Contouring and Highlighting Certificate

Contouring and Highlighting Certificate

This course gives you everything you need to know about learning how to contour and highlight. At the conclusion of the course, participants have the knowledge they need to successfully complete these makeup techniques, as well as related methods of sculpting and drawing attention to the face.

This contouring and highlighting mini-course covers many of the basics and advanced techniques you need to contour or highlight your own face or those of your clients. We have developed this course to give students important information about these makeup methods, both from a personal standpoint and a professional one.

Throughout the course, students are provided with instruction, tips and techniques for applying contouring and highlighting products, including foundation, concealer, bronzer and highlighter. The course also discusses the history of contouring and its seemingly sudden rise to popularity.

Students of this course further learn about the tools, equipment, tips and techniques they need to contour and highlight with ease. At the conclusion of the course, students receive a diploma, proving they have successfully completed each module.

Get a Salon Services Trade Card

What You Will Learn

This course was designed to give students a total overview of what is involved in contouring and highlighting the face: Here’s what the course covers:

  • Information about the various products and brands that are recommended
  • Best techniques to use when working with oily or dry skin
  • How and why you should prepare the skin before applying any makeup
  • The history of contouring throughout the ages
  • Related techniques, such as tontouring, and when to use them
  • The best way to find products for your skin type and tone
  • Where you can go to find more inspiration for makeup looks
  • Information about high- and low-cost contouring products

Benefits of the Contouring and Highlighting Certificate

This contouring and highlighting mini-course includes the following benefits:

  • An affordable course that gives you all the information you need to confidently contour and highlight
  • A curriculum that is easy to understand, divided into five complete modules
  • The achievement of knowing how to apply these techniques to create other makeup looks
  • Learning about the history of contouring and its rise to popularity
  • Understanding how to choose the best products for your face
  • The ability to study from any location with an internet connection
  • Learn the material at any time and at your own pace
  • Lifetime access to the course – no deadlines
  • Obtain a recognised certification when completing the course, which will improve your career prospects

This course includes

24/7 Student Support

End of course certification

Lifetime access to your course

PLUS - Access to the exclusive New Skills Academy Study Group!
  • What it means to contour and highlight;
  • The pros and cons of using creams versus powders;
  • Which products are best to use for contouring and highlighting;
  • The brushes that you should have;
  • The steps involved in preparing a face for contouring and highlighting;
  • How to choose and apply the base coat of makeup;
  • Tips on highlighting;
  • How to contour;
  • All about non-touring;
  • How to complete the strobe look;
  • Information about tontouring;
  • What it means to ‘bake’ the face;
  • Techniques you can use, to reshape your nose;
  • How to highlight, if you wish to hide wrinkles;
  • Contouring, to make your face slimmer;
  • Using contouring to vary the shape of your eyes;
  • How to choose a foundation, based on your skin tone;
  • Details regarding selecting the perfect concealer;
  • Information regarding buying the best bronzer, depending on skin type;
  • Why moisturising is important, and how to pick the right moisturiser;
ID: YDFT67YHJ
certificate

of achievement

This certificate is presented to

Your Name

NSA

For completing the

Contouring and Highlighting Certificate

on 21st November 2026

Selena Hurford

Selena Hurford

Course Tutor

cpd

Daniel Morgan

Daniel Morgan

Head of Academy

Certificate Example

Anyone who has an interest in learning more about this subject matter is encouraged to take the course. There are no entry requirements to take the course.

The course is broken down into 5 individual modules. Each module takes between 20 and 90 minutes on average to study. Although you are free to spend as much or as little time as you feel necessary on each module, simply log in and out of the course at your convenience.

You can study the course any time you like. Simply log in and out of the web based course as often as you require. The course is compatible with all computers, tablet devices and smart phones so you can even study while on the move!

Once you have completed all 5 modules there is a multiple choice test. The questions will be on a range of topics found within the 5 modules. The test, like the course, is online and can be taken a time and location of your choosing.

The pass mark for the test is 70%.

If you don’t pass the test first time you will get further opportunities to take the test again after extra study. There are no limits to the number of times you can take the test. All test retakes are included within the price of the course.

You can either use your Visa, MasterCard, American Express, Solo cards or PayPal account to pay for the online course. Our site uses the latest SSL encryption to ensure your safety. All payments are handled securely by PayPal.

You can begin the course immediately after your payment has been received. You will create your login details during the checkout process. We will also send you an email confirming your login details.

We estimate that the course will take about 8 hours to complete in total, plus an additional 30 minutes for the end of course test.

