Decorative is called cosmetics, which is designed to create a daily or holiday makeup. It differs from cosmetic products, the main function of which is skin care, in that it is only intended to correct visible skin defects, to help in creating an image and to express expressiveness to certain facial features. However, to date, professional cosmetics (decorative) has many properties that are characteristic for skin care products. These include protection from ultraviolet radiation, lifting effect, moisturizing, nutrition.
Professional cosmetics, as a rule, have inexpensive and unattractive packaging, but, unlike consumer lines, it is more convenient and does not contain natural ingredients, thereby excluding the possibility of skin irritation and allergic reactions. The composition of professional cosmetics include pigments with higher saturation, which makes it more dense and more economical.
Professional means differ and more diverse palette of colors, and also provide firmness of the put on make-up during photosession, shooting day, display, etc. Make-up, applied professional cosmetics, is very resistant to sebaceous gland secretions and to temperature effects, and no changes in temperature or weather manifestations are not terrible for him. Make-up artists, who work in the field of show business and fashion, often use professional cosmetics.
How to use professional decorative cosmetics?
Decorative professional cosmetics by some parameters is different from mass. These differences form a significant gap in the cost of these products. Professional-grade cosmetics are not intended for use every day. It is applied for a longer period and a more dense layer than usual.
Professional cosmetics have a high covering ability. This is simply necessary to ensure that the skin is not glossy and its defects are not visible in the light of the spotlights during a photo or video. The color palette is more diverse, but not always in it all shades correspond to the latest fashion trends. As a rule, in cosmetic plates are presented different shades of the same color, so that the make-up artist would be easier and more convenient to mix colors that exactly correspond to the overall range of professional make-up.
For make-up of a professional level, corrective agents are extremely important, which make it possible to hide skin defects and model the face oval. Professional powders often have a crumbly structure, they are very light, close to natural shades. This powder is applied already at the final stage over the corrector and the basis for fixing the makeup, as well as to make the skin dull. If necessary, makeup artists can use powder with glossy tint, bronze or sparkles.
Due to the fact that professional makeup artists make up using brushes, lipsticks of professional cosmetic lines are creamy. They are available in cans, since such cosmetics are often designed for several people at the same time. In order to avoid the spread of herpes infections, professional lipstick is almost never released in tubes. Rarely use and pearl lipstick, as all professional make-up artists know that for video filming, this lipstick is not suitable. Shine, if necessary, is applied to the center of the lips with a thin brush over the applied matte lipstick.
The application of professional make-up requires the following absolutely clear sequence. Normal make-up can be applied and not adhering to any sequence, since there is no need for many elements. For shooting, fashion shows and shows often need extraordinary images, the creation of which with the help of mass cosmetics is impossible. Therefore, the shades of the professional line of cosmetics are often extremely unusual for ordinary consumers, but they are necessary in professional make-up.