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Over my nine-year tenure at Allure<\/em>, I\u2019ve written (many times, in fact) about how lazy I am when it comes to applying makeup (and cleaning any accompanying brushes). I\u2019m always looking for a loophole, a shortcut, literally anything to cut corners. This is because, like I said, I am both lazy and *whispers*<\/em> unskilled.<\/p>\n Okay, okay, I\u2019m skilled<\/em>, but I could be better. Especially when it comes to contouring. I typically use a cream-based contour-bronzer stick, and\u2026 you know what? Now that I think about it, I\u2019ve been using it for about a year now, so it\u2019s time for it to kick the beauty bucket.<\/p>\n Good thing I\u2019ve switched over to a newer, cleaner, more intuitive option: the Tarte Cosmetics Sculpt Tape Contour<\/strong>. The liquid-based formula makes sculpting, chiseling, and defining as easy as pressing the cushion-top wand to the skin.<\/p>\n Its fluid format is actually easy to manipulate, no matter how you contour: stamp, stencil, or sculpt. (You chose which of the four versatile shades\u2014Cool Bronze, Medium Cool Bronze, Warm Bronze, or Deep Bronze\u2014you\u2019d like to receive in your box.)<\/p>\n I like to go in with my bronzer (or contour stick, in this case) after I\u2019ve applied my foundation, concealer, brow gel, and mascara, but before<\/em> my blush. With the Tarte wand, I pop off the cap, twirl open the top, and then squeeze to distribute the bronze-y goodness (I use the Cool Bronze shade).<\/p>\n I then lightly dab the cushion-covered applicator head directly onto my cheekbones, forehead, and down my nose (about three dots worth for each section) and quickly grab my tapered base brush and blend. My advice? Be quick! The pigment dries fast.<\/p>\n The result is a warmer, more defined look that gives more post-PTO glow and less \u201cHelp me, it\u2019s freezing outside!\u201d<\/p>\n You can find the Tarte Cosmetics Sculpt Tape Contour Wand, along with other editor-loved products, in the January Allure Beauty Box.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n Over my nine-year tenure at Allure, I\u2019ve written (many times, in fact) about how lazy I am when it comes to applying makeup (and cleaning any accompanying brushes). I\u2019m always looking for a loophole, a shortcut, literally anything to cut corners. This is because, like I said, I am both lazy and *whispers* unskilled. Okay, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":437,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_daextam_enable_autolinks":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-436","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-beauty"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/diyhaven858.wasmer.app\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/6_9x16.png","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/diyhaven858.wasmer.app\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/436","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/diyhaven858.wasmer.app\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/diyhaven858.wasmer.app\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/diyhaven858.wasmer.app\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/diyhaven858.wasmer.app\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=436"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/diyhaven858.wasmer.app\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/436\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/diyhaven858.wasmer.app\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/437"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/diyhaven858.wasmer.app\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=436"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/diyhaven858.wasmer.app\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=436"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/diyhaven858.wasmer.app\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=436"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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