How to Determine Skin Types for Makeup

Series Summary

The history of cosmetics is as old as civilization itself. Archaeological evidence shows that cosmetics were used as far back as 6000 years ago by the ancient Egyptians. The Romans used mercury and flowers to create rouge, and Ancient Greeks utilized similar tools in the theater. In Western culture, cosmetics and make-up are more popular than ever, with thousands of products available to choose from. Traditionally, foundation comes in liquid, cream or powder form, and is used to add color to the face and hide freckles, blemishes and other imperfections of the skin, giving a healthier, more youthful appearance.

In these makeup application videos you will learn tips, techniques, and advice from a professional makeup artist. Our expert, Yvette Parrish, will demonstrate step by step how to give your face a natural look, and show you methods of blending, powder tricks, and offer advice on choosing colors that are right for your skin color and applying foundation for photography which is a bit different than every day use. There are also special tips for correcting mistakes you might have made in the application process. Learn tips on applying natural looking makeup to olive complexions.

Video Transcript

" Hi! My name is Yvette Parish, and thank you for visiting expertvillage.com. I am here at Cynergy Dance Studio in San Antonio, Texas with my beautiful model Kerry. We’re going to be talking about moisturizers for different skin types, doing a beautiful makeover on her, discussing eyelashes, the different eyelash curlers, and proper eyebrow placement in the makeup. There are several different moisturizers out there. You have to consider you skin type or your client’s skin type. Are they oily skin, dry skin, combination, which is normally in the center panel. This is where we have a lot of oil build up right here, right around the nose, right around the eyes. This is your center panel and this is where you’re going to see the most oil produce. Typically, when you get near the cheeks and near the end of the face, that’s where some dryness is. If this sounds like you, that is a dry combination skin type. If you’re all over oily; even your cheeks are oily, your forehead oily, then you would need an oil free moisturizer. Most moisturizers will say on the bottle, oil free, replenishing, and anti-wrinkle. Those are the kind of words that you’re going to be looking for when you’re choosing the correct moisturizer. The reason why it’s so important is because that is the very first thing you’re putting on your face before you’re putting all that makeup on. So, if you do not choose your moisturizer correctly, for instance if you’re very, very oily and you’re getting a moisturizer that is highly moisturizing, you’re going to have yourself or your client produce a lot of oil. Then when you put the makeup on top of it and it produces more oil during the day, it’s just going to be a mess. Your client is not going to be happy and you’re not going to be happy. Really take a look at yourself in the mirror or your client and see what kind of oily skin. Are they breaking out? Are you breaking out? Where are you breaking out? Typically, any breakout around the chin is gynecology related. I know that’s a large word. Don’t ask me to spell it. So, if anything is on your chin you kind of leave it alone if you’re a woman. If you’re having a breakout on your forehead, it’s usually the bangs that’s kind of producing heat with the hairspray and it kind of gets it agitated, and that’s why you can kind of breakout on the forehead. Kind of look where you’re breaking out. Have really good look at your skin that way you can get the correct moisturizer. "