Last month, the British makeup artist Charlotte Tilbury visited the States to introduce her beauty line, which arrives here later this year, and proudly present her Filmstar Bronze & Glow product to a small group of beauty editors. It’s a miracle-working compact designed to make the roundest of facest appear toned, and is filled with two kinds of powder: a darker one, which creates depth when brushed into the hollows of the cheeks, and a lighter, shimmery one, which makes the cheekbones rise and pop. These nature-defying contouring and highlighting products have cropped up on beauty counters everywhere in recent months, like the Nars Contour Blush palettes, introduced back in March, and the MAC Maleficent Sculpting Powder, unveiled earlier this month as part of the brand’s new collection inspired by the Disney blockbuster of the same name, which stars Angelina Jolie and hits theaters this Friday.

Image MAC Maleficent Sculpting Powder, $23, maccosmetics.com

It’s fitting that the makeup artist Toni G created the MAC capsule of beauty products — she has been doing Jolie’s makeup for about nine years now, including on set for “Maleficent.” For her villainous character in the film, Jolie’s cheekbones were accentuated using tiny prosthetics applied by Rick Baker, but Toni G says that in real life, the actress doesn’t need any help enhancing them. “They actually kind of just define themselves, so we concentrate on just, you know, her eyes and her lips – what color she’s going to wear – and a nice base.” For the rest of us, Toni G explains how to achieve the look of architectural features with a few simple guidelines.

Break it down before you begin.

“I would start out with a base, and then I would add my highlights and then I would add the contour.”