CHRIS SCOTT, M.A. is the creator of San Francisco-based Makeup Gourmet®. Over his nearly 30-year career, in addition to doing makeup for top models from every corner of the planet, he also had the honor of working for legends like Paul McCartney, US Vice President Al Gore, Shirley Temple Black, Maya Angelou and Olympic Gold medalists Oksana Baiul and Kristi Yamaguchi. He was the creator and host of the TV show ‘Makeup Gourmet’ from 2008 – 2010. He was a leading Chanel Beauté national artist for over two decades, and is also the creator and guest teacher of Fashion Makeup at the Academy of Art University in San Francisco. He created his unique Makeup Gourmet line to ensure his clients and the public could have access to high-quality, ethically produced, ‘green’ makeup and skincare with a low-carbon footprint. Chris is also the author of Cosmetic Counter Survival Guide: How to Buy the Right Skin Care and Makeup and the international #1 bestseller Face with a Heart: Mastering Authentic Beauty Makeup.
‘The grass is always greener where you water it.’
CS
Why:
To maximize the smoothness of the skin and to act as a base to encourage longer and more even wear of foundation.
How:
Primer application is a good warm-up for how to apply foundation. Short of airbrush, a synthetic foundation brush is the best tool to apply foundation. There is so much to grasp here so it is important that you follow these next instructions implicitly. Appearance of skin makes or breaks an authentic makeup application. Although the concepts explained here may be challenging at first, in time they will lead to a more beautiful, longer lasting finish to foundation application.
• Only use the feathery tip of the brush on the skin.
• The brush must remain fluffy in order to deliver the product at its best. If product gets deeper in the brush, the feathery tip of the brush becomes clumpy and product begins to appear to be clawing onto the skin.
• Always apply from the center of the face stroking outward on a slightly downward angle.
• Here is the most important thing to remember: The heart of the face is the focus for the appearance of skin because it contains the two main attractions on the face, the eyes and lips.
• Once the brush passes outside the heart, it is merely thinning to nothing the product left on the brush.
• Think level 10 coverage within the heart then 9-0 as the brush heads towards hairline and jawline
• The brush stroke flicks off of the jawline and never runs along it.
Remember: Any layer of makeup thicker than your top layer of skin is sitting on your skin and not part of your skin. Please avoid thinking more is better. Skin thin is the perfect amount!
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Here are two Skin Primer demo videos
Get what you need by clicking on the products below.
Makeup Gourmet’s products are developed alongside the Face with a Heart Authentic Beauty Makeup® method of application. They are customized to give you the best results when applying your makeup.
Note: This series of video tutorials is organized in a specific order of application. It is not necessary to do every step when you do your makeup but I do suggest you follow the order of the videos and skip the steps that don’t apply to you.
Please let me know if this blog was of value to you and share your own Authentic Beauty Makeup tips in the comments box below. I would love to hear how you get on trying this new method of makeup application – tell me how useful you find the tutorials and how you found the results. You can also use the comments box to tell me what interests and concerns you when it comes to which makeup colors to choose. Please let me know so I can fashion future blogs that are relevant and interesting to you.
CHRIS SCOTT, M.A. is the creator of San Francisco-based Makeup Gourmet®. Over his nearly 30-year career, in addition to doing makeup for top models from every corner of the planet, he also had the honor of working for legends like Paul McCartney, US Vice President Al Gore, Shirley Temple Black, Maya Angelou and Olympic Gold medalists Oksana Baiul and Kristi Yamaguchi. He was the creator and host of the TV show ‘Makeup Gourmet’ from 2008 – 2010. He was a leading Chanel Beauté national artist for over two decades, and is also the creator and guest teacher of Fashion Makeup at the Academy of Art University in San Francisco. He created his unique Makeup Gourmet line to ensure his clients and the public could have access to high-quality, ethically produced, ‘green’ makeup and skincare with a low-carbon footprint. Chris is also the author of Cosmetic Counter Survival Guide: How to Buy the Right Skin Care and Makeup and the international #1 bestseller Face with a Heart: Mastering Authentic Beauty Makeup.
