Light tone makeup san francisco

Light tone makeup is not a technique one would use for everyday makeup application. However, using lighter tones can be subtly effective in photographic work, creating a clean but experimental look.

The technique I used on this particular model involved toning down her full face including her brows.

This can be done by applying a light based shade over the brows and keeping the cheeks light but still vibrant with color.

On this occasion, we wanted her lips to particularly stand out and this was achieved by using a heavy duty gloss lips makeup application.

In this image shown on the left, I applied black floral lace to the side of the model’s face.

As the lace was such a focal point, my next job was to complete the look by balancing the lace with the colors used in my makeup application.

Dark eye makeup weighed out the color and fullness of the lace while red glossy lips gave the image a boost of color and energy. As a makeup artist, it’s always fun to experiment with different textures and colors.

Makeup artist techniques for liscious lips

There are simple lipstick makeup applications that can balance out imperfections and help create symmetry for more luscious lips.

Thin Lips: Use lighter lip colors, dark colors will make thin lips look thinner.
Apply a highlight just above the bow of the lip and and also at the center of the bottom lip. This will give the illusion of fuller lips.

Uneven Lips: Use a lip liner to balance out the lip shape. Apply a lipstick rather than a gloss because gloss draws attention to the natural lip line but not the newly drawn one.

Upper Thin Lip: To make the top lip appear bigger, apply more lipstick to the bottom lip and extra gloss on the top lip. You can also apply a highlight to the top lip’s bow.

Full Lips: Can be made smaller by using darker colors and avoiding high gloss.