This Clever Highlight and Contour Hack From Xiao Hong Shu Uses a Tool That Everyone Has at Home

Scrolling through Xiao Hong Shu’s feed, many of us probably ponder why our makeup isn’t makeup-ing like those gorgeous girls.

Well, the secret might lie in how you contour and highlight your face. The right techniques can truly make your features stand out. But, how can you become a pro at that?

We’ve combed through Xiao Hong Shu and stumbled upon a contour and highlight hack using an unusual tool – a flashlight! Curious to know how a flashlight can help you look snatched? Keep reading!

Step 1: Illuminate Your Face from Below

After completing her foundation routine, TikTok user @_itsjing strategically places her phone flashlight under her face.

This technique helps identify ideal highlight spots on her front profile, focusing on areas with shadows like under-eye, smile lines, and the corner of her mouth.

Following that, she dabs a concealer a few shades lighter than her usual tone onto the shadowed areas with her flash brush. She then uses a mini sponge to blend the formula.

Where to Find the Products She Used

• Timage Dual-texture Highlighter retails for S$33.48 and is available on Shopee.
• Flower Knows Mini Sponge retails for S$64.80 and is available on Shopee.

Step 2: Cast Light from the Sides of Your Face

This step aids in pinpointing sunken areas around your mid-face. For @_itsjing, shadows emerged near her nose area, which she illuminated by applying light concealer in the form of a small triangle.

According to @_itsjing, this technique imparted a more youthful and lifted appearance by effectively highlighting her sunken areas as seen in her before and after pictures!

@_itsjing This flashlight hack to help you pinpoint the right placement for facial contouring/highlighting! Xiaohongshu girlies never miss?#contourhack #hightlightingandcountour #asianmakeuphacks #makeuptips #makeuptutorial #chinesemakeup #xiaohongshumakeup ? original sound – Jing

Step 3: Direct Light to the Sides of Your Nose

Position your phone below your brow, along the side of your nose, to capture the natural nose shadow, as showcased by our DV member, Swee Qi, on @dailyvanity’s TikTok.

Follow the shadow using your preferred contour powder and brush, and achieve a seamless, natural-looking nose contour effortlessly!

Swee Qi shared that this hack was super easy to incorporate into her daily routine. She liked that it allowed her to enhance her nose contour while remaining true to its natural shape, and thinks it could be useful for those who want to try nose contouring but aren’t sure where to start!

@dailyvanity This torchlight contour hack is ?game changing? #contour #contourtutorial #torchlightcontour #contouringhacks #contouring #makeuphacks #makeuptutorial #learnontiktok #tiktoksg #tiktokmalaysia ? Strangers – Kenya Grace

Where to Find the Products She Used

• Too Cool For School Artclass By Rodin Shading retails for S$27.63 and is available on Shopee. A discount is offered at the time of writing. Tap in to see updated price!

Featured image credits: @_itsjing/TikTok, @dailyvanity/TikTok