ANASTASIA BEVERLY HILLS is a beauty salon brand of the same name created by Anastasia, the well-known Hollywood eyebrow queen in 1997.
The Contour Cream Kit is ABH's signature contouring product. It is divided into three shades: light, medium and deep, corresponding to white, yellow and dark skin tones, respectively. There are six colors in the contouring palette, including highlighting, correcting and contouring colors, so the ABH contouring palette is more of a corrective concealer than other cream contouring palettes. It is used by mixing the six shades with each other – using a brush to pick up the desired shades, blending them on the back of the hand before applying them to the face. The six-color contour is like an eight-sided contouring artifact, which can produce countless shades of contour colors through the interplay of six colors, and any skin tone can be contoured.
Therefore, ABH six-color contouring has more stringent requirements for makeup skills, which is not controllable by handicaps, and the increase in the difficulty of using the product makes the scope of the applicable population relatively narrow. It requires users to have a certain understanding and sensitivity to their own contour color, so as to prevent the wrong color and "tragedy" on the face.
ABH Contouring Balm strikes a trade-off between texture and longevity, discarding the oily texture to enhance the longevity of the product. The cream is sweat-resistant and anti-oil-resistant, and even if the oily skin is used in summer, it will not gradually fade off and disappear due to excessive oiliness, and the long-lasting effect is very good. For the problem that the paste is dry and hard and difficult to blend, you can scrape the paste into the palm of your hand with your fingers before applying it to your face, and then apply it to your face after the paste gradually warms up and becomes softer; Or you can use a hair dryer to heat it. If you have dry skin, it is best to apply facial oil or body oil to the surface of the cream before use, which will improve the softness of the cream and improve the blending power.
In addition to the cream, the six-color contour is also available in the form of a powder, the Powder Contour Kit. Although the color rendering of powder contour is not as good as that of paste, it is better to blend, and it is not too particular about makeup techniques, so it is also suitable for novices. The product has a fine powder texture and a full matte finish, and a natural effect on the nose and jawline.
If you only have daily contouring needs, or don't know much about color matching, it is most convenient to choose a monochrome contour. ABH launched Powder Bronzer monochrome contouring, which is priced at 217 yuan, with a total of 6 colors. Rose Wood, Tawny and Rich Amber are the best for Asian skin tones, but all three are warmer and not suitable for nose flaring, but they have excellent cheek and jaw shaving.
ABH six-color contouring cream is priced at 349 yuan in the Tmall flagship store, compared with the multi-color palette of other brands, the ABH six-color contouring series is minimalist in shape, not exquisite enough, and cannot arouse the desire of face control, but its practicality and cost performance are very high. In the case of similar capacity and two or three years of use, the price of ABH is more cost-effective.
