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How to Pick a Foundation Shade & Quick Demo Video

How do you do it? (Quick Demo Video)

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.

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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)

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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)

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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.

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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)

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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)

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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.

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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.

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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)

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What are the pitfalls to avoid?

lipstick_mainIf 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.

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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.

Please send me your concerns so I may feature them with my blogs.

 

Experience the Gourmet Collection: Eye Shadow Quintets

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Warmly,MakeupGourmet.com
Chris Scott
24th of February,  2016

 

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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.

Want to know more? My new best selling book, Face with a Heart: Mastering Authentic Beauty Makeup is available on Amazon now.


CHRIS SCOTT Makeup Gourmet

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.’
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BOOK: Face with a Heart by Chris Scott

Makeup for Glasses with 3 Video Tutorials

 Glasses have frames. The frames create their own structural framework.

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Glasses tend to mask your eyes. In short, the frames win.

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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.

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If you clearly define your eyebrows and eyeliner, it will read along with your glasses.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

 

Experience the Gourmet Collection: Eye Shadow Quintets

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Warmly,MakeupGourmet.com
Chris Scott
17th of February,  2016

 

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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.

Want to know more? My new best selling book, Face with a Heart: Mastering Authentic Beauty Makeup is available on Amazon now.


CHRIS SCOTT Makeup Gourmet

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.’
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BOOK: Face with a Heart by Chris Scott

The Finish of Makeup Part Three: Shimmer Finish + Video Tutorial

The finish of our makeup, namely Matte, Satin or Shimmer sends a clear and unique message.

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This applies to all makeup; skin, eyes, lips and cheeks.

Here are the Finishes defined;

medium light

 

Matte – Does not reflect light. In a way, almost absorbs light.

 

 

Neutral copy

 

Satin – Reflects light similar to how the water and oil in our skin naturally reflects light.

 

 

gold

 

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.

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  • Eye catching
  • Festive
  • Fun
  • Glamourous
  • Extroverted
  • Party over here
  • Wanna dance?

 

 

Subtle shimmery glow in just the right places illuminates a look.

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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.

Experience the Gourmet Collection: Eye Shadow Quintets

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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,MakeupGourmet.com
Chris Scott
1th of February,  2016

 

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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.

Want to know more? My new best selling book, Face with a Heart: Mastering Authentic Beauty Makeup is available on Amazon now.


CHRIS SCOTT Makeup Gourmet

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

BOOK: Face with a Heart by Chris Scott

The Finish of Makeup Part Two: Satin Finish + Video Tutorial

The finish of our makeup, namely Matte, Satin or Shimmer sends a clear and unique message.

finish image

This applies to all makeup; skin, eyes, lips and cheeks.

Here are the Finishes defined;

medium light

 

Matte – Does not reflect light. In a way, almost absorbs light.

 

 

Neutral copy

 

Satin – Reflects light similar to how the water and oil in our skin naturally reflects light.

 

 

gold

 

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 Two focuses on a Satin Finish.

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  • Healthy
  • Translucent
  • Rested
  • Natural
  • Alive
  • Attracting
  • Fresh

 

Regardless of age, a Satin Finish sends all of these  messages.

 

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Healthy
Translucent
Rested
Natural
Alive
Attracting
Fresh

 

 

 

When heightening the Satin Finish in key areas, it subtly attracts people to where you want them to look.

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Our eye is drawn to where light most reflects.

For her it is the pillow of the lips and the glow on the eyelid just above the upper eye lashes.

 

For her it is just under the eyebrow and inner corner of her eyes.

To test the Satin Finish reflectivity of any product, smooth it evenly onto the back of your hand and then roll your wrist.

Watch how much light reflects from the thinly smoothed product. Choose products that reflect to your desired aesthetic.

Here is a Makeup Gourmet How-to Tutorial for Satin Finish eyes.

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Experience the Gourmet Collection: Eye Shadow Quintets

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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 Three I will discuss a Shimmer Finish in more detail.