‘The grass is always greener where you water it.’
CS
I advocate doing eye makeup first, then face makeup.
Here’s why:
Eye makeup spills outwards in almost every direction no matter how carefully it is applied. That is why the eye makeup is applied before proceeding to the appearance of skin.
Key reasons for cleaning up now:
• Time/step saver- Wait to do all the cleaning maintenance at one time during the application rather than little fixes all along the way. This will save time and energy.
• Sharpen and crisp up the edges of the eye makeup by trimming away the unwanted spilling excess.
• Avoid all of this mess going into a perfectly prepared foundation. There is no point in doing a beautiful foundation if pigment from the eye makeup spills on top of it.
• Re-moisturizes the under-eye area before the crucial correction phase of makeup for a smoother application to the delicate under-eye area.
How:
Simply saturate a cotton swab with tissue off cleanser (cleanser that doesn’t require water, like Cetaphil) and wipe away all residual makeup that fell under the eye as well as outside the borders of the world of the eye.
As a precaution, wipe all the way down to the base of the nose. Pigment floats farther down than realized as eye makeup is being applied.
Use the clean side of the cotton swab to remove any excess cleanser from the face.
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Here are two Eye Clean-up demo videos
Get what you need by clicking on the products below.
Makeup Gourmet’s products are developed alongside the Face with a Heart Authentic Beauty Makeup® method of application. They are customized to give you the best results when applying your makeup.
Note: This series of video tutorials is organized in a specific order of application. It is not necessary to do every step when you do your makeup but I do suggest you follow the order of the videos and skip the steps that don’t apply to you.
Please let me know if this blog was of value to you and share your own Authentic Beauty Makeup tips in the comments box below. I would love to hear how you get on trying this new method of makeup application – tell me how useful you find the tutorials and how you found the results. You can also use the comments box to tell me what interests and concerns you when it comes to which makeup colors to choose. Please let me know so I can fashion future blogs that are relevant and interesting to you.
CHRIS SCOTT, M.A. is the creator of San Francisco-based Makeup Gourmet®. Over his nearly 30-year career, in addition to doing makeup for top models from every corner of the planet, he also had the honor of working for legends like Paul McCartney, US Vice President Al Gore, Shirley Temple Black, Maya Angelou and Olympic Gold medalists Oksana Baiul and Kristi Yamaguchi. He was the creator and host of the TV show ‘Makeup Gourmet’ from 2008 – 2010. He was a leading Chanel Beauté national artist for over two decades, and is also the creator and guest teacher of Fashion Makeup at the Academy of Art University in San Francisco. He created his unique Makeup Gourmet line to ensure his clients and the public could have access to high-quality, ethically produced, ‘green’ makeup and skincare with a low-carbon footprint. Chris is also the author of Cosmetic Counter Survival Guide: How to Buy the Right Skin Care and Makeup and the international #1 bestseller Face with a Heart: Mastering Authentic Beauty Makeup.
‘The grass is always greener where you water it.’
CS
The modern contour may be used in addition to or as an
alternative to the classic contour.
It provides more color weight to the outer corner of the eye.
The affect of this technique lends itself to opening the eyes outward and gently upwards.
Though beautiful on everyone, it is very effective on a mature eyelid that has lost some of its visible eye crease due to loss of elasticity in the eyelid.
Now How:
• Using the bullet brush, brush a darker shadow from the outer corner of the eye in the crease to the center of the eyelid ending and diving into the lash line at the pupil.
(Please note: this application mimics the wedge eye liner, only a thicker version).
• The shape drawn is similar to an elongated triangle or a doorstop.
• With a very small circular motion, using the side of the bullet brush, gently blur the upper descending border of the contour up and in as the brush moves towards the center of the eye at the lash line.
• Repeat this until the modern contour is blended to satisfaction.
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Here are two Modern Contour demo videos
Get what you need by clicking on the products below.
