Color Theory: Using the Color Wheel to Master your Makeup
Take a walk down any makeup aisle, and you?ll see a rainbow of colors to choose from. You might rush to buy those bright hues, subtle nudes, and shimmery metallics that catch your eye.. only to go home, try it on, and see that it doesn?t look great on you. And that?s where color theory comes in. That?s right, the basic color wheel from your old grade school art class has a lot to do with your makeup. Remember mixing blue and red finger paints to get purple" Just like painting, makeup is an art form too, and knowing a little bit about color theory is essential to a successful makeup application.
Let?s review the basics first: Primary colors are red, yellow, and blue. These are the three colors that can be combined to create every other color on the spectrum. Secondary colors are green, violet, and orange and are the result of mixing two primary colors. Complementary colors are colors that are opposite each other on the color wheel. For instance, red and green, blue and orange, and yellow and violet. These colors really pop when they?re seen side by side. Now, let?s see how those pillars of color theory can help determine what colors work best together and on your skin tone. One color can look totally different on two different people, so it?s essential to know your skin?s undertone to see how these colors will look on you.
Eyeshadow - The purpose of eyeshadow is to make your own eye color really pop. To do this, you?ll want to pick a color complementary to your ey...
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