Refinery29 interviewed Kim Kardashian West, the contouring selfie queen of ridiculous apps. Kim was contouring before it was cool and certainly before I even knew it was possible to sculpt and define the face with highlighters and bronzers.
Kim shares her contour don’t and how she got started with makeup.
A lot of people say that you’ve not only brought back contouring, but also reinvented the process altogether. How do you think contouring benefits someone’s overall look?
“I think that [you shouldn’t] go too heavy… I mean, I’ve seen photos of myself where my nose will be too contoured, and it looks tiny! I guess some makeup artists just have a style where they heavily contour a nose. I’m like, ‘Wa-wa-wait! It really looks like I got a nose job with that contouring!’ But, when I personally do my own makeup, I pretty much will only contour, and then I don’t like to wear a lot of foundation. What I’ve gotten really good at is when I go on vacation, I’ve learned how to contour my stomach with tanner [using] our spray… So, that’s kind of my trick!”
Do you think contouring is something anyone can benefit from, if done right?
“If they care about makeup and that stuff. When I was 14, my dad got Kourtney and [me] makeup lessons for Christmas… He said, ‘If my girls are going to start to wear makeup, I want them to know how to do it right.’ But, I didn’t really start learning about contouring until…we started going to events, and we would get our makeup professionally done. When I was in high school and college, I didn’t really know about contouring. I think, if done right, it’s definitely something everyone can benefit from.”
Read the rest of the interview over at Refinery29.