Makeup Gourmet’s products are developed alongside the Face with a Heart Authentic Beauty Makeup® method of application. They are customized to give you the best results when applying your makeup.
Note: This series of video tutorials is organized in a specific order of application. It is not necessary to do every step when you do your makeup but I do suggest you follow the order of the videos and skip the steps that don’t apply to you.
Please let me know if this blog was of value to you and share your own Authentic Beauty Makeup tips in the comments box below. I would love to hear how you get on trying this new method of makeup application – tell me how useful you find the tutorials and how you found the results. You can also use the comments box to tell me what interests and concerns you when it comes to which makeup colors to choose. Please let me know so I can fashion future blogs that are relevant and interesting to you.
CHRIS SCOTT, M.A. is the creator of San Francisco-based Makeup Gourmet®. Over his nearly 30-year career, in addition to doing makeup for top models from every corner of the planet, he also had the honor of working for legends like Paul McCartney, US Vice President Al Gore, Shirley Temple Black, Maya Angelou and Olympic Gold medalists Oksana Baiul and Kristi Yamaguchi. He was the creator and host of the TV show ‘Makeup Gourmet’ from 2008 – 2010. He was a leading Chanel Beauté national artist for over two decades, and is also the creator and guest teacher of Fashion Makeup at the Academy of Art University in San Francisco. He created his unique Makeup Gourmet line to ensure his clients and the public could have access to high-quality, ethically produced, ‘green’ makeup and skincare with a low-carbon footprint. Chris is also the author of Cosmetic Counter Survival Guide: How to Buy the Right Skin Care and Makeup and the international #1 bestseller Face with a Heart: Mastering Authentic Beauty Makeup.
‘The grass is always greener where you water it.’
CS
To reshape the top eye line to create an altered version of the eye.
Art liner is what takes the eye shape you are born with and transcends it to the shape we want it to be.
The difference between lash filler and art liner is that while lash filler fully enhances the natural shape of the eye, art eye liner creates the eye shape you want it to be.
Once the wedge liner is applied, the look begins to slide into a more dramatic look.
Now How:
1. Start from the outer corner of the
toplash line and fill in the top lash
line to the center of the eye.
In essence it is lash filler working from
above the lash line rather than below.
This is to give the outer lash line more
fullness.
2. Now repeat this application only
start a little higher in the outer corner
of the eye and draw a straight line
into the center of the eye.
3. Where the line finishes over the
center of the eye, it needs to dive
back into the lash line to create a
seamless connection between art
line and lash line.
4. Now repeat the last step again
starting a little higher than before,
lining inwards and always ending
up in the exact same spot over the
center of the eye.
5. Use the outer edge of the “world
of the eye” as the starting point to
increase the intensity (thickness) of
the liner.
Please note: this may be difficult to do on yourself. Most people naturally prefer to start from the center of the eye and apply outward to the corner. This is ok, not preferred, but ok. Because this technique is challenging, adjust how you apply the liner to best suit the greatest ease of application.
Ultimately, the goal is to achieve the same effect regardless of the application method.
The wedge liner greatly diminishes or eliminates the descent of the lash line so the eye climbs outward and upward from the center of the eye out. Simply put, it lifts the eye without the appearance of exaggerated makeup.
For this application, use the liner formula (gel, pencil, felt tip, liquid, etc.) which gives the artist the greatest control. This may vary from person to person, but it is imperative to make a clean, well defined line.
This technique is also the base for a “cat eye” liner. Only with a cat eye the outer border of the wedge liner extends beyond the ‘World of the Eye’ to draw focus more to the makeup than the eye.
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Here are two wedge liner demo videos
The first is with an Asian model and the second with a Caucasian model.
Get what you need by clicking on the products below.
Makeup Gourmet’s products are developed alongside the Face with a Heart Authentic Beauty Makeup® method of application. They are customized to give you the best results when applying your makeup.
