COLOUR THEORY AND FACE CHART

Colour theory is really important in all different subjects but especially in the world of makeup. Knowing which colours compliment different skin, hair and eye colours is vital to get the best makeup look possible for the person.

In my opinion there is no rules in makeup and you should be able to wear whatever colour makes you happy, although their are some guidelines. This will help people to find the right colours for them if they are just starting out, using colour theory will make sure everything on your face looks harmonious.
This is what I learnt about basic colour theory...


The colour wheel is divided into three parts which are Primary Secondary and Tertiary...

PRIMARY is red blue and yellow, the three colours that are considered to be the most important, the foundation colours that create all other colours.

SECONDARY is when you combine two primary colours to create another colour. They're three secondary colours that can be made which is orange, violet and green.

TERTIARY is the six colours made from mixing a primary colour and a separate secondary colour together. The colour made are yellow-orange, orange-red, red-violet, violet-blue, blue-green and green-yellow.

HUE is all of these type of colours they are the infite number of colours that you can make with the primary, secondary and tertiary colours without adding any black or white.

TINTS is adding white to a hue.

SHADES is adding black to a hue.

TONES is adding grey to a hue.

COMPLEMENTARY AND CONTRASTING colours is colours that are opposite each other on the colour wheel they will always compliment eachother really well. Although make sure you arrange them wisely or they can clash if there is too many as they will all try stand in the spotlight. These work best when using two colours as they will make each other pop and stand out really nicely.

ANALOGOUS colours are the shades next to eachother on the colour wheel, they will normally create a really nice soft tone.

ACHROMATIC colours are black, white and grey.

NEUTRAL colours are brown earthy tones.

MONOCHROMATIC colours are different shades of the same colour eg. light blue, dark blue. These work really well for eyeshadow and are probably one of the easiest colour palettes to work with when trying out makeup shades.

All colours can also come in cool and warm undertones (just to make it even more complicated) For example a lot of foundations and lipsticks come in different undertones. Here is a picture of MAC's NW shade and NC shade. NW (right) is a warm shade with a pink undertone where as NC (left) is a cool shade that has more of a yellow undertone.

This diagram really helped me to understand more about colour theory and colour charts I am going to print this for my makeup kit so that I can refer back to it..

References

Colour Theory in Makeup- 

http://sharonthemakeupartist.com/colour-theory-in-makeup/

Colour Theory in Makeup Artistry- https://tommybeautypro.wordpress.com/2013/01/05/makeup-101-colour-theory-make-up-artistry/

Theory of Colours- Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe

MY FIRST FACE CHART
For my first practice of a face chart in a long while I decided to use contrasting colours to see if they would work well together. I first used powder products but found they weren't really sticking to the paper at all and didn't come off very pigmented. I tried using a brush and my finger but none of them techniques achieved the brightness I was aiming for. I then decided to try Kryolan Supracolour which is a grease paint. I knew cream products would go really bright on the paper but I was worried they wouldn't blend at all. To my surprise they did actually blend well when using a brush. I then patted eye shadow over the top to set the product and stop it from moving on the paper.
I went for a really dramatic bold eye using purple and yellow, which looked fabulous together and I can really see why you would use contrasting colours if you wanted the makeup to stand out.
I also used purple on the outside of the lips with yellow in the inside to create an ombre effect.
I like how my face chart turned out but next time I need to try not to smudge product all over the paper as I don't want the face to end up with black smeared all over her chin again. I also need to try different products to see if any work better for doing other eye colours and I need to try different face products and I focused more on the eyes and lips this time.