The oval face is considered the most aesthetically balanced face. Accentuate your best features by applying makeup that will bring out the center part of your face.
Begin by applying a cream concealer with a cosmetic sponge, covering the area from underneath the eyes to the outer cheekbones. Use a bit in the center of the forehead as well. Concealer can also be used to disguise blemishes.
For the oval face, you will need to apply first a dark and then a light shade of foundation to the skin with a sponge. Apply the darker foundation to the temples. Use the bottom of your nose as a guideline to draw an imaginary line out to the back of your jaw. Move the sponge downward and apply more of the makeup along the outer cheek and jaw line, being sure to include the chin. It is almost as if you are framing the face with foundation. Blend the cosmetic evenly into the skin. Next, get your lighter foundation and place that in the center of the face, including the areas around the eyes, nose, lower forehead and upper lip. This will help to accentuate the cheekbones. Your makeup should all blend together, creating a very natural look.
Apply a translucent powder with a sponge to the same central areas that you targeted for the lighter foundation – the eyes, cheekbones, nose, middle of forehead. Powder may also be sparingly applied to lower cheeks.
Contour powder is to be applied with a makeup brush to the fullness of the forehead. Using the nose again as a guideline, draw your brush outward. Starting from the back of the bone, blend the powder into the area below the cheekbones and down the jaw line. Imagine a line running downward from the outer corner of your eye - do not cross it. A little bit of powder can be placed on the chin. This step is similar to the application of the darker foundation. Frame the face with the powder.
Once again, use the nose as a guideline to draw your makeup brush to the outer cheekbones. Apply blush to the cheekbones, moving the brush forward. Then apply a lighter shade to the entire cheek, starting at the back of the cheekbone and sweeping the blush a bit closer to the center of the eye. This process will help to give a glow to your skin.