This One Simple Tip Will Make Perfect Contouring Crazy Easy

When it comes to viral makeup crazes, we thought we'd seen it all. 

From clown-contouring to sellotape strobing, Instagram is forever thinking up weird-yet-wonderful new makeup techniques, all in the quest for flawlessly defined angles.

So when we were scrolling through our insta-feed late last night and spotted the queen of quirky makeup trends, Huda Kattan (aka, @Hudabeauty) showing off her latest hack for cheating camera-ready angles, we started screenshotting like crazy (don't judge).

Huda shared the secret behind those chiseled angles with her 13million followers and naturally Instagram went crazy over it.

So what was her unlikely beauty bag essential...? A 12-inch ruler.

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Yep, Huda used the ruler to measure her way to a symmetrical contour, sculpting out sharper cheekbones, and using it as a guide to add definition to her hairline and jaw bone. Before grabbing a trusty beauty blender to soften out the contour.

In her caption, Huda explained, "Measuring your contour to make it perfectly even! I started doing this a while back because I noticed the asymmetry in my face from sleeping on one side of my face for years (for me it was def noticeable)"

Interesting, right? But do any of us really have the time to start measuring all angles of our face each morning? Hmmm.

"I don't do this all the time" Huda explained, "but when I have major shoots and I know the camera picks up on things we don't see in person, I do this, it adds the most amazing harmony to your face."

Well, who knew, the secret to a killer complexion has actually been sitting in our work desks this entire time...