Note: This series of video tutorials is organized in a specific order of application. It is not necessary to do every step when you do your makeup but I do suggest you follow the order of the videos and skip the steps that don’t apply to you.
Please let me know if this blog was of value to you and share your own Authentic Beauty Makeup tips in the comments box below. I would love to hear how you get on trying this new method of makeup application – tell me how useful you find the tutorials and how you found the results. You can also use the comments box to tell me what interests and concerns you when it comes to which makeup colors to choose. Please let me know so I can fashion future blogs that are relevant and interesting to you.
CHRIS SCOTT, M.A. is the creator of San Francisco-based Makeup Gourmet®. Over his nearly 30-year career, in addition to doing makeup for top models from every corner of the planet, he also had the honor of working for legends like Paul McCartney, US Vice President Al Gore, Shirley Temple Black, Maya Angelou and Olympic Gold medalists Oksana Baiul and Kristi Yamaguchi. He was the creator and host of the TV show ‘Makeup Gourmet’ from 2008 – 2010. He was a leading Chanel Beauté national artist for over two decades, and is also the creator and guest teacher of Fashion Makeup at the Academy of Art University in San Francisco. He created his unique Makeup Gourmet line to ensure his clients and the public could have access to high-quality, ethically produced, ‘green’ makeup and skincare with a low-carbon footprint. Chris is also the author of Cosmetic Counter Survival Guide: How to Buy the Right Skin Care and Makeup and the international #1 bestseller Face with a Heart: Mastering Authentic Beauty Makeup.
‘The grass is always greener where you water it.’
CS
Eyes First: After skincare, do eye makeup first. Even the most minimal eye makeup wearer has fallout during the application. Finish the eyes first, then gently clean up around the eye with a cotton swab with a Cetaphil cleanser as it does not require water. This will save time and (bonus) crisp up borders of eye makeup better than the most precise application.
Tip #2
Bambi the Lash: To maximize lashes, spread the top eyelash hairs wide both on the outer and inner corners of the eye. Use the tip of the wand rather than the side to achieve this affect. Allow mascara to dry to act as a setting gel and then reapply on the outer corner to draw focus to the openness of your eyes. It’s like putting a little exclamation mark at the outer corner of your eyes!
Corrector, Not Concealer: Discover how correctors can neutralize darkness and redness rather than covering it with concealer. The bonus of correctors are many. Correctors reflect light better than skin tone pigment promoting younger looking skin. They require less product to achieve a better affect resulting in a less makeup-y look. It does not oxidize (get darker) like skin tone pigment in concealers and foundation for a longer lasting maximum result.
Lash Filler: The eye line already exists. It is the skin between the roots of your lashes. Rather than drawing a line, fill in your anatomy by using my Lash Filler technique. Capture your true (and only) eye line by delivering waterproof eyeliner onto the skin between the top eyelash hairs. Liner that does not connect to your lashes is Art Liner as it changes your eye shape rather than capture it. Always capture your true line first with Lash Filler, then add Art Liner (such as my wedge liner) if you want to change the shape of your eye.
Straight Line Brow: To maximize the eyebrow, draw 2 straight lines. We are 3-dimensional beings and our faces are curvy. Even the straightest line drawn on our face is curving on our anatomy. I discovered working with straight lines in key areas of the face delivers maximum result with minimum product. Secondly, use the flat-edge tip of the brush to fluff up and soften the lines. The trick is to not fill in your brows, it is to super-impose a shape within your natural brow that highlights and heightens the shape of the brow you want others to notice most.
Makeup Gourmet’s Face with a Heart Authentic Beauty Makeup® products are developed alongside the Face with a Heart Authentic Beauty Makeup® method of application. They are customized to give you the best results when applying your makeup.
Please let me know if this blog was of value to you and share your own Authentic Beauty Makeup tips in the comments box below. I would love to hear how you get on trying this new method of makeup application – tell me how useful you find the tutorials and how you found the results. You can also use the comments box to tell me what interests and concerns you when it comes to which makeup colors to choose. Please let me know so I can fashion future blogs that are relevant and interesting to you.