Once you have been awarded your certificate it is valid for life. The certificate does not expire or need renewing.

This course was great!!!!! Made me knowledgeable in more than one way.

I work in a landscaping company doing all HR and Bookkeeping, but wanted to further my education and start being able to help clients more than just sending them an invoice, I wanted to start designing as well. I am still going back and reviewing the plants knowledge and reviewing just in case.

I love that you can download the modules for future reference, I will definitely be using this as a tool. And possibly taking more classes to further my education. Thanks to this course I am on my way!

Renee Cruz

It was great, lots of knowledge and able to learn at my own pace was fantastic, and that I have access to it after completing exam is great too!

I am excited to start further learning and will likely try another course provided from this website! Exam was easy and straight forward, and provided you with the questions you did not get correct so that you are able to further study.

I have recommended this site to friends and family, and will continue learning! Thank you so much New Skills Academy! You are an amazing site and I am grateful!

Anahita Dehghani

The waxing course was very easy to follow and full of all the information needed. Fantastic easy step by step videos and diagrams.

Great help for setting up your own business as this course gives you all the correct information and procedures to follow.

I work from home offering a variety of other treatments, including eye lash extensions, threading and tanning now having this treatment is an added bonus… and very happy clients.

Would definitely recommend to others who are looking to follow in the same direction as me to broaden their treatments to offer for their own clients ?

Laura Turner

Amazing course! Clear training videos and everything you need to know to become a nail tech! I'm so pleased I decided to do this. It's put me on track to work for myself and own my own business

Kelly Goulding

This course is easy to read, it’s given me a new avenue to go down and very happy with all the advice I have been given.
The modules give you the basics and knowledge required to start up on your own if you have the back bone to go and use it!
The staff are as helpful as could possibly be.
Thank you for this opportunity, I am very grateful and will be carrying on to the next qualification as soon as I can.
Please note this is a real service and I really can’t believe it’s genuinely. Real big kiss to everyone who has helped me with this.

Elisa Jay

Hello people! This has been a great course for me. I have learned everything I will need to maintain my own and other people's gardens in the future. I just love the Garden design and maintenance course. Thank you so much.

Juliane Ramallo

Duration:
8 hours

Access:
Lifetime Access

Approved by:
CPD

Learning Type:


Text based modules  Images  Video learning 

Cost:
$80.00

Contouring and Highlighting Certificate

This course gives you everything you need to know about learning how to contour and highlight. At the conclusion of the course, participants have the knowledge they need to successfully complete these makeup techniques, as well as related methods of sculpting and drawing attention to the face.

This contouring and highlighting mini-course covers many of the basics and advanced techniques you need to contour or highlight your own face or those of your clients. We have developed this course to give students important information about these makeup methods, both from a personal standpoint and a professional one.

Throughout the course, students are provided with instruction, tips and techniques for applying contouring and highlighting products, including foundation, concealer, bronzer and highlighter. The course also discusses the history of contouring and its seemingly sudden rise to popularity.

Students of this course further learn about the tools, equipment, tips and techniques they need to contour and highlight with ease. At the conclusion of the course, students receive a diploma, proving they have successfully completed each module.

Get a Salon Services Trade Card

What You Will Learn

This course was designed to give students a total overview of what is involved in contouring and highlighting the face: Here’s what the course covers:

  • Information about the various products and brands that are recommended
  • Best techniques to use when working with oily or dry skin
  • How and why you should prepare the skin before applying any makeup
  • The history of contouring throughout the ages
  • Related techniques, such as tontouring, and when to use them
  • The best way to find products for your skin type and tone
  • Where you can go to find more inspiration for makeup looks
  • Information about high- and low-cost contouring products

Benefits of the Contouring and Highlighting Certificate

This contouring and highlighting mini-course includes the following benefits:

  • An affordable course that gives you all the information you need to confidently contour and highlight
  • A curriculum that is easy to understand, divided into five complete modules
  • The achievement of knowing how to apply these techniques to create other makeup looks
  • Learning about the history of contouring and its rise to popularity
  • Understanding how to choose the best products for your face
  • The ability to study from any location with an internet connection
  • Learn the material at any time and at your own pace
  • Lifetime access to the course – no deadlines
  • Obtain a recognised certification when completing the course, which will improve your career prospects