 

Warmly,MakeupGourmet.com
Chris Scott
3rd of February,  2016

 

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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.

Want to know more? My new best selling book, Face with a Heart: Mastering Authentic Beauty Makeup is available on Amazon now.


CHRIS SCOTT Makeup Gourmet

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

BOOK: Face with a Heart by Chris Scott

The Finish of Makeup Part One: Matte Finish + Video Tutorial

The finish of our makeup, namely Matte, Satin or Shimmer sends a clear and unique message.

finish image

This applies to all makeup; skin, eyes, lips and cheeks.

Here are the Finishes defined;

medium light

 

Matte – Does not reflect light. In a way, almost absorbs light.

 

 

Neutral copy

 

Satin – Reflects light similar to how the water and oil in our skin naturally reflects light.

 

 

gold

 

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 One focuses on a Matte Finish.

Matte Defined:


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  • Look, don’t touch.
  • Approach at your own peril.
  • Removed.
  • Powerful.
  • Not human.
  • Mysterious.
  • Lifeless.
  • Timeless.

 

 

 

Matte makeup is excellent in creating contour to our face because it absorbs light.

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When making the crease of the eye deeper or the underside of the cheekbone more slender, matte finish aids in enhancing the effect.

 

Experience the Gourmet Collection: Eye Shadow Quintets

 

 

 

When making all of the skin matte, it can have a variety of effects. The fairer the skin, the more dramatic the matte effect.

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When paired with contrast colors colors on eyes and lips, it is a beautifully dramatic effect.

When worn with little contrast on eyes and lips, the effect is stark and less lifelike.

Experience the Gourmet Collection: Eye Shadow Quintets

 

On medium skin tones and darker, a matte finish appears to have a less stark effect than on lighter skin tones.

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Also, when subtly pairing a more reflective feature (as in lips with these 2 images) with a Matte Finish on the skin, life is brought back to the look of the makeup as a whole.

 

Experience the Gourmet Collection: Eye Shadow Quintets

 

 

 

 

Here is a Makeup Gourmet How-to Tutorial for Matte Finish Skin.

Experience the Gourmet Collection: Eye Shadow Quintets

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.

Next blog I will discuss a Satin Finish in more detail.

 

Warmly,MakeupGourmet.com
Chris Scott
28th of January,  2016

 

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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.

Want to know more? My new best selling book, Face with a Heart: Mastering Authentic Beauty Makeup is available on Amazon now.


CHRIS SCOTT Makeup Gourmet

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.’
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BOOK: Face with a Heart by Chris Scott

Time To Glow !

Winter holidays are my favorite time of year to apply shimmer and glow.glow 2

It is easy to light up your look with a couple of simple additions. Here they are:

For skin

Illuminate your skin by adding a drop of my pearly pink glowCandlelight Pearly Pink

or

golden glowCandlelight Gold to your foundation or to your moisturizer if not using foundation.

 

For Eyes

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Mother of Pearl Eye Shadow
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and

Shiny Gold Eye Shadow

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add that light-catching reflection. Looks perfect on brow bone under the eyebrow and as a spotlight splashed in the center of the ball of the eye just above your top eye lashes.

 

For lips

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Red.  Here are my favorite holiday reds.

Mandarin Red #248CMandarin Red– a brighter truer red/leans ever so slightly
towards a blue-red.

and

Matte Winter Red #M44Matte Winter Red–  a has-to-be-taken-serious-red, deep and bright at the same time).

Clearly Red

 

 

For those not ready for red lipstick, or to add a splash to your red lipstick, my Clearly Red Gloss is a transparent veil of glossy red that will add a festive air to anyone.

 

 

For cheeks
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Peach Blossom Cream Blush

Cream Blush

and

Apricot Mist Powder Blush.

Apricot Mist

 

 

A warm toned flush from the cheeks imparts that ‘in front of the fire’ radiance.