CHRIS SCOTT, M.A. is the creator of San Francisco-based Makeup Gourmet®. Over his nearly 30-year career, in addition to doing makeup for top models from every corner of the planet, he also had the honor of working for legends like Paul McCartney, US Vice President Al Gore, Shirley Temple Black, Maya Angelou and Olympic Gold medalists Oksana Baiul and Kristi Yamaguchi. He was the creator and host of the TV show ‘Makeup Gourmet’ from 2008 – 2010. He was a leading Chanel Beauté national artist for over two decades, and is also the creator and guest teacher of Fashion Makeup at the Academy of Art University in San Francisco. He created his unique Makeup Gourmet line to ensure his clients and the public could have access to high-quality, ethically produced, ‘green’ makeup and skincare with a low-carbon footprint. Chris is also the author of Cosmetic Counter Survival Guide: How to Buy the Right Skin Care and Makeup and the international #1 bestseller Face with a Heart: Mastering Authentic Beauty Makeup.
‘The grass is always greener where you water it.’
CS
Throughout my many years of seeing thousands of clients, I have come across a wide variety of permanent (tattoo) makeup results. Many Makeup Gourmet clients want to know: Is permanent makeup a good idea?
Here are the facts.
There are now two types of tattoo makeup, permanent and semi-permanent.
Permanent makeup is applied much like a body tattoo. Pigment is injected into the second (middle) and sometimes third layer of skin where the pigment lives eternally.
Semi-permanent is injected mostly into the first (outermost) layer of skin and a little into the second
layer of skin. Here the pigment lives anywhere from 6 months to three years.
Regardless of which method you may use, here is useful info to know:
It is essential that the service is not done in one visit.
The application needs to be done in layers. Pigments react to the different skin it is injected. You and your technician need to see how the pigment reacts before adding a second layer. This provides for the opportunity to color correct/balance so the result is what you intend.
Know thy pigment.
Although the machines used to inject the pigment are required to be FDA approved, the pigments are not. Sub par pigment can color mutate drastically, and worse, may cause painful skin irritation. Permanent makeup uses more classic tattoo pigment where semi-permanent makeup may use much more skin friendly mineral pigment. Ask your technician what pigment they use and research it before you have it injected in your skin.
Will the color change over time?
Yes. Even the very best permanent makeup will color change over time. It is inevitable and unavoidable. Be prepared for some maintenance down the road. Semi permanent makeup is supposed to fade, thus its name. While it fades the color will obviously change.
Why do it?
There are so many reasons why people choose permanent and semi permanent makeup
Time.
Busy lifestyles are enhanced with less prep time in the morning.
Appearance.
Many have lost or over-tweezed their brows. Others feel washed out without a little makeup. They feel who they see in the mirror is not the ‘them’ they remember. Permanent and semi permanent makeup provide that subtle adjustment to waking up and feeling ‘normal’ with that first morning look in the mirror.
Technique.
For many, the ability to apply makeup to their satisfaction is not entirely possible. Disabling factors include poor eyesight and shaky hands amongst others. If this is you and makeup is important to you, permanent and semi permanent makeup may be a good alternative.
Head start.
Many permanent and semi permanent makeup clients still apply makeup over their permanent and semi permanent makeup. Having the tattoo as a guide helps make application easier. It is also a method for a more dramatic makeup by intensifying the tattoo.
Due diligence
if it were me, I would research the heck out of my permanent and semi permanent makeup technician options. My checklist would include:
Referrals. Ask people who they know and who they like.
Reviews. Business cannot hide from the internet anymore. Do not take the technician’s word for it, see what others have to say.
Before and After.
Ask to see many (50 at least) before and after photos. Although anything can be altered in photoshop, knowing that the technician has done this procedure countless times before raises your success rate.
Images. Collect images of makeup you like on models with similar coloring and features to yours. Show them to the technician to better communicate your needs and expected outcome.
