Correct Cosmetics For Your Coloring
How confident are you about right make-up? Choosing the
correct colors for your face isn't an easy task. Should
your lipstick match your blouse? Should your eye shadow
correspond to your nail polish? What colors really work
best?
The cold, hard truth is that many women have no clue what
colors complement their faces best. Making the wrong color
selection can make even the prettiest face look, well,
pretty awful.
The first and most important step in choosing your optimum
color is to determine your skin tone. It's the color of
your face that determines your make-up, not the color of
your sweater.
Evaluate your foundation. Ask your mother, your sister,
your best friend if your foundation really flatters you.
If it does, great.
If it doesn't, time to test some new shades. Visit the
testers at the makeup counter bare faced, if you dare.
That's the best way to see what works best.
With a little help from the sales rep, select a foundation
formula which works with your skin type (dry, oily, combination).
Sample shades side by side on your face. If the thought of
walking out the front door sans make-up makes you scream,
then don't do it.
Test shades on the inside of your wrist - that's the
closest match to your face.
Determine your tone to establish which colors will make
you look your best. Then choose your blush, eye color,
and lip color. The following choices are sure bets.
Fair
Light
browns are perfect for eyes, cheeks and lips.
Pale pinks and peaches work well, too.
Medium
Taupe and medium brown for eyes and cheeks. Clay,
brown, and berry for lips.
Dark
Browns, plum, gray for eyes and cheeks. Wines and
deep reds for lips.
Asian
Raisin, gray, taupe for eyes. Plum for cheeks.
Plum and ruby for lips.
Lighter Woman of Color
Plum and caramel for eyes. Plum, bronze and coffee
for cheeks. Terracotta and deep copper for lips.
Darker Woman of Color
Plum, gray and chocolate for eyes. Plum and bronze
for cheeks. Deep copper and chocolate for lips.
Once you've got the basics in your makeup bag, you can
supplement with new shades. Samples are a great way to try
out new colors.
You owe it to yourself to learn more about makeup
strategies and tricks...
Once you master makeup, you'll know it for the rest of your
life... and you can feel CONFIDENT that you look your BEST
every single day
About the Author
Allison Saunders is a MAC qualified Make-up Artist and the
author of an amazing new course, "Hollywood Makeup Secrets"
a step-by-step simple video system for maximizing your inner
and outer beauty potential. You can learn more about Allison,
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