Shading and Highlighting

Dark colors shade and make areas recede, for instance the hollow of the cheeks, temples, under the chin, sides of the nose.

Light colors highlight and make things come forward...the apple of the cheeks, under the eyes, the brow bone, and middle of the chin.

Shimmer and pearlized powders make great highlighters!

Apply sparingly and blend carefully.

All of this information is from this book. This is only the basics, the book has great step by step illustrations. He shows in detail how to apply the shading and highlighting.