Draw it first. Make sure the technician draws in exactly where the injected pigment is going before you begin the procedure. This way you may visualize what the result will be and guide it to your upmost satisfaction.
It may seem funny that I talk about a makeup option that is not a service or product I provide. In fact, I may sell a few less brow colors or eye liners because of it. Doesn’t matter. As always, my mission is to give away my makeup expertise in all its manifestations. Personal appearance is a huge priority for so many. In any way that I may assist, I will.
Many of these blogs are the result of my clients telling me their challenges and concerns with anything to do with makeup.
Makeup Gourmet’s Face with a Heart Authentic Beauty Makeup® products are developed alongside the Face with a Heart Authentic Beauty Makeup® method of application. They are customized to give you the best results when applying your makeup.
Please let me know if this blog was of value to you and share your own Authentic Beauty Makeup tips in the comments box below. I would love to hear how you get on trying this new method of makeup application – tell me how useful you find the tutorials and how you found the results. You can also use the comments box to tell me what interests and concerns you when it comes to which makeup colors to choose. Please let me know so I can fashion future blogs that are relevant and interesting to you.
CHRIS SCOTT, M.A. is the creator of San Francisco-based Makeup Gourmet®. Over his nearly 30-year career, in addition to doing makeup for top models from every corner of the planet, he also had the honor of working for legends like Paul McCartney, US Vice President Al Gore, Shirley Temple Black, Maya Angelou and Olympic Gold medalists Oksana Baiul and Kristi Yamaguchi. He was the creator and host of the TV show ‘Makeup Gourmet’ from 2008 – 2010. He was a leading Chanel Beauté national artist for over two decades, and is also the creator and guest teacher of Fashion Makeup at the Academy of Art University in San Francisco. He created his unique Makeup Gourmet line to ensure his clients and the public could have access to high-quality, ethically produced, ‘green’ makeup and skincare with a low-carbon footprint. Chris is also the author of Cosmetic Counter Survival Guide: How to Buy the Right Skin Care and Makeup and the international #1 bestseller Face with a Heart: Mastering Authentic Beauty Makeup.
‘The grass is always greener where you water it.’
CS
Once you know the foundation formula you want, you now need to get the right shade.
You have to put it on your skin, and not just your skin, your jawline. The hand or forearm will not do unless that is where you will be wearing the foundation.
You do not have to apply it to your whole face. Instead apply an opaque vertical stripe a fingertip width wide along the jaw line closer to your ear than lips. This area is the truest shade of your skin. Also, we want the shade to disappear at the jawline. (Quick Demo Video)
Allow the foundation to begin to dry. Watch the edges of the stripe. If the shade disappears into the skin outside the stripe, chances are this shade will look most like your own skin. (Quick Demo Video)
Why do we wait for it to dry a little?
There are internal and external forces that factor into the final dry-down of a foundation.
They are:
• PH balance of the skin
• Body temperature
• Environmental oxidants
All of these factors affect the pigment and it is wise to let them have their affect before choosing your shade.
The first two, PH balance and body temperature, affect the shade very quickly. In a minute you will know the affect on the foundation.
Oxidation however takes longer to manifest. Suffice it to say that no matter what shade you choose, it will get slightly to moderately darker by the end of the day.
If you need to choose between 2 shades, one a little lighter than your skin tone and one a little darker, I recommend always choosing the lighter one. It will get darker during the day. (Quick Demo Video)
If you start with a foundation a little darker, as it oxidizes, it will give the skin a more weathered appearance. As this is usually not the desired appearance, try to use restraint and not select the slightly darker shade.
Do I need to try it on my skin?
Absolutely. Color charts either in stores or online are a guide to narrow down the shade that is appropriate for you. Without putting it on your skin, you will NEVER know if it is the right shade for you. (Quick Demo Video)
The only exception is if looking at tints such as BB creams or my Tinted veil. They usually come in 3 to 4 shades max.
