The key is to start with the right foundation shade and then choose your contour colors for your skin tone correctly. The best bet is to choose a contour shade a bit darker than your foundation, and a shade that is similar to how you think shadow on your face would appear.

Bronzer goes on first, then blush, then highlighter. Bronzer will be just below your cheekbone, blush on your apples, and highlighter at the top on the upper cheekbone. As an optional final step, you can dust some shimmer bronzer or highlighter on your collarbone for extra full-body definition.

Though you often hear that highlighting your cheekbones with a little color can accent your bone structure, putting your blush too high can actually add years to your face. Sweeping stripes of blush all the way up the cheekbone to the temple is a sure way to show your age

Can you use bronzer for contour? The answer is yes, but only if you do it correctly. Bronzer is typically a matte or shimmer powder that is warm-toned to create the effect of a sun-kissed glow. If you are fair to light-complected and cool-toned, bronzer can look great on you as a contour.

Contouring is about shaping and defining the structure of the face, while bronzing is about warming up the skin where the sun would naturally hit. Contouring creates structure, dimension, and symmetry, whereas bronzing adds a natural wash of sun.

Apply bronzer to the hollows of your cheeks, jawline, and hairline as you would with a classic contour. Then, using a highlighter that is 1-2 shades lighter than your skin tone, highlight the high planes of your face where the sun would naturally hit. Apply highlighter in circular motions directly on the cheekbone.

Where To Apply Highlighter

1. Your Cheekbones. Starting with the most common place to highlight your skin: the cheekbones. 
2. The Bridge Of Your Nose. 
3. Your Cupid's Bow. 
4. Your Brow Bone. 
5. The Inner Corners Of Your Eyes. 
6. The Center Of Your Eyelids. 
7. The Center Of Your Chin.