Makeup Design Theory Lecture Notes

Introduction to Makeup Design

• Focus: Makeup Design Theory
• Main Topics:
  • Makeup Design Services
  • Makeup Design Plan

Why Clients Visit Salons/Spas for Makeup Design:

• Personal expression and current trends
• Cultural ideals of beauty

Types of Makeup Services

1. Day Makeup

   • Enhances natural coloring and features
   • Subtle contouring, includes SPF products

2. Bridal Makeup

   • Enhances natural beauty, durable for tears/weather
   • Cooperate with hairstylist and photographer
   • Consider lighting and wedding color scheme
   • Avoid products causing light reflection in photos

3. Evening Makeup

   • Intense color/contrast, more dramatic
   • Enhanced eye area with lashes, textures like shine

4. Corrective Makeup

   • Modify facial features or cover skin issues
   • Important for post-surgery, scarring, or skin conditions

Key Makeup Techniques

• Camouflaging: Minimizing strong facial imperfections
• Contouring & Highlighting: Alter and balance face shapes
  • Use lighter colors to emphasize
  • Use darker colors to create depth

Eye Enhancement Services

• Illusions of thicker lashes/brows

• Temporary Artificial Lashes

  • Types: Strip and Cluster
  • Applied with adhesive

• Eyelash Extensions

  • Semi-permanent, last 6-8 weeks

• Eyelash Lifting/Perming

  • Curls lashes upward, lasts up to 6 weeks

• Eyebrow/Lash Tinting

  • Semi-permanent tint for definition

Makeup Design Plan

1. Facial Shape and Features

   • Identify and enhance/correct features

2. Skin Preparation

   • Cleanse, tone, moisturize, prime

3. Color Plan

   • Select flattering colors, cover imperfections

Understanding Facial Shapes

• Oval, Round, Square, Rectangle, Trapezoid, Triangle, Diamond
• Use light/dark placement for symmetry

Key Facial Features

• Eyes, Lips, Forehead, Nose, Cheeks, Jawline

Eye Shapes

• Almond, Upturned, Downturned, Protruding, Deep-Set, Monolid, Hooded
• Wide-Set, Close-Set, Small Eyes

Role of Eyebrows

• Frame face and balance features

Lip Symmetry

• Corrections for balance/harmony

Skin Preparation Techniques

• Important for even makeup application and longevity

Color Theory

• Primary Colors: Yellow, Red, Blue
• Secondary Colors: Orange, Green, Violet
• Tertiary Colors: Mix of primary/secondary
• Color Wheel: Understanding relationships and complementary colors

Skin Tones and Undertones

• Light, medium, dark classifications
• Warm, cool, neutral undertones

Color Schemes

• Monochromatic, Analogous, Triadic
• Important for creating harmonious makeup designs

Chiaroscuro in Makeup

• Use of light and shade to alter features
• Lighter colors: Highlight and accentuate
• Darker colors: Minimize and recede

Recap and Validation

• Check What You Know: Questions to reinforce learning
• Celebrate Learning: Acknowledge acquired knowledge