Barry M Chisel Cheeks Contour palette

Okay, so makeup today is all about contouring and highlighting. No matter what makeup look you are going for contouring is the key to adding dimension and definition to your face. The thing is when we add foundation to our faces we are basically laying a fresh canvas and covering up the shadows and light areas that would naturally be there, thats where contouring comes in, you are simply adding those shadows and highlights back to your face giving you a flawless and natural finish.

It's got to be said though, that it's pretty damn hard for us pale skinned girls to find a contour palette that isn't too dark or too orange for our pasty white skin tones. I personally prefer powder over a cream for my contouring because I have major issues with my skin. I have rosacea which leaves my skin red and patchy but the main problem I have is my oily skin. For some reason my skin has decided that its not going to play ball and whenever I add certain cream products the oils in my skin start to break it down and after a few hours my skin looks blotchy. Using a powder product helps stop this from happening so I am all for the new powder contour palettes that have come out recently.

Today I am reviewing a fairly new palette on the market, the Barry M Chisel cheeks contour palette and I have got to say I am most definitely impressed with it so far and it has quickly become a staple in my makeup routine.

The palette comes with 3 different shades, a light shade for highlighting, a medium warm shade for bronzing and a darker shade for the actual contouring. All the shades are creamy in texture and really easy to blend which is most definitely a crucial step, they are also nice and buildable so you can do as soft or heavy a contour as you need. The contour colour is the perfect colour for me and doesn't have the orangey effect that a lot of contour colours have so I feel less like Ive had an accident with fake tan lol, the bronzer is a lovely colour that warms the skin up perfectly and you don't need to use a lot of product at all to get a nice natural look. I really like that the highlight shade doesn't have the shimmery look that some have which is great for the areas that need highlighting but that you don't want to appear too shiny. I personally have insecurities about my nose so in the past have skipped highlighting here, but with this palette I can highlight my nose without drawing attention to it. 

Something that I love about this particular palette is that it comes with a guide in the lid showing you where to apply each product which is great for those who are new to contouring or who are maybe unsure of where exactly to use which product.

 The price is certainly reasonable for those of us who cannot afford to spend a fortune on one product and its readily available in local drugstores (I got mine from super drug which is my guilty pleasure) for (insert price). All in all I am in love with this palette and the only thing that I think would have added to the versatility would have been both the highlighting shade included and a shimmery shade too, for highlighting your cheekbones (gotta make those babies look amazing). I would definitely recommend this palette to people with paler skin and also those of you with oily skin too.