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'Henna contouring' is the latest over-the-top makeup trend, and it's mesmerising

Like kids’ face painting, except not.

WITH EACH PASSING day, the lines between makeup and art continue to blur.

First we had contouring, a makeup technique used by drag queens for years, but popularised by Kim Kardashian and her ilk.

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Next came ‘strobing’, the inverse of contouring, which involves the strategic use of highlighter to catch the light and mimic perfect bone structure.

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Then makeup artists took it up to the next level with ‘clown contouring’ – painting themselves up in seemingly crazy-looking clown makeup that blends out to create a flawless base.

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Exhausting, right? But they keep on innovating.

Pakistani makeup artist Sahur Saleim has devised ‘henna contour’, in which perfect skin is achieved by painting intricate, henna-like designs all over the face with foundation and highlighter:

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The finished product is the same as regular contouring, but the process is just that little bit more beautiful to watch.

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Women have been copying Saleim’s method, with gorgeous results:

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