This course includes

24/7 Student Support

End of course certification

Lifetime access to your course

PLUS - Access to the exclusive New Skills Academy Study Group!
  • What it means to contour and highlight;
  • The pros and cons of using creams versus powders;
  • Which products are best to use for contouring and highlighting;
  • The brushes that you should have;
  • The steps involved in preparing a face for contouring and highlighting;
  • How to choose and apply the base coat of makeup;
  • Tips on highlighting;
  • How to contour;
  • All about non-touring;
  • How to complete the strobe look;
  • Information about tontouring;
  • What it means to ‘bake’ the face;
  • Techniques you can use, to reshape your nose;
  • How to highlight, if you wish to hide wrinkles;
  • Contouring, to make your face slimmer;
  • Using contouring to vary the shape of your eyes;
  • How to choose a foundation, based on your skin tone;
  • Details regarding selecting the perfect concealer;
  • Information regarding buying the best bronzer, depending on skin type;
  • Why moisturising is important, and how to pick the right moisturiser;
ID: YDFT67YHJ
certificate

of achievement

This certificate is presented to

Your Name

NSA

For completing the

Contouring and Highlighting Certificate

on 21st November 2026

Selena Hurford

Selena Hurford

Course Tutor

cpd

Daniel Morgan

Daniel Morgan

Head of Academy

Certificate Example

Anyone who has an interest in learning more about this subject matter is encouraged to take the course. There are no entry requirements to take the course.

The course is broken down into 5 individual modules. Each module takes between 20 and 90 minutes on average to study. Although you are free to spend as much or as little time as you feel necessary on each module, simply log in and out of the course at your convenience.

You can study the course any time you like. Simply log in and out of the web based course as often as you require. The course is compatible with all computers, tablet devices and smart phones so you can even study while on the move!

Once you have completed all 5 modules there is a multiple choice test. The questions will be on a range of topics found within the 5 modules. The test, like the course, is online and can be taken a time and location of your choosing.

The pass mark for the test is 70%.

If you don’t pass the test first time you will get further opportunities to take the test again after extra study. There are no limits to the number of times you can take the test. All test retakes are included within the price of the course.

You can either use your Visa, MasterCard, American Express, Solo cards or PayPal account to pay for the online course. Our site uses the latest SSL encryption to ensure your safety. All payments are handled securely by PayPal.

You can begin the course immediately after your payment has been received. You will create your login details during the checkout process. We will also send you an email confirming your login details.

We estimate that the course will take about 8 hours to complete in total, plus an additional 30 minutes for the end of course test.

Once you have been awarded your certificate it is valid for life. The certificate does not expire or need renewing.

This course was great!!!!! Made me knowledgeable in more than one way.

I work in a landscaping company doing all HR and Bookkeeping, but wanted to further my education and start being able to help clients more than just sending them an invoice, I wanted to start designing as well. I am still going back and reviewing the plants knowledge and reviewing just in case.

I love that you can download the modules for future reference, I will definitely be using this as a tool. And possibly taking more classes to further my education. Thanks to this course I am on my way!

Renee Cruz

It was great, lots of knowledge and able to learn at my own pace was fantastic, and that I have access to it after completing exam is great too!

I am excited to start further learning and will likely try another course provided from this website! Exam was easy and straight forward, and provided you with the questions you did not get correct so that you are able to further study.

I have recommended this site to friends and family, and will continue learning! Thank you so much New Skills Academy! You are an amazing site and I am grateful!

Anahita Dehghani

The waxing course was very easy to follow and full of all the information needed. Fantastic easy step by step videos and diagrams.

Great help for setting up your own business as this course gives you all the correct information and procedures to follow.

I work from home offering a variety of other treatments, including eye lash extensions, threading and tanning now having this treatment is an added bonus… and very happy clients.

Would definitely recommend to others who are looking to follow in the same direction as me to broaden their treatments to offer for their own clients ?

Laura Turner

Amazing course! Clear training videos and everything you need to know to become a nail tech! I'm so pleased I decided to do this. It's put me on track to work for myself and own my own business

Kelly Goulding

This course is easy to read, it’s given me a new avenue to go down and very happy with all the advice I have been given.
The modules give you the basics and knowledge required to start up on your own if you have the back bone to go and use it!
The staff are as helpful as could possibly be.
Thank you for this opportunity, I am very grateful and will be carrying on to the next qualification as soon as I can.
Please note this is a real service and I really can’t believe it’s genuinely. Real big kiss to everyone who has helped me with this.

Elisa Jay

Hello people! This has been a great course for me. I have learned everything I will need to maintain my own and other people's gardens in the future. I just love the Garden design and maintenance course. Thank you so much.

Juliane Ramallo

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