 

Here is an archival ‘Holiday Elegance’ video from the Makeup Gourmet TV show which aired december 2007.
I love this look and the video shares further holiday elegance application expertise.

disclaimer: The Makeup Gourmet show was produced prior to the creation of the Makeup Gourmet Authentic Beauty Makeup product line. Discontinued products are shown in the video. Makeup Gourmet carries current forms of the products shown.

Time to Glow !

Warmly,MakeupGourmet.com
Chris Scott
3rd of December,  2015

 

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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.

Want to know more? My new best selling book, Face with a Heart: Mastering Authentic Beauty Makeup is available on Amazon now.


CHRIS SCOTT Makeup Gourmet

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.’
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BOOK: Face with a Heart by Chris Scott

A Gesture Of Gratitude

Every night, and this is true, as I am leaving the Makeup Gourmet Studio, I always say out loud a list of people to whom I am grateful.

This list always includes my family, my significant other, and you, those I have met through Makeup Gourmet. 

 

As a gesture of gratitude and thanks, I am extending a one-time 20% off entire cart coupon to all of you.

I am hoping this gesture will help you celebrate your gratitude for others as I celebrate my gratitude for you.

 

The coupon code is:

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This coupon is valid through December 31, 2015

 You may share both codes with whomever you please.

It works one time only for each person who uses it.

Please allow me to reiterate my sincere gratitude and thankfulness for helping me to share my makeup expertise with you. Thank you!

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Wishing you always well.

Warmly,
Chris Scott
11th of November 2015

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• Value Bundles and Fall Gift Certificate Special are already offered at a sale price. They are not available for the 20% off cart offer. (The 20% off cart has a higher value anyway so if any item in either of these categories appeals to you, place the non-sale version of these items in your cart instead).
 
• Per-cart coupons will only work if no other sale items are in the cart.
 
• The offer is unable to be combined with any other coupon/offer. 

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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.

Want to know more? My new best selling book, Face with a Heart: Mastering Authentic Beauty Makeup is available on Amazon now.


MakeupGourmet.com


CHRIS SCOTT Makeup Gourmet

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

BOOK: Face with a Heart by Chris Scott

What to Know about Makeup Gourmet’s Face With a Heart Skin Care

All products are formulated under these guidelines.

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  • Made In USA
  • Paraben Free
  • Sulfate Free
  • Lanolin Free
  • Gluten Free
  • Talc Free

Throughout my years of working with skin care, I have learned what makes skin look its best and, if using makeup, what skin care formulations are most compatible with makeup.

All of these key ingredients fall under one or more of these categories.

Ingredient Categories

Anti-aging – Reverse the visible signs of aging skin.

Prevention – Protect the skin from sun and environmental damage.

Healing – Repair existing damage to the skin.

Humectants – Increase skins ability to attract and maintain water in the skin.

Key ingredients in Makeup Gourmet’s Face with a Heart Skin Care
 

 Makeup Gourmet Skin Care Product Focus links

Facial Cleansers

Toners

Serums

Moisturizers

Eye Cream (and lips)

Exfoliators

Masks

Skin Care philosophy

Bonus x 2

Skin Care basics Value Bundle

mens skin care value bundle

 

Here is the impact you make when choosing Makeup Gourmet Cosmetics.

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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.

Want to know more? My new best selling book, Face with a Heart: Mastering Authentic Beauty Makeup is available on Amazon now.

Warmly,MakeupGourmet.com
Chris Scott
14th of October,  2015


CHRIS SCOTT Makeup Gourmet

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

BOOK: Face with a Heart by Chris Scott

Skin Care Product Focus: Facial Cleansers

What are facial cleansers and why we want to use them?

Makeup Gourmet Facial Cleansers

 

In the pursuit of maintaining healthy, young looking skin, it starts with the facial cleanser. We pamper the face with special care so it looks and feels especially good.

A facial cleanser helps keep skin clean by removing dirt, sweat, excess sebum (oils naturally produced by the skin), cosmetics, dead skin cells, bacteria, and any pollutants that come in contact with your skin.

