
When I first opened up my compact of NYX Highlight & Contour Powder, I groaned. I thought it would either go to waste or have to be sent back. It looks like one of those giant Black&White Cookies from Manhattan:
Yum, but not so great for my fair-to-medium skintone!
Or so I thought. When I swatched I was relieved to find both of the powders to be silky, sheer and *nearly* goof-proof. I found them easy to both apply and blend with a regular blush brush from Eco Tools. I got mine from cherryculture.com for $8.50 (heads up; they're having a 20% off Thanksgiving sale with code TGS20 if you want to try your hand at contouring!).
There's a handy basic contouring guide on the outer packaging:
I applied according to these directions for the result below. What do you think?
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| Without Nyx Highlight & Contour Powder |
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| With NYX Highlight & Contour Powder |









