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