THE MAKE-UP THEORY

Theory of Makeup

Make-up is a very ancient art. It is seen in the rock drawings of the primitive people of France, in early Chinese porcelain, India metal work, Egyptian wall paintings and Italian mosaics. They all show that men as well as women made use of make-up.

The Kohl used by the Egyptians and the rouge used by Roman women are used in a similar way today. Make-up is very much an art that can be learnt. It should as far as possible always look natural though sometimes ‘fashion’ may say that harsher colors should be used to accentuate certain features. Make-up can be used to emphasize the good points or to hide weaker areas of a face.

A light tone of a highlighter will emphasize an area and a darker tone will shade it. Many people believe that one can hide poor skin with heavy make-up. This is not so. Too heavy a make-up looks unnatural and shows up blemished skin. The use of a concealer is much more effective.

Skillfully applied cosmetics can actually ‘change your face’ (via optical illusion)

a. Softening Freckles:

Choose a make-up shade that is somewhere in between the freckles and the skin itself. Avoid foundation colors that are pinkish or rosy. Never use a pink blusher on freckled skin. A blusher can have a touch of rose or pink in it, but is should basically have a brownish tone. A brownish shade will blend the brown of the freckles as well as the shade of the foundation and it will look more like a natural glow.

b. Eye make-up to wear with Eyeglasses:

You should not create a fragile, pastel look or apply light, frosted colors. Work with deeper neutral tones-soft brown, dark beige, grayed tones-pales pink or a beige high-lighter. Emphasize bone structure with contouring to make eyes appear more than 3 dimensional and more expensive through the glasses. The more eye area that appear and show through the glasses the more effective your make-up will be. 

c. Making dark Circles Disappear:

Shadows underneath and around your eyes make you seem tired, and a tired look is

also an ageing look. Dark Circles can be almost as difficult to hide as a port-wine stain

of pigmentation. They usually require more than just a single layer of darker tone two way cakes and not more. Don’t rub or pull skin-just pat gently but firmly with fingers.

If you can still see darkness and want to block it, add another very thin layer again. It

is easier to get good coverage with 2 to 3 carefully applied layers than with one thick

application. For upper eye lid, apply a light shadows to lids first and add a deeper tone over it. Then apply a fairly wide soft smudge of eyeliner on the upper and lower lids.

d. Reshaping your lips:

Use a lip lining pencil to reshape the mouth contour to your satisfaction and follow by applying a lipstick.