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Model
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After
skin care, Make-up begins with the foundation. To choose the proper
foundation you must determine the undertone and value of the model’s
skin. Undertone is the intrinsic color found within the skin. Value
is the lightness or darkness of the skin. Joe
Blasco Bases are designed to realistically
match the undertone by being divided into two categories, Olive
and Ruddy. Within each category there are several series of colors
(from light to dark) with varying degrees of yellow-green (olive)
or red (ruddy).
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Base Application: |
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In
this particular Make-up, the model, as the majority of all people,
has an olive undertone. Three Joe
Blasco Olive Base Series were spot
tested on the model’s skin to determine which had the closest
undertone match, Special
Olive, Olive Beige and Warm
Olive. These three series have
increasing amounts of olive; Special
Olive having the least and Warm Olive having the most. Special
Lite Olive #2 was tested on the
skin and appeared to be slightly pink, indicating there was not
enough richness of olive in the base to match the skin. Warm
Olive #2 was tested and was found
to be slightly yellow, indicating too much olive. Olive
Beige #2 was tested and was found
to match the model’s undertone and shade(value) exactly.
All
Joe Blasco Cosmetics are highly pigmented. Joe
Blasco Ultra Bases contain 55%
pigment. This high concentration of pigment allows you to use a
small amount of product and achieve a thin application with maximum
coverage. Using a Joe Blasco
microporous™ sponge, Make-up
was taken from the container, then gently applied to the face in
a light spreading/patting motion, applying a small amount as if
it were a skin stain. On areas that required more coverage, the
patting technique was used to deposit a greater concentration of
pigment.
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Contouring: |
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Blasco Light skin Shading contains
the gray-brown which appears in naturally occurring shadows. Light skin
Shading was applied under the cheekbone
to define and enhance the cheekbone by creating a shadow beneath
it. To thin and define the nose, shading was placed from the beginning
of the eyebrow along the upper sides of the nose and around the
nose tip. After application of the shading color, the sponge was
used to blend and soften the application. |
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Highlighting: |
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Additional
defining and correction were accomplished by the use of Joe
Blasco Special Yellow Highlight mixed
with a small amount of Olive
Beige #2. The mixing of the Base
with the Highlighter creates a custom highlighting color that is base-tone
related. The highlighter was used on the cheekbone, bridge of the
nose, and other areas (such as above the eyebrow and nasolabial fold)
where natural shadows caused by shallow facial depressions and folds
interfere with the smooth, youthful, continuity of the face. After
the application, the highlights were blended with the sponge, and
the excess was removed using the back of the sponge.
Joe
Blasco Orange Highlight 1 was chosen
for use under the eyes to raise the depression and neutralize the
blueness. It was blended and softened with the sponge.
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Powdering: |
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Joe
Blasco No-Color Powder, which contains
no pigment (making it colorless), was applied with a powder puff to
set the highlights without changing the color and intensity of those
highlights. Then Joe Blasco
Light Powder was applied to other
areas of the face to set the Make-up and create a matte finish.
At
this point the foundation is complete and is ready for the decorative
and accent aspects of the Make-up , such as Brow-Color™ eye shadow, blush color and lip color. However, before continuing, Joe Blasco Light Finish Powder was lightly dusted over the entire face with a powder brush.
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Blush: |
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Joe
Blasco Georgia Peach Dry Blush was applied to the top of the cheekbone as a highlight accent. On
the underside of the cheekbone, Joe
Blasco Midnight Copper Dry Blush was used to shadow and add color to the cheeks.
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