Lindsie Girl

Know your Colors and Makeup Tips

Mixing and matching clothes and accessorizing are so easy for me. What gives me a hard time is putting on make up that matches my facial features and the clothes I wear. Then I bumped into this article and I decided to blog about it, to help those out there who are also lost when it comes to make up. The summary of the article I read can be stated in just one sentence and that is “match your colors with your makeup”.

The very first thing to know is to the color of your face, eyes and hair and the natural contrast they have with each other. Here are the different types of contrasts and the corresponding type of makeup that goes well with each one.

Dark hair + light skin + medium to dark eyes = high contrast. This contrast goes perfectly with a more dramatic makeup and that is the type of makeup that is definitely noticeable. Try dark colors for your eyes, lips or both and you could bring out the glamour in you.

Medium-brown hair + medium-light skin + medium dark eyes = medium contrast. Wear makeup that is less dramatic that means lighter and cooler colors

Blonde hair + light-blue eyes + light skin = low contrast. Put on makeup that’s softly blended and your face and makeup will both be surely noticed.

You could also consider your skin texture. Darker colors would give more depth if you have a smooth-textured face. On the other hand, darker colors or extra shadows in faces with wrinkles or scars could make those marks more evident.

Aside from your hair color, you could also consider your hairstyle and match it with a certain type of makeup. Curly hairs need a clean hairstyle to expose your face and the perfect makeup you put on it. On the other hand, letting down your straight hair would allow you to put on more dramatic makeup.

Hiding the not-so-good features is not always the best way to look beautiful. A better way is to accent your most exciting and interesting features and diminish those not-so-good to ones.