The trick is to cleanse the skin without disturbing the skin’s natural moisture barrier and Ph balance. This requires a cleanser with a more sophisticated formulation to meet this criteria.

As with shampoos, it is often suggested to have 2 facial cleansers to meet the needs of your skin now and to alert it out of its complacent reaction to the use of the same product daily.

Makeup Gourmet offers 2 cleansers.

Foaming Creme Cleanser: Skin softening and helpful with the breakdown and removal of makeup.

Renewing Creme Cleanser:  Invigorating and contains Glycolic Acid to aid in exfoliation.

Important note: Sulfates, which are used to simulate soap suds, are never used in any Makeup Gourmet Skin Care products. 

Foaming Creme Cleansera foaming

This daily lightweight liquid-cream cleanser has a perfect blend of Aloe and Green Tea extracts to soften, moisturize and revitalize the skin while gently sweeping away makeup and impurities. Paraben Free | Sulfate Free | Gluten Free. Recommended for: All skin types. Made in USA

 key ingredients

Aloe

  • moisturizes the skin without giving it a greasy feel, so it`s perfect for anyone with an oily skin complexion.
  • Giberellin in aloe vera acts as a growth hormone stimulating the growth of new cells. It allows the skin to heal quickly and naturally with minimal scarring.
  • Effectively heals chronic skin problems, such as psoriasis, acne and eczema.
  • Contains a plethora of antioxidants including, beta carotene, vitamin C and E that can help improve the skin’s natural firmness and keep the skin hydrated.

Green Tea Extracts

  • A strong antioxidant effect that protects the skin from the damaging effect of free radicals.
  • Stimulates skin microcirculation and therefore positively influence the tone and health of the skin.
  • Topical use helps to promote the health and quantity of collagen, thereby maintaining a firm and elastic skin.

 

Renewing Creme Cleansera renewing

A creamy non-drying cleanser enriched w/ Glycolic and mixed Fruit Acids that gently exfoliates, while Botanical extracts leave skin soft and refreshed. Glycolic Content:3.5%. Paraben free | Sulfate free | Gluten free. Recommended for: All skin types. Made in USA.

 key ingredients

Glycolic Acid/Citric Acid

Natural ingredients derived from sugar cane and fruit. Glycolic and Citric Acid safely loosens the outer layer of dead skin cells on the surface your skin, bring fresh new skin to the surface. This is beneficial for those who are looking for ingredients that help with anti-aging. Glycolic and Citric Acid acid can also help lighten discoloration of the skin, such as sun spots and help those with acne-prone and blackhead-prone skin.

Extracts of White Tea

  • Protects critical elements of the skin’s immune system.
  • Build the skin’s resistance against stresses that cause the skin to age.

 

Bonus: Visit our Skin Care Value Bundles to save time and money.

What to Know about Makeup Gourmet’s Face with a Heart Authentic Beauty Makeup® Skin Care.

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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.

Want to know more? My new best selling book, Face with a Heart: Mastering Authentic Beauty Makeup is available on Amazon now.

Warmly,MakeupGourmet.com
Chris Scott
21st of October,  2015


CHRIS SCOTT Makeup Gourmet

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

BOOK: Face with a Heart by Chris Scott

Skin Care Product Focus: Toners

What are toners and why do we want to use them?

a toner

In classic European skin care philosophy, toner is a watery formula positioned to be the catalyst between cleanser and moisturizer. It gently follows up the cleansing and prepares the skin to accept serums and moisturizers better.

Toner is traditionally smoothed over skin on a cotton pad and more recently also comes in a spray delivery system to mist on the skin.

Toner’s importance is often under-represented and misunderstood.

It is a subtle yet highly effective way to attract and keep serums and moisturizers in the skin. This is achieved by the use of humectants. Humectants act as a sponge and attract and maintain the moisture it can absorb.

Toner, when misted on, provides a nice ‘slip’ so lotions and creams glide smoothly over the skin to penetrate more deeply and evenly.

