Make-up artists divide the appearance into types, each of which differs in the shade of the skin and hair. There are several ways of dividing by type, from the simplest (warm-cold or winter-summer) to complex, including up to a dozen combinations of skin color, hair and eyes. In addition, sometimes when applying makeup, ethnic features are taken into account. "Golden middle", probably, will be divided into four types: spring, summer, autumn, winter. Such typification is now recognized by many makeup artists and companies specializing in the production of decorative cosmetics.
Before proceeding to the type descriptions, it should be noted that all the characteristics of the type refer to the natural colors of the exterior, i.e. when you color your hair you could change your type. In this case, you will have to use recommendations for two types: new and old, and find a compromise between them.
Women of color type Winters have dark hair and light skin. Sometimes the shade of the skin can be light olive, but it is distinguished by a bluish subcutaneous glow. The color of the eyes is also dominated by cold shades, and the whites of the eyes are bright. If the skin of the face has an olive hue, and the hair is brown, the winter type can be confused with the summer one. You can choose the right make-up if you remember that in the winter type, the shade of the skin is always colder, it harmonizes well with the blue color in cosmetics and clothing. If the representative of the winter type is dressed in warm colors, her appearance will fade.
Women with a winter color should use tonal means with a transparent texture. A bright, almost white powder fits them. You should not abuse blush, you can take cold pink colors, but you need very little to apply. Lipstick selects red, cold shades. These women are very red lipstick, even more than platinum blondes. Still it is possible to use pink lipstick of all shades, from the most light up to the darkest. Do not refuse and the purple hues of the lips. Mascara and eyeliner are most often chosen black, but you can also have cold green, blue, violet colors, if they are combined with cold shades of lipstick. Shadows are preferable to take cool, soft colors, so as not to distract attention from the lips. However, the color of shadows to repeat in clothes, women of winter type, unlike all others, can afford to allocate both eyes and lips at the same time.
The color type of spring is distinguished by a light skin with a golden inner glow and a yellowed hair. Often the skin can be noticed freckles. These women are very warm pink and apricot tones in makeup. The tonal tool should be chosen transparent, it is not necessary to try to disguise freckles with its help. Women of spring type go easy and gentle makeup, which emphasizes the natural tenderness of skin color. In the summer, you can afford to use tonal means on a semitone darker, since the skin of the spring type is well tanned.
You need to pick up makeup that will look light and weightless. Blush choose orange-pink. You can use bronze blush and bronzing powder. The color of lipstick is picked up by coral, of all shades of orange-pink. Apply lipstick is not too thick or use a transparent shine. Since in women of spring type, the eyes are usually light, shades of pastel tones will suit them. Neutral colors of shadows are chosen also because the spring type is colored ink - blue or green. Black mascara and pencil are contraindicated. On the lower eyelid, you can apply a white pencil. Warm pastel colors suit the clothes.
Women with summer color type have light skin, sometimes olive-colored. From the inside, the skin is also highlighted in blue tones, but, unlike the winter type, the women do not have dark, but blonde hair. In contrast to the spring type, the hair color has an ashy tint, i.e. he is also cold. On the skin of women of summer type do not appear freckles. The color of the eyes of women of summer type is so-called Middle Russian: a mixture of gray, green, blue and brown. With age, the eye color of the summer type can vary.
Requirements for the choice of tonal remedies and blush in women of summer type is the same as for the winter type. Lipstick can be taken in all shades of pink and purple, but dark lipstick is contraindicated, otherwise you will look too make-up. Women of summer type more than all the rest, are pearly shadows. When choosing the color of shadows, you should adhere to cold tones, you can choose dark colors or bright yellow and pink shadows. The eyeliner can be chosen gray, blue or green, not black. But the mascara is better than black, because the color of this type of appearance is contraindicated. Black color in clothes is contraindicated, and silvery apparel will look the most profitable.
Woman-Autumn has light skin and red hair. At least, her light or brown hair always has a golden-copper tint. On the face skin can act freckles.
Make-up for your appearance of this type should be done using warm red-brown tones. Such women face an orange color in their clothes. You can use strong color accents in make-up, but allocate either eyes or lips. The eyes of women of the autumn type can be of any color, and shadows to them must be selected weightless, very easily applied. Suitable warm green, terracotta, orange tones. Eyelashes can be dyed with brown mascara or black with green, blue or purple tips.
From all of the above, it follows that you will learn how to properly choose makeup for your appearance, if you correctly determine the skin tone. Bring a white sheet of paper to your face and consider in the mirror which light will fall on the paper in natural light.