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Balm Contour

  • Contour
  • Cream
4.3 (183 retailer ratings from Cult Beauty, Sephora)
$30.00

Color: Light 1

9 shades

Balm Contour

4.3/5

From the brand An easy-to-use, blendable, and buildable contour balm to give your cheekbones a natural, effortless-yet-impactful lifted and sculpted appearance.

Type contour Formula cream

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About the product

What it is

An easy-to-use, blendable, and buildable contour balm to give your cheekbones a natural, effortless-yet-impactful lifted and sculpted appearance.

Ingredient callouts

Free of parabens, formaldehydes, formaldehyde-releasing agents, phthalates, mineral oil, retinyl palmitate, oxybenzone, coal tar, hydroquinone, sulfates SLS & SLES, triclocarban, triclosan, and contains less than one percent synthetic fragrance. It is also gluten-free and cruelty-free.

What else you need to know

Balm Contour is infused with hyaluronic acid, vitamin E, flower extract, and meadowfoam seed oil to hydrate and nourish the skin. This product reduces the appearance of fine lines and pores and provides a smooth, flawless finish. It’s designed to melt effortlessly into the skin for the most undetectable natural look.

Ingredient Analysis

Full ingredient list

Tridecyl Trimellitate, Diisostearyl Malate, Phenyl Trimethicone, Polyisobutene, Polyglyceryl-2 Triisostearate, Titanium Dioxide, Isononyl Isononanoate, Ethylhexyl Palmitate, Microcrystalline Wax/Cera Microcristallina/Cire de candelilla, Polyethylene, Ozokerite, Copernicia Cerifera (Carnauba) Wax / Copernica Cerifera Cera/Cire de carnauba, Stearoxy Dimethicone, Tocopheryl Acetate, Paraffin, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Limnanthes Alba (Meadowfoam) Seed Oil, Stearic Acid, Aluminum Hydroxide, Glyceryl Behenate, Hydrolyzed Sodium Hyaluronate, Spilanthes Acmella Flower Extract, Iron Oxides (CI 77492, CI 77491, CI 77499)

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Reviews

247 written review excerpts from Sephora, Cult Beauty, Danessa Myricks Beauty

Lovetrenice Oct 01, 2021

I am in LOVE!

This Contour balm is one of my holy grails I use it on myself and I also have them in my pro kit. I love that it’s so creamy and moisturizing especially since I have dry skin. It’s buildable but, if you’re looking for more of a sheer coverage this will definitely do the job. I contour my face and lips with this it’s great for bringing back the dimension to the face. I’ve also used this as an eyeshadow base before applying a brown shade. As well as using it all over my lips with a gloss! I...

StephPonce Jun 23, 2021

FORMULA...UNMATCHED!

This is the sculpting product to end all sculpting products! This formula is by far the easiest to use to get that seamless bronzing/contouring effect. I love how easily this blends over texture and powder without looking muddy or patchy. If you’ve been searching for a sculpting product that is fool proof, look no further. Thank me later!

BrazilRaine Sep 30, 2021

The easiest contour product you've ever tried!

I am OBSESSED with the formula of Balm Contour! I have always been the type to go for a natural finish vs a glam over the top look, particularly with contouring. So when I found this product and tried it I lost my mind! First, it doesn't require any firsthand knowledge of contouring and because the tones are super versatile (not ashy or weird undertones) you can use as a bronzer if you'd like as well! It's never orange or splotchy, always buttery and easy to blend. And when I do wanna go for...

wonkie Verified Jul 26, 2021

New Favorite?!

This product is absolutely perfect! I have struggled to find a contour that's deep enough for my skin (fenty 420) and not too warm or too cool. I love the depth of this contour on my skin. It's a balm, but I find that it doesn't distumy makeup underneath, applies smoothly, and lasts all day. I love the color because it's more neutral and it contrasts well with my bronzer's color. My skin looks healthy and it's not patchy. I might have a new favorite!

fashionfix Verified Jun 30, 2021

It's too warm....

It's a bronzer. Not a contour. Why are all these brands selling contours that look like bronzers? Make up by Mario same, it was so warm. Kevyn Aucoin is still my #1, following by Westman Atelier.

DollfaceDredie Oct 02, 2021

Ooey Gooey with the perfect Blend!

This is the most gorgeous formula ever! It can be so easy to over bronze or contour but this product makes it easy to blend and is not over saturated with product. It has the right amount of dewy ness, wonderful color selection and ease of application. Packaging is super cute and works well to throw in your travel bag or in your pro makeup kit. This product is so versatile it’s insane. Restocking !!

Bracketgirl Verified Dec 06, 2021

I must admit I’m new to cream contour products and I am still learning. I like this product but feel it’s a little sticky and not the easiest to blend… especially in comparison to nudestix

crysstal81 Jul 06, 2021

simply the best!

The best contour/bronzer balm I have ever used. Simply perfection whether you use a brush, sponge or your fingers. Picked up dark 2 but could have used 3 or 1 too. You can build this up or sheer it out. Long lasting and so skin like. Love!!!

gurfinks Mar 26, 2022

I absolutely love this product. I used to use the Uoma stick-and although that product is also great-the balm contour is so much easier to blend. It is much more difficult do overdo the application and it looks natural. I apply it with a brush but even when I use a beauty sponge it looks amazing. I will say, if you are looking for a very light application, a sponge may be the way to go. I have a very round face so I like to chisel out my cheeks and this does an amazing job at that

lipstickandlead Verified Jan 05, 2026

Formula is exactly the same as Tom Ford

I cannot get over this! I got a cooler-toned shade than I normally do in the Tom Ford cream bronzer, but y’all… the formula is the same. It blends like a dream and doesn’t look patchy. I did not want to pay $90 again for Tom Ford, and finding this was like finding a needle in a haystack.

F beauty Oct 28, 2026

Balmy with perfect undertone

As a medium olive I very often struggle to find bronzers that actually bronze my skin. They’re always too orange or too red/pink. I bought Light 1 and it has really amazing green and yellow undertones and makes my skin look like antique gold. Formula wise it’s a tad oily and I really wish it dried town to a satin finish. I have to powder it heavily.

Britt S. Verified Oct 26, 2026

Effortless Blending

This balm blends effortlessly and the tone is perfect for my neutral cool olive undertones. A new staple in my makeup routine.

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