This contour builds with a natural finish that never looks heavy or overdone. The key to getting it right comes down to two things: finding shades that harmonise with your actual skin tone so the contour reads defined rather than muddy, and applying it in light layers, starting with a whisper of powder and building gradually. That way you avoid the hollow, unflattering look that comes from pressing too much product into one spot.
Synthesized from 2 expert reviews · most recent take December 2025
What they liked
Natural finish, never looks heavy
Blends smoothly for defined cheekbones
Works well in light, buildable layers
What they flagged
Nothing. None of the experts who reviewed it raised a problem.
"This is Anastasia Beverly Hills contour stick. And I just want like a little bit right here just to like really emphasize those cheekbones a bit more."
"Switching over to Anastasia Beverly Hills to do my cheekbones. [...] Somebody told me they're discontinuing Fawn, so if you need to pick it up, pick it up. I don't know if they're just discontinuing the stick in general or if they're coming out with new shades, but I just went and bought two. They're discounted, so get them while you can."
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"So to contour my face, I'm using Anastasia Beverly Hills Fawn cream contour, and I'm applying that with my brush, if you know, you know. I'm going to pick up that product with the brush rather than drawing it on. If you have a problem with your makeup looking really heavy and you're drawing it on, you might want to try doing this instead, or if you're having a very difficult time with blending. So I'm going to slowly build this up on my cheeks and the rest of my face."
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"I'm using Anastasia Contour Powder in Fawn. I'm pressing it at my ear and then blending up, so this is going to narrow this area a little bit and snatch this area, so we're really going to define that cheekbone. But since this area is already so wide, I can get away with contouring this to define the sharper part of my cheekbone, the higher part of my cheekbone. Also, keeping this area light helps balance the fact that my jawline is not cut, you know what I mean."
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"Now I'm going to go in with my contour, Anastasia Beverly Hills Fawn. [...] My application is very gentle, so I'm holding my brush way back, and I'm not really doing the bounce thing. [...] I'm kind of just padding. It's still a bounce, but there's hardly any pull, zero pull of the brush over the skin, because of the SPF, let's be honest. So it's just bouncing."
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"I'm going to go in with Anastasia Beverly Hills Fawn which is just a little less cool toned still cool toned still a great contour color for me but it's a little less cool toned than the color that I used on my jawline."
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"For that, I use Anastasia Beverly Hills Contour Powder in Fawn. I put that on the back of my hand. This is also very helpful because it's cold. I mean, it's not freezing here, it's LA, but it's kind of cold in here, and whenever it's cold in here, my sticks tend to be a little tougher. So putting it on the back of your hand and then misting it can really help [...] soften that formula so that it's a lot easier to blend. So it's the same thing."
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"So speaking of contouring, I'm going to be using my Anastasia Beverly Hills Contour Powder in Fawn, which is a nice cool-toned color. It's not gray, but it is definitely cool-toned. It's what I typically use to contour my cheeks."
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"I'm going to do some contouring and use Anastasia Fawn. [...] I don't want this area to look too hollow, though."
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"I'm going to grab my Anastasia Beverly Hills Contour Powder in Fawn and use the exact same brush. For the dark feminine side, I'm going to pick up product with the brush and really carve out this cheekbone once again, focusing it halfway, blending up into the bronzer. I usually do this the opposite way, but it works either way, so it's completely fine. Make sure to blend a little bit, but don't take it too far, and focus on that angle."
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"To contour, I'm going to use Anastasia Beverly Hills Fawn. I'm going to use that same brush, [...] just for a little refinement anywhere I feel like I want a little pop."
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"I use Anastasia Beverly Hills Contour Powder in Fawn as my contour color, but I've always found that when I'm really trying to contour below my jawline, it's still too warm. It's [...] still a little too warm. [...] Anastasia Beverly Hills has maybe just a little bit more of a reddish, orangey tone in it."
