The 8 Best Cream Contour Palettes of 2019

This palette covers all of your contouring needs. Lorac’s Pro Conceal/Contour Palette includes a whopping eight shades of conceal and contour shades, ranging from light to peachy to warm browns to deep tones. There are also four cream shimmer highlight shades, including a bronzer. Not only does the palette allow you to contour to your heart’s content, but it also lets you cover imperfections—you can use the peach shades as color correctors and the contouring shades as concealers. The kit includes a PRO Conceal/Contour Double-Ended Brush. If you’re a newbie, or just not quite sure how to use all 12 shades (hey, we’re not all professional makeup artists!), the palette also comes with an instruction booklet. 

This quad is quite the bargain! It includes three bronzers for contouring and one shade for brightening and highlighting. Each shade is buildable and can be used to sculpt the jawline, nose, and cheekbones, or to brighten the eyes. Basically, it gives you endless options for a super affordable price. 

The challenge with oily skin is that creamy formulas don't always stay in place. But this highlight and contour palette includes six pigmented powder and cream shades, so you can use the powders to give your makeup staying power. Plus, mixing and matching creams and powders allows you to play with the intensity of the look—you can layer both for a more defined, glowing finish. The four highlighting powders give off a strobing effect, while the two universal matte contouring shades add dimension to the face. Each shade is infused with Amazonian clay, which is packed with nutrients and helps balance the skin and deliver long wear.

If you have parched skin, creamy formulas are your friend. This contour kit includes two highlighting and four contouring shades in creamy textures that easily glide and blend into the skin for a natural-looking finish. Have a super thirsty complexion? Here’s a hack for you: Add a couple of drops of your favorite facial oil and blend them in to make the formula creamier, and it’ll deliver hydration while doing its contouring work.

When you’re looking to find your light, reach for the Illume Sheer Color Trio by Hourglass. The trio includes a neutral bronzer, rose blush, and a luminous champagne highlighter that leaves skin positively glowing. The cream-to-satin formulas go on like a dream, and since they’re so blendable, the kit is practically foolproof. The color is sheer but buildable, so you can customize your look.

This chic, sleek compact will add major style cred to your makeup bag. And what’s inside is just as impressive. The highlighter and bronzer duo is incredibly luxe and silky. The two shades are all you really need to sculpt, brighten, and lift your face, and they have such a creamy consistency that you can even apply them using your fingers if you’re on the go and without a makeup brush.

This contouring palette flies off the shelves for good reason. It contains three highlighting and three contouring shades that can be blended together or used separately to give your cheekbones that perfect shape. Each shade leaves behind a natural glow, courtesy of the formula’s satin finish. Since each hue is so blendable, it makes it easy for even novice makeup artists to work contouring magic.