Makeup Gourmet features 2 ‘Toners’. Quotes are used as one is more a rehydrating mist to use throughout the day, however works on the same principle.

a toningMild Toning Elixer

A gentle, non-alcohol toner enriched w/ extracts of Aloe, Cucumber, Lemon, Green Tea and Witch Hazel that clarifies, softens and refreshes skin. Paraben free | Sulfate free | Gluten free. Recommended for: All skin types. Made in USA

 key ingredients

Aloe

  • moisturizes the skin without giving it a greasy feel, so it`s perfect for anyone with an oily skin complexion.
  • Giberellin in aloe vera acts as a growth hormone stimulating the growth of new cells. It allows the skin to heal quickly and naturally with minimal scarring.
  • Effectively heals chronic skin problems, such as psoriasis, acne and eczema.
  • Contains a plethora of antioxidants including, beta carotene, vitamin C and E that can help improve the skin’s natural firmness and keep the skin hydrated.

Green Tea Extracts

  • A strong antioxidant effect that protects the skin from the damaging effect of free radicals.
  • Stimulates skin microcirculation and therefore positively influence the tone and health of the skin.
  • Topical use helps to promote the health and quantity of collagen, thereby maintaining a firm and elastic skin.

Cucumber

Cucumbers are a source of several compounds that fight inflammation and aging.

  • Contains vitamin C, an antioxidant and plenty of vitamin K, also an antioxidant, which fights dark circles under the eyes.
  • Pantothenic acid, or vitamin B-5, helps your skin retain moisture (humectant).
  • Vitamin A, or retinol, in cucumbers fights dark spots and freckles because it helps control your skin’s production of melanin.
  • Cucumbers are a source of silica, which, as a precursor to collagen, can help fight wrinkles.

Lemon

  • Contains citric and plant acids that work to cleanse, lighten and brighten the skin; remove dead skin; and stimulate new skin growth.
  • Enhances the clarity, glow and softness of the skin.

Witch Hazel

  • Potent astringent due to the high level of tannins. The tannins help to tighten skin proteins which then form a protecting covering to help promote skin healing and stop bleeding.
  • Locks moisture into skin to reduce water loss from skin and to maintain skin softness and elasticity.
  • Significant suppression of skin redness or burning on the skin after extended sun exposure.

 

Rosewater Cucumber Balancing Mista rosewater

A refreshing mist with natural extracts that soothe and soften the skin. Instantly rehydrates and refreshes all skin types and aids in restoring tone and elasticity as well as setting makeup. Paraben free, sulfate free, gluten free. Made in USA.

Rosewater

  • Helps soothe and cool sensitive and irritated skin.
  • Balances oily skin.
  • Rejuvenates, softens and tones mature skin.
  • Filled with anti-oxidants and various vitamins to help prevent the signs of aging and nourish the skin.
  • Natural antiseptic, anti-inflammatory and anti-bacterial properties.

Cucumber

Cucumbers are a source of several compounds that fight inflammation and aging.

  • Contains vitamin C, an antioxidant and plenty of vitamin K, also an antioxidant, which fights dark circles under the eyes.
  • Pantothenic acid, or vitamin B-5, helps your skin retain moisture (humectant).
  • Vitamin A, or retinol, in cucumbers fights dark spots and freckles because it helps control your skin’s production of melanin.
  • Cucumbers are a source of silica, which, as a precursor to collagen, can help fight wrinkles.

 

Bonus: Visit our Skin Care Value Bundles to save time and money.

What to Know about Makeup Gourmet’s Face with a Heart Authentic Beauty Makeup® Skin Care.

—————————————-

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.

Want to know more? My new best selling book, Face with a Heart: Mastering Authentic Beauty Makeup is available on Amazon now.

Warmly,MakeupGourmet.com
Chris Scott
21st of October,  2015


CHRIS SCOTT Makeup Gourmet

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

BOOK: Face with a Heart by Chris Scott