The pigment is so minimal in these products. Most people know if they are a Light, Medium or Dark and the color choices do not go much deeper than that.
What if my skin tone changes throughout the year, winter is lighter and summer is darker?
For those whose skin has a wide shade range throughout the year, I suggest 2 foundations, one for your lightest shade and one for your darkest shade.
It is far easier to mix a little foundation together and get your exact shade as it fluctuates throughout the year than getting a new foundation shade every time your skin lightens or deepens. (Quick Demo Video)
What are the pitfalls to avoid?
If purchasing in a store and being helped by an employee, do not let the employee rub the makeup into your skin to show you how well it blends.
It is easy to make a number of shades blend well if it is blended enough. Use the stripe dry down method before having anything applied all over your face.
Use the daylight test. It is best to have your own compact mirror and check the new foundation in a few lighting scenarios before selecting your shade. Outdoors is a must and bad bathroom down lighting will often reveal if the undertone of the shade is wrong.
Here is a quick demo video for picking your foundation shade
Many of these blogs are the result of my clients telling me their challenges and concerns with anything to do with makeup.
Makeup Gourmet’s Face with a Heart Authentic Beauty Makeup® products are developed alongside the Face with a Heart Authentic Beauty Makeup® method of application. They are customized to give you the best results when applying your makeup.
Please let me know if this blog was of value to you and share your own Authentic Beauty Makeup tips in the comments box below. I would love to hear how you get on trying this new method of makeup application – tell me how useful you find the tutorials and how you found the results. You can also use the comments box to tell me what interests and concerns you when it comes to which makeup colors to choose. Please let me know so I can fashion future blogs that are relevant and interesting to you.
CHRIS SCOTT, M.A. is the creator of San Francisco-based Makeup Gourmet®. Over his nearly 30-year career, in addition to doing makeup for top models from every corner of the planet, he also had the honor of working for legends like Paul McCartney, US Vice President Al Gore, Shirley Temple Black, Maya Angelou and Olympic Gold medalists Oksana Baiul and Kristi Yamaguchi. He was the creator and host of the TV show ‘Makeup Gourmet’ from 2008 – 2010. He was a leading Chanel Beauté national artist for over two decades, and is also the creator and guest teacher of Fashion Makeup at the Academy of Art University in San Francisco. He created his unique Makeup Gourmet line to ensure his clients and the public could have access to high-quality, ethically produced, ‘green’ makeup and skincare with a low-carbon footprint. Chris is also the author of Cosmetic Counter Survival Guide: How to Buy the Right Skin Care and Makeup and the international #1 bestseller Face with a Heart: Mastering Authentic Beauty Makeup.
‘The grass is always greener where you water it.’
CS
Glasses have frames. The frames create their own structural framework.
Glasses tend to mask your eyes. In short, the frames win.
Many of my eyeglass wearing clients ask for tips for eye makeup that works with the dominant presence of glasses.
To stand up to the structured frame of eyeglasses, I suggest devoting your makeup application to the main structural features of your eye, the eye brows and eyeliner.
If you clearly define your eyebrows and eyeliner, it will read along with your glasses.
I am not suggesting this is all you do if you want to do more. It is in my experience that emphasizing the eyebrows and eyeliner have the greater impact when paired with glasses.
The finer nuances of eye shadow often get lost through the translation of glasses. If you prefer wearing full eye makeup including eye shadows, by all means do.
One mistake I see is when we try to use a lot of eye shadow or over emphasize eye brow makeup to help the eyes stand out. A cleaner look with glasses supports a more balanced look.
Glasses open the opportunity to wear a brighter or darker lip color than you would normally choose. Because eye glass frames grab our attention it works to use a slightly more attention grabbing lip color to balance the two main features of the face, eyes and lips.
Here are 3 video tutorials demonstrating great techniques to use when wearing glasses.
Eye Brow Tutorial
Eye Liner (Wedge Eye Liner)
Eye Shadow Technique (Modern Contour)
I hope this offering will clarify and simplify effective eye makeup techniques when wearing glasses.
