in as well and that is how you can get that really nice sort of Gaga bronze that she's wearing in that scene and it's just naturally bronzing up your face without going overboard for blush you just want to add a little tiny touch of pink because the main pink sort of focus in her look was on her lips so I'm going to take my Tarte Amazonian clay blush in a dull face and kind of mix it into the cheek right here just a tiny tiny bit nothing too drastic but for highlighting this is my favorite part because Gaga was the in GUI and I absolutely loved it so for that I'll be taking my vanilla pigment by Mac and then on top of that I also did this in my previous GUI tutorial I'm gonna make it wet and damp be using my Becca shimmering skin perfecter so first taking vanilla and let's get highlighting and tap tap tap tap it free lips you want to go for a really nice sort of natural pinky stain with a gloss on top for this I'll be taking my revlon colorburst matte balm in unapologetic and then quickly I'm just going in with a little pencil to give my top lip a little bit more body and shape and as a gloss I'll be using this ISA ah a gloss veloute in 202 and that guy's completes this Lady gaga GUI a number 2 inspired makeup tutorial the one where she's like being all sexy in front of them flowers for a full list of every single product mentioned and used to go to my website nikkietutorials comm you can follow me on Twitter Instagram and Facebook that all is nikkietutorials don't forget to subscribe and like this video if you liked it and Christian if the video is because the Real Housewives of Beverly Hills were in this video who is your favorite housewife of Beverly Hills my by far like what the distance is Lisa Vanderpump and after that comes Carlton so yeah I think you guys so much for watching I hope you enjoyed Gaga week and hopefully I will see you guys next time bye guys\n"