Makeup Mondays With Mario: Slimming A Wide Nose

Celebrity makeup artist Mario Dedivanovic is answering your burning beauty questions!!! Every Monday, he will answer a beauty/skin care question as part of a weekly column on Spoiled Pretty, Makeup Mondays with Mario.


Hi Mario!

Do you have makeup tips for making the nose look more narrow or smaller? Thank you! -Athena


Athena,

Making the nose look more narrow or smaller can be challenging at first and it's very easy to overdo it. I remember back when I first tried to contour a model's nose on a shoot, the photographer said "What is that muddy stuff on her nose?" LOL...I overdid it!

Here are a couple of tricks/tips I recommend:

Make sure the nose has a base on it and set it with some loose powder. Using a soft bristled brush (eye shadow/blending brush), dip a bit into a matte bronzer or blush that's a few shades deeper then your skin. Tap off the excess powder and, starting at the inside corner of the brow, softly shade going down along the sides of the nose. Again, it's very important that you start soft. It should look like a natural shadow and not an eyeshadow. Using a lighter shade either shimmer or matte, apply on the bridge of the nose. Blend with a clean brush if there are any lines.

xo,
Mario
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