Makeup Gourmet’s Face with a Heart Authentic Beauty Makeup® products are developed alongside the Face with a Heart Authentic Beauty Makeup® method of application. They are customized to give you the best results when applying your makeup.
Please let me know if this blog was of value to you and share your own Authentic Beauty Makeup tips in the comments box below. I would love to hear how you get on trying this new method of makeup application – tell me how useful you find the tutorials and how you found the results. You can also use the comments box to tell me what interests and concerns you when it comes to which makeup colors to choose. Please let me know so I can fashion future blogs that are relevant and interesting to you.
CHRIS SCOTT, M.A. is the creator of San Francisco-based Makeup Gourmet®. Over his nearly 30-year career, in addition to doing makeup for top models from every corner of the planet, he also had the honor of working for legends like Paul McCartney, US Vice President Al Gore, Shirley Temple Black, Maya Angelou and Olympic Gold medalists Oksana Baiul and Kristi Yamaguchi. He was the creator and host of the TV show ‘Makeup Gourmet’ from 2008 – 2010. He was a leading Chanel Beauté national artist for over two decades, and is also the creator and guest teacher of Fashion Makeup at the Academy of Art University in San Francisco. He created his unique Makeup Gourmet line to ensure his clients and the public could have access to high-quality, ethically produced, ‘green’ makeup and skincare with a low-carbon footprint. Chris is also the author of Cosmetic Counter Survival Guide: How to Buy the Right Skin Care and Makeup and the international #1 bestseller Face with a Heart: Mastering Authentic Beauty Makeup.
‘The grass is always greener where you water it.’
CS
The finish of our makeup, namely Matte, Satin or Shimmer sends a clear and unique message.
This applies to all makeup; skin, eyes, lips and cheeks.
Here are the Finishes defined;
Matte– Does not reflect light. In a way, almost absorbs light.
Satin – Reflects light similar to how the water and oil in our skin naturally reflects light.
Shimmer – Reflects light in a sparkling fashion. Hyper-reflection.
Each of these finishes send a distinct message.
How we mix and match these finishes influences how we are perceived when wearing makeup.
The following observations are based solely on my experience with makeup and do not necessarily reflect any scientific study.
Part Three focuses on a Shimmer Finish.
Shimmer Defined:
Eye catching
Festive
Fun
Glamourous
Extroverted
Party over here
Wanna dance?
Subtle shimmery glow in just the right places illuminates a look.
Heightening the placement of shimmer to the whole face cannot help but attract attention, be conspicuously glamourous, and promote emotions from those who experience you.
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Here is a Makeup Gourmet How-to Tutorial for glowy shimmery skin.
There is no right or wrong finish when using makeup. when better understanding how the Finish affects the overall look, it only enhances the effect you want to create.
In Part Four, the final part to this series, we will look at how to mix and match all of these finishes to achieve our desired effect.
Warmly, Chris Scott 1th of February, 2016
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CHRIS SCOTT, M.A. is the creator of San Francisco-based Makeup Gourmet®. Over his nearly 30-year career, in addition to doing makeup for top models from every corner of the planet, he also had the honor of working for legends like Paul McCartney, US Vice President Al Gore, Shirley Temple Black, Maya Angelou and Olympic Gold medalists Oksana Baiul and Kristi Yamaguchi. He was the creator and host of the TV show ‘Makeup Gourmet’ from 2008 – 2010. He was a leading Chanel Beauté national artist for over two decades, and is also the creator and guest teacher of Fashion Makeup at the Academy of Art University in San Francisco. He created his unique Makeup Gourmet line to ensure his clients and the public could have access to high-quality, ethically produced, ‘green’ makeup and skincare with a low-carbon footprint. Chris is also the author of Cosmetic Counter Survival Guide: How to Buy the Right Skin Care and Makeup and the international #1 bestseller Face with a Heart: Mastering Authentic Beauty Makeup.
‘The grass is always greener where you water it.’
CS
