Makeup on dark skins

I had heard that lighter eyebrows look nicer on dark skins but i think this is a bit much.

Yesterday’s class was about make-up on dark skins. What an eye opener.

The first thing you’ll notice when applying makeup on dark skin is that the colors, once applied, seem to disappear into the skin leaving but a hint.

Of course, you have many shades to dark skin and I am talking more of a medium dark to a very dark for right now.

 To sum up the lessons learned yesterday:

1)      Use a lot of product & use it without fear -  you have a lot of play room, believe me.

2)      Use bright, vivid colors; they look beautiful on dark skin when well blended.

4)      Darker colors tend not to show as you’d expect them to, be ready to work them in.

4)      Try the colors on your model’s hand first; you’ll notice your palette will look quite different.

5)      Use matte products freely as darker skins tend to be normal to oily.

6)      Using too light a color may turn out grayish, a red primer would be a way to counteract this.

(I was going for a top ten but i came short :(  if you know of anymore tips, leave comments and help me out)

The forehead and chin tend to be darker than the rest of the face. Some Makeup Artists prefer to match the colour to the lighter of the two. Some prefer the opposite. I actually like the outcome of both.
But as anything else, the preference of the model/client takes precedence here.

An amazing powder our teacher introduced us to, was called:  “Cocoa powder". It's a type of coppery cocoa color that does wonders on dark skin, it is to be used as a loose powder of some sort, or perhaps even as a powder foundation with a brush. I'll get the exact details in my next class and if I get the "okay" from my teacher and classmates, I'll add some pictures we took in class that day.

Blog soon,

Sahar



Beauty Icons of the 1940s - Veronica Lake, Rita Hayworth, Lauren Bacall

Veronica Lake





War has invaded Europe and has mobilized America in its entirety.
The men are off to war and money is scarce. 
In Europe, due to rations, makeup becomes a product of luxury.
In America, the women have replaced the men in the workforce.
Makeup, no longer affordable, beauty is now associated with a natural healthy glow.
The look has become more subtle, the face - less pale, the eyes and eyebrows subdued, only the red lips have remained.
Women are more implicated in society; they have become more active, they take care of their bodies.  It’s the end of the FEMMES FATALES. 



Pin ups are reborn for the men to dream whilst away at war.

Rita Hayworth



Rita Hayworth



Lauren Bacall

Lauren Bacall

Veronica Lake

Here's a Veronica lake Tutorial by pixiwoo.

Hope you found it as helpful as i did.
Blog to you soon,

Sahar

Beauty Icons of the 1930s - Greta Garbo, Jean Harlow, Marlene Dietrich



Greta Garbo



In America, the 1930s were marked by the economic crisis which led to the unemployment and financial ruin of many. In Europe, by fascism and Nazism. These were hard times, so you can imagine how more and more people turned towards the Cinema to momentarily escape reality.

Alas, the very young Jean Harlow enters the picture. She creates quite a stir as the very first Hollywood star to emerge with platinum blond hair.



Jean Harlow


Her admirers are delighted and attempt to copy her look to the peril of their own hair.
Her eyebrows are shaved and redrawn in a very fine semi-circular line that drags down at the end.
The eyes are enhanced by heavy false lashes and the lips completely redrawn in the shape of a heart and coloured in a very dark red.
The picture I've enclosed is black and white so you're going to have to take my word for it. ;)  (well mine, and wikipedia's anyway)

Jean Harlow - notice the shaved and redrawn eyebrows

Another very influential icon that emerges in this decade was Marlene Dietrich - her fans go as far as waxing their foreheads and pulling out their wisdom teeth to recreate the wide forehead and hollow cheeks of this beauty.

Marlene Dietrich



Marlene Dietrich


As you can see, this German beauty also had her eyebrows shaved and very thinly redrawn in the same semi-circular line. But what made Marlene Dietrich stand out, was the almost architectural facial bone structure that was unique to her.
These women were seductive, provocative, they became known as the FEMME FATALES.

I've also included a FANTASTIC Marlene Dietrich tutorial by Pixiwoo.
This look is important to know well because as Sam says in the video: "if you're a makeup artist, it will be referenced to you time and time again."

Applying false lashes

Pixiwoo - Who What Where

That's the Pixiwoo banner and web address.

If you’ve been following my blog, then you’ve surely stumbled upon videos I’ve posted by Pixiwoo.
I’m writing a post about them to avoid repeating how great they are on ever single post I use their videos on.

I’ll start off by telling you who they are, why I love their work so much as to have - thus far, solely used their tutorials. I’ll also tell you where to get more of them.

Pixiwoo:  A Make-up Artist duo (sisters) with their own make-up tutorial channel on www.youtube.com and website of the same name.

Nicola (Nic) of pixiwoo applying Make-up @ the Becca counter in Australia

As to why I love their videos/work - here are my reasons:

They are immensely talented, I don’t need to add anything to this - their videos speak for themselves.
They’re articulate & eloquent in their explanations.
They’re very versatile – just look at the wide variety of looks they’ve created or recreated.
They’re refreshingly professional – they stick to the subject at hand and their videos don’t drag.
They use all sorts of products ranging from ILA MASQUA to pharmacy brands.
They have an extensive stash to choose from and they truly do use them all.
They give you their real unbiased opinions about each product
They’re very up-to-date with looks and new make-up lines.
They each have fifteen years of experience in the field and it shows in their work.
They always tell you the name of each product or brush that they work with.
They tell you of their experiences so you gain from it. For example: because they‘ve used foundations from all the brands out there and they come out and say: “CHANEL is the best when it comes to consistently making amazing foundations”. Then I obviously will not waste tons of money trying out different foundations and go straight for CHANEL.
(By the way, they couldn’t be more right about CHANEL foundations)

Ok, I’ll stop here because I think I just managed to convince you to follow their blog instead of mine ;)

Samantha (Sam) of Pixiwoo after her Pam Anderson youtube tutorial.

Sculpting/Contouring: Lights and shadows

I once heard: “How you contour a face can either make you or break you as a makeup artist.”

Inexperienced as I was, I didn’t quite comprehend the full meaning of this statement – that is until I witnessed my first “sculpted” face.

Hmmm… how could I explain? Imagine wearing non-name brand shapeless clothing all your life and then suddenly being dressed in DIOR.
It gives your face a sense of sophistication not duplicated by any other technique in Make-up.

In his book “Making Faces” Kevyn Aucoin has enclosed an image of a model’s torso where he’s emphasized with a dark concealer where the shadings should be applied and with a white concealer where the highlights should be applied.

Making Faces - Kevyn Aucoin

Beautifully and eloquently explained with much greater detail, I give you a video by Pixiwoo.