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"It's a teeny bit warmer, so I don't love it for contouring my nose. It just ends up looking like a lot, [...] a little too bronzy for that area. I just feel like it should be slightly more cool-toned. Let me know, though. I am still experimenting with this new nose contour, which I will keep you posted on. But the color is so flattering for my skin tone overall, and it creates such a beautiful shape to the face."
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"I'm not bronzing today, I'm just contouring my face. [...] I'm using my Anastasia Beverly Hills Contour Powder in Fawn for my cheekbones. I'm using Charli XCX as a reference, and I'm pretty lucky that I have a [...] similar face shape to hers, so I can copy a lot of the same things she does to my face. If you don't look anything like her, you're going to want to make sure you're contouring for your face shape. I'm not trying to look extremely bronzy, because [...] her vibe is very grunge."
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"The Anastasia Beverly Hills Contour Powder in Fawn is a relatively matte stick. So if you're a little bit more on the oily side, it's not going to be so overwhelming with moisture for your skin."
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"I'm going to be using Anastasia Beverly Hills Contour Powder in Fawn, which has been my go-to contour stick, specifically for my cheekbones, to make them pop. It's cool-toned enough to really carve out the cheekbone, but it's not too warm. It's not too orange."
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"I am still using my Anastasia Beverly Hills Contour Powder in Fawn to contour my cheekbones."
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"Anastasia Beverly Hills Fawn, it's a little bit more on the yellow side, but since I'm a yellow olive it works. This is very specific to my face, because we don't look anything alike. I have a pretty round face, and I like a little bit more structure. I accidentally called it Amber a little while ago, so maybe I should go back to Amber. I don't know. I can't remember why somebody suggested that I use this, and now I don't remember which one I like best."
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"I'm going to contour using my Anastasia Beverly Hills Contour Powder in Fawn. I'm going to pick up the product with my brush and start on my cheeks, and just kind of lay in the product, then go into the hollow of my cheek."
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"Anastasia Fawn, this is how I shape my face now. Obviously, once again, I don't look like her at all. We have very different face shapes and very different faces in general, so I'm kind of following the way that I would contour my face. When I'm doing my cheekbones, I'm trying to do them slightly more lifted. [...] You can kind of see I'm going at a much sharper angle, from the very top of my cheekbone near my temple down, because she has a slightly different face shape."
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"I'm going to start off with my cream side. I'm going to contour using Anastasia Beverly Hills."
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"Personally, the product that I like to use the most for my cheekbones is the Anastasia Beverly Hills Contour Powder in Fawn."
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"For my contour, I'm going to be using my Anastasia Beverly Hills Contour Powder in Fawn. It's up to you whether you lay the product down initially or pick it up with the brush to blend. If you're someone who has a hard time applying too much product, you're probably going to want to use your brush to pick it up. I do both, and you've seen me do both in my videos, but I'm just using the tip of the brush to pick up a little bit of the product so that I'm not going in with too much."
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"I'm going to use Anastasia Beverly Hills Contour Powder in Fawn, because I haven't used it in a minute. I'm going to do a little contour beard."
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"Switching over to Anastasia Beverly Hills to do my cheekbones. [...] Somebody told me they're discontinuing Fawn, so if you need to pick it up, pick it up. I don't know if they're just discontinuing the stick in general or if they're coming out with new shades, but I just went and bought two. They're discounted, so get them while you can."
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Frequently asked.
What is Anastasia Beverly Hills Contour Powder in Fawn?
A powder contour palette by Anastasia Beverly Hills designed to define and sculpt facial features with buildable colour.
Is Anastasia Beverly Hills Contour Powder in Fawn worth it?
Yes. All 2 gurus who reviewed it give it their stamp of approval, for a Guru Score of 83%.
What is Anastasia Beverly Hills Contour Powder in Fawn's Guru Score?
Anastasia Beverly Hills Contour Powder in Fawn holds a Guru Score of 83%. That is our read on how warmly the experts talk about it, based on the verdicts of 2 expert reviewers we have collected.
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